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Bukit Mas Sembiling Nature Reservre Tasik Mas Trail Limbang Sarawak Borneo

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Brief intro of Limbang Due to its geographical location, the limbang town is completely cut off from the rest of #Sarawak road network. So limbang roads link to Brunei and Temburong. Exploring the town, its a vast develops town, and people here are utilizing the close diplomatic relationship with the neighboring Brunei county to do business. Good place to live... Bukit Mas is within the Sembiling Nature Reserve which is the back bone hill of Limbang town, its an easy 30 mins hike up to the summit from either the Bukit Mas, or Tasik Mas trail. How to get to this trail 1. Via the Bukit Mas route.  From Pandaruan road, go all the way torwards the Temburong direction, just right after the old abandon Limbang airport, and the army camp, you will see a tarmac road up hill to the telekom and mobile transmission towels. You can either park your car at the foot hill, or drive all the way up to the guard house near the towel, and start to hike from there. 2. Via Tasik Mas route

Taman Negara Ulu Temburong National Park Exploration with Wilson Chin Brunei Borneo

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Brief intro about Temburong The #Temburong is the eastern-most district in #Brunei on the Borneo island. Its capital is called #Bangar the main town in Temburong. Temburong is rich in unspoiled nature heritage, one of the protected forest is the Ulu Temburong National Park (Formerly the Batu Apoi Forest Reserve) How to get to this place? I went there by car from the Limbang town, be aware that Limbang to Temburong you will need a passport. After I reached, I visited the banks of the Temburong and #Belalong river. So to go to the national park, we need to use long boat by the temburong river, which I don't have time on this trip. How to go to this belalong river, the google map is here The journey is about 37km from Limbang town, and total driving time is about 55 minutes. When crossing the border, finger cross to hope that not much car queuing up to stamp their passport, cause this will save some time. There is a lodge, and you can opt to spend a nigh

Kampung Meritam Mud Vocanoes Exploration with Wilson Chin - Limbang Borneo

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I woke up early that morning, as I will be going to a place called the Meritam Village (Kampung Meritam), what is so special about this place? Where is this place located? Kampung Meritam is located 35km from the Limbang town (in Sarawak, Borneo). What’s special about this place is a bizarre natural phenomenon that occurs here – volcanic mud pots or “mud volcanoes” (some called them mud springs) covering an area that stretches over 10 acres – some of these pots are as tall as 80cm high. I roam around the place and tried to apply some mud to my hand. Surprisingly it is cold :O cause its volcanic mud, I assume it will be warm just like a hot spring. A few big mud mounds around the place, and I can see mud and bubbles flowing out from the earth. Simply amazing phenomena 😁 My brother send me there with his car, there is a guardhouse at the entrance, then follow by a wooded pathway which lead us into the mud volcanoes. This place is a bit like a moon lands

Selangau Town Exploration Trip with Wilson Chin, Borneo Sarawak

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Selangau is a small town in Borneo Sarawak located at the Sibu-Bintulu road. Situated along the Mukah river. Its famous for its longhouse which owns by the Dayak people, some of them are Rumah Manchong, RUmah Layang, Rumah Teretang, Rumah Usit and more. I roam around the market which is near the Mukah river, and a lot of local fruits (tropical fruits) are sold here, like durian, coconut, rambutan, and something rare was a pair of poor pangolin. I saw  two dead pangolin at the market, one is the mother, anther is a smaller one it maybe the child. This is a protected species in Sarawak, I'm so angry that it was killed. Effort should be made by the nature reserve, forestry and any other relevant parties to educate the locals about the importance on protecting these gorgeous animals. The old shop lots at Selangau town, most shops are run by the Chinese, and opposite the shop is the market, where the dayak people sells fruits and veggie there. These two pity pangolin are