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The Peninsular at Tanjung Rhu Bako National Park 巴哥国家公园,禺海角的半岛探险记



This is the peninsular at Tanjung Rhu, Bako National Park. Its only accessible when its low tide.
这是巴哥国家公园,禺海角的半岛。只有退潮时才能够到这座小岛上。
This is the place I want to explore for a long time, and finally have the timing right this time.
这里时我一直要来探索的地方,而那天时机刚好,有机会到此一游。
All the rocks are very sharp, as I accidentally kick on a rock, and fall down. I cut my palm, but furtunately no serious injury.
地面上的石头很锋利,我不小心摔了一跤。手掌被石头割伤,还好无大碍,只是皮外伤。
What a big wave, I am so worry that it will sweep me away.
浪很大,我当时很担心水会涨起来,回不到岸边去。
Last I manage to escape 😓
还好,成功脱离
My hiking team 我与我的探险朋友


Tanjung Rhu Bako National Park Exploration 巴哥国家公园,禺海角风景,砂劳越婆罗洲

Some of the famous cliff view that I know
  1. White Cliffs of Dover, part of the English coastline facing the Strait of Dover and France.
  2. Beachy Head, chalk headland in East Sussex, England.
  3. Bunda cliffs, at the Eucla Basin that spreads from the western part of South Australia
  4. Uluwatu Temple, perched on top of a steep cliff at Bali
and now in Kuching we have..
Tanjung Rhu, Bako National park
My team and I camp there for one night, when we just reach the place, there is this wow factor. As we can't believe in our own homeland Kuching have such beautiful place. Such breath taking views of the cliff, and the scenery on the edge of the cliff are magnificient.

在世界各地都有比较署名的悬崖海边,就如我所知道的是:
  1. 位于多英国海岸线及多佛和法国海峡佛白色峭壁
  2. 英国在东萨塞克斯郡,白垩陆岬的海滨头
  3. 南澳大利亚西部的尤克啦盆地
  4. 巴里岛的乌鲁瓦图寺坐落在一座漂亮的悬崖边
而在我的家乡砂劳越,古晋也有这类的悬崖美景。就是在巴哥国家公园,禺海角。

This Tanjung Rhu, a small penisular on the cost of the beach near Teluk Pandan Besar. A small headland can be view just not far from the rocky beach.
这是一个小半岛的海岸,最接近的海边叫 TELUK PANDAN BESAR (大斑斓海湾),还这个石海湾对面还有一座小小岛,如果退潮相信应该可以步行到岛上。
We can enjoyed non stop sea breeze here, my hammock its at the trees there, can you see it?
我与队友们在这里露营一晚,有看见在树丛里我的吊床吗?
One of the problem here, is that there is no river for us to get fresh water. So if you plan to visit this place, make sure to bring enugh fresh water for drink, and bath.
在这个地方唯一的问题就是没有淡水,如果你要拜访此地,切记带够水来洗澡及饮用。
This little rest house had turn into a camp for my team to sleep that night.
这里唯一的凉亭,当晚变成了我队友们露营的地方。
Look at the cliff, its pretty scary to stand at the edge 😓
当我站在悬崖边时,我的脚开始发抖,你呢?
such a beautiful scenery, my homeland is awesom!!! 
很开心我的家园给我这么漂亮的地方
Both of my friends are enjoying the view as well. You can imagin the scale of the whole place.
要知道这个地方有多大?看看我在对面的两位朋友,你大概就可以看到那个比例了。
That night, my friends are cooked dinner with firewood that we collect nearby. And the yellowist watrer in the bottle are the fresh water that we collect on our way here.
那天晚上,我们的晚上时用柴火烧的饭,而食水是在巴哥国家公园一路上的小溪捞的,色泽有点黄,这是因为渗透枯叶的关系。
We all just lye on the cliff surface, and look up to the starts and moon.
我们当晚就一起躺在悬崖上,谈天说地,看星星和月亮。

Mount Murud Exploration - Summit The Mount Murud, Highest Mountain in Sarawak Post 3 of 4

Our guide wake up early to cook breakfast for us
5.15am. Whole night struggle to keep myself warm, very tough night. Daybreak arrives at 6.05am that morning, and I can’t wait to get up. Went to the kitchen, our trusted guide had already prepared our breakfast. I ask for a cup of hot boiling water, and make myself a cup of hot milk as a starter, and then followed by hot chicken porridge, and a pack of instant noodles. All these foods slowly keep my body warm, and I think I’m ready for my ascent to the summit now.


Morning view on top of a small ridge at church camp
6.50am. While waiting for some of my friends for breakfast, I walked into one of the small ridge on the west site of our shelter house. Enjoyed bird's eye view of this village, the sun rises in the east, but is covered by thick white clouds, and the mountain range was covered by a fog of clouds. It’s like the mountain range wearing a wedding veil, breathtaking views.


Muddy Trail
7.44am. It’s time to start our summit hike. I packed two chocolate bars, a litter of water, a cap, a microfiber towel, my mini cam, and the Nikon D90 SLR camera. The trek starts off on a muddy trail near the church, we keep descending on this muddy trail, there is moss vegetation around us. The temperature is around 24⁰C


Not a pleasant journey to hike up
8.43am. We crossed a few streams, with brownish water. The water is just like the one at Bako National Park, as it mixed with the rotten leaves and muddy soil. Until this point, we are slowly ascending, and the trail are still muddy. With one mistake step, you might end up getting stuck inside the mud pot.


Humid condition causes moss to grow everywhere
Waterfall trail with no water
9.36am. Passed by a waterfall trail, but there is no water that day. There were lots of moss, unique pitcher plants and orchids. Most of the orchids were not flowering, and I wonder why?


uneven trail, hard to access. Need to watch out for mud pot along the way 
Rock Garden at about 2300 m ASL
10.54am. Reached Rock Garden, and a lot of pitcher plants, most of them are Nepenthes hurrelliana, and law. At first, we keep on stopping to take the picture, but we came to a point that we just treat it as normal plant, because it was too many of them.


Church camp so far away
The weather was hot, clear blue sky. I looked back on where we came from, and I manage to see the tiny church camp from far away. I pause for a while and think back what I’ve been through these few days, and it was an amazing journey so far. I blessed with this beautiful weather, seeing some exotic flora like orchids and highland pitcher plant. Gone through some crazy weather, ate good food, bath with cold water.


Good weather, can have good view of the mountain range
When I am in the nature, with all the big trees, mountain, ranges, waterfall surrounding me, I felt that I’m really small as a human being. What is the use of money, or corporate level means to a person in this environment? Nothing!!! This is when a person really feels free on both body and soul. It will be great if the nature is my office, and I will have no problem coming to “work” everyday.


“Wilson!!! Let’s go…” Ah Loong called me, and brings me back to reality. “OK” I answered, and off we go to the summit.


Moss Garden with tree roots all over
11.28am. Moss Garden, first time encounter. This place is full of moss vegetation, the trails are formed by the roots of the trees, and carpeted by moss. Need extra precaution when choosing what to step on next., if not half of your leg might get stuck between the roots.


Borneo Explorer - Wilson Chin at the Mount Murud Summit
11.39am. Reach the summit of the highest mount in Sarawak the Mount Murud of the Pulong Tao National Park. The key to obtaining real peace in our lives is to focus on enjoying the journey, taking the time to “smell the pitcher plant,” it's all about the journey not the destination. On our team, there are 16 of us, and all of us manage to reach the summit. I asked myself “what’s next?” Well, you will just have to follow my blog to find out more….




Some hint… what’s the name of the highest waterfall in Sarawak? See you all in my next adventure





Tanjung Rhu, Bako National Park, Borneo, Sarawak





Tanjung Rhu Camping Trip with Wilson Chin and Friends

Day 01, From Park HQ - Ulu Serait - Paya Jelutong
Back L-R: Loong, Jiew, Hui Yen, Puay Kian, Phen, Gilbert
Front L-R: Jason, Wilson Chin (me), Liang Yong
A group Photo at the Jetty of Bako National Park ticket counter.

My name is Wilson Chin, and I'm a Borneo Explorer. The date of my trip was on March 2016, together with my team, we are the Kuching Adventure Team #KuchingAdventureTeam 

Equipped with food which can last us for 3 days 2 night, the nine of us embark on this amazing journey into the heart of Bako National Park
To go to the Bako National Park HQ, we need to chatter a boat. We bough our boat ticket over the counter. Our boat start depart at 9.35am.
Along the way, we spotted an alligator lying on the river bank, enjoying mud sunbath. Our boat reach the Park HQ at about 10am, upon entered the park, we know where we want to go, so immediately we start our journey.
We camp at Paya Jelutong on the first night. Now when I recall back that night, it was a torture for us. After we setup our camp, we went to the nearby stream to bath. 

The water was brownish color, as it mixed with the rotten leafs, and woods. But like it or not, this is the water that we eat, drink, and bath for 3 days. The entire fresh water at bako are brownish color  O.o"

That night, it rain at around 7pm, right after our dinner. 6 of our teammate's hammock leak, water got into the hammock. It was dark and cold. And there are lots of blood sucking flying insect all over the place, it will stick on any expose flesh they can found, and try to suck some blood from us. 

It was a long night for the six of my friends, as for the rest of us, we're using #HennessyHammock and manage to get a good night sleep

Day 02, Paya Jelutong - Tanjung Rhu



Paya Jelutong really live up its name. Paya means swamp, and it was a hard hike the next morning. We have to be very careful on where we step, with just one move, maybe half of our leg will be stuck inside the mud.
9.26am - Star our journey to go to Tanjung Rhu
1.30pm - Reach Tajor Waterfall along the way, stop by for lunch and clean up ourselves.
3.15pm - Continue our journey to Tanjung Rhu again
5.32pm - Reach Tanjung Rhu...
Day 02, very hot day, finished our drinks. And we have to drink whatever water we can find along the way, the taste is not good, but that's what we have.
Enjoying the sunset at Tanjung Rhu with my Kuching Adventure Team members
At night after our dinner, all of us just lie on the edge of the cliff, staring at the stars, and let the sea breeze blowing at us. A very relaxing moment for all of us.

Only in Tanjung Rhu, with no mobile reception, no electricity, disconnect from the outside world. and to enjoy what mothers nature offer to us.

Day 03, Tanjung Rhu - Teluk Pandan Kecil - Park HQ

Sunrise at 6.55am that morning. And all of us just sit there any witness the greatest show on earth.
Day 03, its time to go home, but before that we detour to another cliff area called Telok Pandan Kecil.
This Telok Pandan Kecil is the most visit place in Bako, and from the top you are able to view the famous sea stack. This is me with the cliff and sea stack at the back.
Start our journey this morning at 9.40am 
Reach Telok Pandan Kecil at 11.53am
Reach the Park HQ at 3.20pm


Here is a video I made about my trip, please remember to share and like for more of my adventure video. See you guys next time.