Niah National Park

Niah National Park in Sarawak is famous for vast cave chambers and prehistoric human finds reached by a long wooden boardwalk through peat swamp and limestone forest. Archaeology and nature share the same trail: painted rock shelters, excavation lore and cathedral-scale caverns that helped rewrite early settlement stories in Borneo. Visit for a classic half- to full-day of boardwalk hiking, cave exploration and museum context at park headquarters. Bring insect repellent and expect humidity. Treat the Great Cave and Painted Cave circuit as an archaeology-and-jungle classic—one of Sarawak’s most rewarding heritage-nature pairings outside Kuching.