Kuching Capital of Sarawak in Borneo. The city of Kuching is the capital of the Malaysian state of Sarawak and the usual entry point into Borneo for travelers coming from mainland Malaysia.
PLACES OF INTEREST AROUND KUCHING
Within easy reach is the Semenggoh Orang-Utan Sanctuary and the national parks of Gunung Gading, Kubah and Tanjung Datu National Park, North of Kuching is the Damai Peninsula and Bako National Park on the Muara Tebas Peninsula.
Kubah National Park: 20 km west of Kuching covering some 2230 hectares with three mountains: Gunung Serapi, Gunung Selang and Gunung Sendok. The Matang Wildlife Centre is part of the Kubah National Park and the key attraction is the orang-utans which are rehabilitated for release back into the wild.
Semeggoh Orang-Utan Sanctuary: 32 km from Kuching, became the first forest reserve in Sarawak when 800 hectare of jungle were set aside by Rajah Vyner Brooke in 1920. Although Sepilok in Sabah has taken over as Borneo’s main orang-utan rehabilitation centre, and much of Semeggogh’s rehabilitation work has transferred to the Matang Wildlife Centre, orang-utans still visit the Semeggogh centre for food handouts.
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