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Hidden away from the outside world, Maliau Basin in the Malaysian state of Sabah is the one place all adventure seekers should put down on their bucket list of challenging places to venture.
This basin is almost 600 times the size of a soccer field and is Malaysia’s second to none wilderness strictly protected under the class 1 Protection Forest Reserve. Recently, Maliau Basin, also known as Sabah’s Lost World, is finally revealing its innermost secrets to the outside world.
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Apart from doing research and environmental education, Maliau Basin is perfect for daredevil activities and quiet recreation such as dangerous jungle trekking and bird watching.
7 tiers Maliau Falls
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Are you up to the waterfall swimming challenge? The Maliau Basin has the highest concentration of waterfalls in the world. It is also a giant bowl of rainforests with a complex drainage system that collects and gathers torrential rain water into the basin’s centre, which will then flow into the gushing waterfall. One of the most majestic waterfalls, the 7 tiers Maliau Falls stands at 28 metres, which is about 10-storeys high.
Lush Rainforest
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Take one step at a time to appreciate the prolific greenery while inhaling the mix of flower scent. Inside Maliau Basin is a queer assembly of forest types. Some of the main ones include the lower montane forest, which is dominated by majestic Agathis tress, rare montane heath forest and hill dipterocarp forest.
Rare exotic animals
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Home to a spectacular and diversity of wildlife flourishing under the impenetrable fortress of dense forest and insurmountable cliffs, the Maliau Basin is an excellent expedition for nature photographers to capture never-before-seen animals and nocturnal wildlife both in the day and at night.
Access to the Maliau Basin isn’t as easy as getting an entry ticket from the ticket booth. All visitors must obtain permission from Yayasan Sabah to step foot into Maliau Basin. Also, due to the density and smoggy rainforest, communications is most likely cut off, facilities are limited and safety is questionable.
The rare few travellers who have gained access to this huge wonder described it as a “real voyage of discovery”.
Moving forward, this cultural heritage site is gunning for its rights to become the next UNESCO World Heritage Site, a reward that will go a long way in protecting this pristine wilderness.
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