Gunung Mulu National Park

Getting there

Mulu can realistically only be reached by air: MASwings flies daily from Miri (about 30 minutes), Kuching (about 1 hour 20 minutes) and Kota Kinabalu (about 55 minutes).

What to do

• Visit the show caves: Deer Cave in the afternoon for the bat flight at dusk, and a boat trip to Clearwater Cave in the morning.
• Deer Cave has one of the largest known cave passages in the world, and the Sarawak Chamber is the largest known cave chamber.
• For the fit: the multi-day climb to the Pinnacles.

The weather here

Mulu can be visited all year, with frequent rain. The weather has a major influence on flights in and out, so leave slack in your plans; the humidity is tiring, so spread the caves over separate days.

Good to know

• Book accommodation and guided activities early: the park says bookings are essential in peak season (June to September and holidays).
• There are no banks and only limited phone and internet connection: bring what you need.
• Gunung Mulu National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Wednesday 4 November has the least daytime rain in the weather forecast: about 7.7 mm between 8 am and 8 pm.

• Monday 2 November: Heavy showers, 31°C / 24°C, rain 6.0 mm in the morning and 5.5 mm in the afternoon.
• Tuesday 3 November: Showers, 32°C / 24°C, rain 2.8 mm in the morning and 8.1 mm in the afternoon.
• Wednesday 4 November: Rain, 32°C / 23°C, rain 0.9 mm in the morning and 6.8 mm in the afternoon.
• Thursday 5 November: Rain, 29°C / 24°C, rain 2.3 mm in the morning and 5.5 mm in the afternoon.
• Friday 6 November: Showers, 26°C / 24°C, rain 4.8 mm in the morning and 8.0 mm in the afternoon.
• Saturday 7 November: Rain, 30°C / 23°C, rain 1.2 mm in the morning and 21.3 mm in the afternoon.
• Sunday 8 November: Rain, 28°C / 24°C, rain 3.4 mm in the morning and 10.8 mm in the afternoon.

Weather forecast issued Mon 2 Nov, 03:18 (MYT) from the MET Norway weather model; smoke forecast from Copernicus CAMS. Forecasts from models, not measurements.