Niah National Park

Getting there

About two hours by road from Miri or Bintulu to the park headquarters, then across the Niah River by motor boat and about an hour’s walk to the caves.

What to do

• Walk into the Great Cave, which holds over 40,000 years of human history.
• See the prehistoric rock paintings and boat-shaped burials of the Painted Cave.

The weather here

Most of the walk is on boardwalks through forest and the caves are sheltered, so a showery day works; the boardwalks get slippery when wet. Bring a torch for the caves.

Good to know

• Niah’s caves complex became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in July 2024.
• Register online with Sarawak Forestry before you visit.

Thursday 19 November has the least daytime rain in the weather forecast: about 3.8 mm between 8 am and 8 pm.

• Friday 13 November: Rain, 32°C / 24°C, rain 2.3 mm in the morning and 11.6 mm in the afternoon.
• Saturday 14 November: Light showers, 32°C / 24°C, rain 1.2 mm in the morning and 5.6 mm in the afternoon.
• Sunday 15 November: Rain, 31°C / 24°C, rain 0.4 mm in the morning and 7.5 mm in the afternoon.
• Monday 16 November: Rain, 31°C / 23°C, rain 0.5 mm in the morning and 7.4 mm in the afternoon.
• Tuesday 17 November: Showers, 30°C / 23°C, rain 0.5 mm in the morning and 13.8 mm in the afternoon.
• Wednesday 18 November: Heavy rain, 26°C / 23°C, rain 6.7 mm in the morning and 9.3 mm in the afternoon.
• Thursday 19 November: Light rain, 30°C / 24°C, rain 0.5 mm in the morning and 3.3 mm in the afternoon.

Weather forecast issued Thu 12 Nov, 21:18 (MYT) from the MET Norway weather model; smoke forecast from Copernicus CAMS. Forecasts from models, not measurements.