The best caving in Malaysia is on the island of Borneo, not on the Peninsula. But my old lonely planet guide does mention a cave in Taman Negara National Park on the peninsula. Its a 1 1/2 hour walk to Gua Tlinga (cave)from park headquarters. "a stream runs through the cave and a rope guides you for the strenuous half-hour walk and crawl through the cave (bring a torch)".
The largest known cave chamber in the world is in Mulu National Park in Sarawak, Malaysia on the island of Borneo. This park is absoluely gorgeous and well set up for tourist caving and jungle treking. You must hire a guide to visit any cave, or even to go on most of the trails in the park. But it is possible to hire a guide and do some bad-ass sport caving there. Surveying caves without a permit, which is extremly dificult and confusing to obtain, is illegal. Liz Price is indeed a good contact for Malaysian caving, but she too is on the island of Borneo. She was residing in Brunei last I heard. Whatever you do, don't tell them I sent you. We were asked to leave the coutry (in rather confusing and unpleasant terms) the last two times I was there. As long as you go there and act like a tourist and spend money, you will have no problems. But the politics of doing any real caving or research there are a nightmare. I'll tell you all about it over a campfire sometime. -Vivian Loftin -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: David Ochel <[email protected]> > > Hi, > > I'm planning on being in Singapore and around for a couple of days at > the end of August. I hear there is good caving in Malaysia. Does anybody > have any contacts there? > > Thanks, > David > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
