Bako National Park

Bako National Park is located near to Kuching so it is easy to visit in a day trip. We caught a taxi to Kampung Bako where we hopped on a boat to take us to the park.


I guess this guy is fishing for something.




Do you think that this rock sort of looks like the profile of a gorilla?






Tourists arriving at the park.


I was very excited the first time that we saw a bearded pig....


little did I know that we would see them everywhere. This one was taking a sroll on the beach.


These guys are unloading supplies for the small cafeteria at the park. They had to carry them a long way when the tide was low.


Nothing is more fun than a bathroom full of monkeys!!


This guy wanted to take my backpack!


We took a couple of hikes while we were there. This photo is for all of my ex-biology students (and other closet bio nerds). Many tropical trees place most of their roots near the surface so that they are able to pick up nutrients as soon as they are released from decomposing leaves.




The first hike ended at this beach.


A green snake.


The second hike took us through some interesting vegetation that was much different than the typical tropical rainforest.






We eventually reached another nice beach.




A mom and her baby.


It was definitely low tide when we arrived back in Kampung Bako.