Historical Niah National Park Day Trip from Miri

Sarawak, Malaysia

Daytrip to Historical Niah National Park

8 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Overview

Discover the birthplace of civilization in Southeast Asia on a guided tour of the Niah Caves, located in Sarawak’s Niah National Park. Home to Borneo’s oldest human remains dating back 40,000 years, the park contains one of the largest limestone caves in the world. At this important archaeological site you’ll find cave paintings after a walk in the forest. Lunch and round-trip hotel transport from Miri are provided on this full-day tour.

Niah National Park day trip from Miri
Ride a boat across the river and trek in the forest
See the Niah cave paintings with an informative guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off included

What's Included

Professional guide
Local lunch at a park cafe
Boat ride
Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels)

Beverages
Surcharge for pickup and drop-off at Miri Airport
Camera fee (if applicable, pay directly at venue)

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

08:30 AM

Pickup details

Pick-up from hotels not located within Miri City, available with surcharge.

What To Expect

Meet your guide upon hotel pickup in Miri and embark on a scenic drive to Niah National Park. Learn about the archaeological site showing evidence of Southeast Asia’s oldest human settlement and its main claim to fame: the remains of a 40,000-year-old Homo sapiens skull discovered in the Niah Caves.

On arrival, you’ll ride a boat across a narrow river and take a tranquil forest hike for roughly one hour to the vast limestone caves, home to bats and swiftlets. See a variety of plant life common to the limestone topography and perhaps encounter birds and other small animals.

Venture with your guide into the Niah Great Cave, where you’ll see the human skull on display along with tools made of stone, bone and iron. Not to be missed are the Niah cave paintings of boats and human figures. Wooden coffin ‘death-ships’ were also found here and their prehistoric artifacts are now on exhibit at the Sarawak Museum.

After a look, you'll stop at a park canteen for an included lunch before return transport to your Miri hotel.

Niah National Park

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Gua Niah

3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Children must be accompanied by an adult
A lot of walking is involved; comfortable walking shoes are recommended
Not wheelchair accessible

Sightings of wildlife are not guaranteed
Subject to favorable weather conditions. If cancelled due to poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative date.
Infants must sit on laps
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Excellent, friendly guide for an enjoyable, informative trip.

Darina_P, Feb 2024

From pick-up onwards, our trip was excellent and well organised The guide (Sazali) was very knowledgeable and attentive. The caves are wonderful and the added information made the experience so much more meaningful. Couldn't recommend highly enough!

High risk adventure

SAM_W, Mar 2023

Transport to and from Niah was horrible! Old junky van. Lots of back ache. Guide was good. Long walks. Dark and slippery. High risks if accidents. Painting was hardly a painting.

The customer service team is not...

Yung C, Jun 2017

The customer service team is not very responsive. Upon the booking, Ive submitted two enquiries to double check the tour pick up location, on 06 June and 11 June. Ive not received any confirmation up to 18 June. I had to contact the local provider to arrange the next day tour. Despite that, the tour itself is awesome. Charlie, our tour guide did such a fantastic job.