Kuching is also known as Cat City. It’s because Kuching, which sounds similiar to ‘Kucing’ in Malay words which bring the meaning of cat.If you want to visit a fascinating place studded with glamorous attraction, Kuching is the right place for you.
You could get allured by the variety of dining and shopping experiences or mesmerized by the backyard of this famous city of Malaysia blooming with natural diversity. Whatever kind of adventure you desire to experience, Kuching can provide you the great assurance of full satisfaction. You can see amazing sceneries along the city’t riverside. With an open view to the Bungo Mountains, the boulevard is the best location to internalize the culture and life of Kuching.
Among the best attractions you can find in Kuching are; Jong’s Crocodile Farm, Bako National Park, Cat Museum and Monuments, the historical village of Sawarak Cultural Village, the wildlife park of Semenggoh Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, Sarawak Museum, the town square called Kuching Esplanade, and another historical village of Annah Rais Longhouse.
Bako National Park in Sarawak is the oldest national park where you can find the one of a kind Proboscis monkey. If you are bound for Kuching, never miss to visit the park’s thriving forestry, mangroves, fauna, and flora lush. The trekking routes that vary in terrain and difficulty have 16 different color codes that you can venture to. The top of the list for enjoyable trekking includes a circular route called Lintang Trail, the longest trail Limau, the hilltop areas of Tajor Train, and Paku trail, the flat ground for easy trekking.
What you will enjoy much with this national park while trekking is the opportunity to venture all seven ecosystems like mixed dipterocarp forest, health, forest, cliff, beach, swamp, and mangrove. The carnivorous pitcher plant is the main attraction among the plant life that exists in the place. You will also have a close encounter with different wildlife inhabitants like 150 different species of birds, flying lizards, monitor lizards, wild boar, macaques, owls, frogs, crabs, snakes, bats, and flying squirrels in addition to the famous proboscis monkey.
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