Bako National Park from Kuching City Magunatip Holidays Sdn Bhd

(5 customer reviews)

$115.00

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Bako National Park from Kuching City USD 115. Cruise across the South China Sea from the Bako fishing village to Bako National Park on a 8-hour nature tour. Your professional guide points out the wildlife, including macaques and proboscis monkeys, during a jungle walk. Admire the picturesque rock formations during a boat ride to a beautiful beach where you’ll have time for a swim. Lunch and round-trip hotel transport from Kuching are included on this small-group tour, limited to seven people..
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5 reviews for Bako National Park from Kuching City Magunatip Holidays Sdn Bhd

  1. Machelle_R

    Overall, this was a good trip from Kuching City. Our guide was very friendly and knowledgeable. Definitely worth having a guide as there are numerous trails to explore. The guide keeps you on track with time schedules.
    The description and picture for this trip is not accurate. You do not get to see the rock formations unless you pay an extra 60 Ringgit for a boat ride out to the formations. The guide will help to hire the boat if you let him know at the beginning of the trip. Also, there was no boat ride to the swimming beach for a swim. The trip strictly consisted of the boat ride to and from the park, hiking and lunch.

  2. Steven

    This tour was exceptional. Bako National Park is quite remote and our guide Phillip was very knowledgeable about the area. Very comfortable ride there and the boat ride was quite nice. The island was really full of nature and he went out of his way to find things and accommodate wildlife sightings.

  3. Norita_H

    We had a great time! Exploring nature and wildlife. Got to see the proboscis monkey was the highlight. We learned a lot from our guide, Alex. Thank you!

  4. pielle87

    Pretty cool tour. Our guide picked us up from the hotel and brought us to take a private boat to the national park. Due to the low tide we had to wait 1.5 hours at the pier, though. I wonder if that could’ve been avoided, i.e. if we could have been picked-up a little bit later (I coild have ised the extra sleep).
    The boat ride was smooth, then we walked in the forest looking for monkeys (we saw several silver-leaf monkeys, close-up, and we also got lucky and managed to see proboscis monkeys, although they were quite far away). We also saw bearded boars and “giant lizards”.
    After the lunch break (included in the price) we walked some more, through a forest-path, and ended up on a beach. There, our boat was waiting for us and took us back to the starting point. Pur guide then dropped us off at our hotel again.

  5. Simon_R

    Overall a good day however very overpriced
    Good points
    – Good comms with tour company on WhatsApp before pick up
    – Driver to the Bako boat terminal was friendly and pointed out landmarks on the way
    – Park guide was good and receptive to questions
    – Walk in the park was great – at points the path was steep so beware if you struggle with walking (overall is an easy walk) – we only saw a single monkey on the walk however
    – Boat ride was fun despite the waves!
    – Food at lunch was adequate despite the seemingly abandoned feel of the restaurant
    – Transport was punctual and efficient
    Poor points
    – Incredibly expensive for what it was at over £90 per person ($108) in a country where the exchange rate is favourable
    – It came to over £180 for 2 however organising it by yourself would cost £60 for 2 – we would recommend getting a taxi to the boat terminal yourself (ask at your hotel/hostel to help book), jump on a water taxi and pay for ticket the entrance. Most if not all animals can be spotted at the entrance to the park by the cabins so do not need a guide
    – Most of the time was spent walking around the cabins spotting monkeys and pigs – not the most inspiring of settings however good to see the wildlife
    – The guide was good and pointed out trees along the forest walk however we moved at a snails pace – I ended up taking the lead as the 6 people on the tour were bunched up behind the guide
    – We only saw a single monkey on the forest walk – most of the animals were at the beginning by the cabins
    – There was trash and plastic EVERYWHERE which was very sad – this is not caused by the park but there needs to be some sort of recognition and maintenance by the park management – monkeys were holding on to plastic bottles etc, beaches covered in plastic, mangroves covered in plastic
    – Lunch was fine and included a bottled water however for £92 per person could include a soft drink too which needed to be purchased separately.

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