Day 1 Arrival / Deer & Lang Caves / Bat Exodus Meet upon arrival at Mulu Airport and transfer to accommodation for check-in. In the afternoon, take your lunch before assembling at 1400hrs for a safety briefing conducted by our local guide. The 3KM of almost-flat raised plank walks take you to the Bat Observatory (40 minutes to 1 hour). Walk another 500m to reach one of the world's largest cave passages, home to more than 3 million Wrinkle Lipped bats. A large number of swiftlets also roost in Deer Cave, where the high cave ceilings (more than 100m in some places) provide a safe haven against predators. Enjoy the sheer size of this limestone passage, an ancient riverbed, and see the force of water carving the scalloped walls. Once you reach the green oasis of the Garden of Eden, you have walked 800m inside Deer Cave. Enjoy the unique showerhead formation of Adam and Eve's showers spouting water columns 30m to the riverbed below. Returning almost the same way, with views from different angles, you will visit Lang's Cave with wonderful limestone shawls, stalagmites and stalactites. Bats are easier to see in this smaller cave, and you will be very close to the shimmering webs of threadworm larvae, another little wonder of Mulu Caves. The tour is timed to coincide with the bat exodus, which could start anytime after 1700hrs. A small kiosk at the Bat Observatory sells drinks and snacks until 1730hrs. Please bring your empty tins/packaging back to Park HQ as per World Heritage prescription. Toilet and designated smoking area available. Return to your accommodation after the amazing bat observation/exodus. Dinner will be served (based on your accommodation selection) Rest and overnight. Lunch / Dinner Park HQ / Mulu Marriott Resort & Spa
Day 2 Batu Bungan - Penan Settlement / Cave of the Winds & Clearwater Cave After breakfast, assemble at 0800hrs at the resort lobby or Park HQ (depending on your accommodation). Take a longboat from Park HQ or Resort (depending on your accommodation) Cruise up the Melinau river on a longboat and visit a Penan Longhouse & market at Batu Bungan (the market is not open on Sundays). You may try out blowpipe at your own expense. Spend quality time at the local handicraft & arts market in Penan Settlement before continuing your cave visit. Stop over at Cave of the Winds (Wind Cave), where you have to walk along a long ramp and a few stairs. Last stop to Clearwater, where the subterranean river emerges from the cliff face. Take 200 flights of stairs to the cave to marvel at the Monophilia Pendula endemic to Mulu. Clearwater Cave is one of the biggest cave systems in the world, measuring over 220km in length. Swimming inside the cave is not permitted. However, you can cool down in the crystal-clear waters at the picnic deck. Float with the fish and enjoy the rainforest around you. Enjoy a picnic lunch from our local guide at the Clearwater Rest Hut. Toilet and designated smoking area available. After your leisure water activity, return to your accommodation. Free time at your own leisure, or you may explore more Mulu with unguided trails/walks. Dinner will be served (based on your accommodation selection) Rest and overnight. Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner Park HQ / Mulu Marriott Resort & Spa
Day 3 Departure from Mulu Airport or Extend Tour Free time at your own leisure after breakfast. Check out 2 hours before flight departure or before 1200hrs. Transfer to Mulu Airport for the flight to Miri / Kuching / Kota Kinabalu for your next destination. Breakfast End