Canopy Walk in Batang Ai, Sarawak
A unique Canopy Walk in Batang Ai, Sarawak is located just behind the unique Longhouse Hotel Hilton at the beautiful national park.
The canopy walk here is made specially for the resort guest who want to explore the national park by trekking or hiking. In other words, you need to stay here to access this canopy walk.
Canopy Walk in Batang Ai
The
journey to the Canopy Walk or Skywalk is also quite interesting with fascinating encounters of
rainforest flora and fauna along the way.
On reaching the start point,
it looks pretty steady and non frightening. But this is only the
beginning with still a long way to go, that is about 130 meters in
length of the total canopy walk.
the highest point, the canopy walk is about 30 meters (100 feet) above
ground level. For those with a fear of heights, please take note – do
not look down.
And the general rule of the canopy walk is that you
should walk one by one with a gap of about 3 meters front and back.
At
any one time, each flight of the canopy walk can take up to two or three
people. But check with your local guide when walking.
Canopy walk lookout point to the Batang Ai Lakeon your left.
There is also a nice lookout point at one part of the the
canopy stations. This is where the treetop walk connects from one tree to another.
At the end of the canopy walk, it is a steep climb down. Some of the wooden stairs are worn and one must be careful. I hope that the management has looked into repairing this as it is one of the interesting experiences for anyone staying here.
End of the road. Can you see me in in the picture?In Malaysia, there are a few of these kind of sky walks in the rainforest, which is gaining popularity among nature lovers who are visiting this part of the world.
Overall in Malaysia, there are numerous canopy walk which can be found in every state here. See my article on all the canopy walks of Malaysia which lists down each individual one.
If you are heading to Sabah in North Borneo, you can also read my article about the incredible RDC canopy walk which is quite a unique experience due to the entire structure being made entirely from metal. This is also a popular place for bird watchers in the mornings and evenings.
If you wish to visit this interesting place, you would have to stay here at the Hilton Longhouse in Batang Ai as the journey from Kuching takes about 4-5 hours by van or car and it is only one way to reach this place.
While you are here, you can visit some of the traditional Iban longhouses, do some jungle trekking and even do bird watching. This place is cut away from everything, so it is a recommended Borneo rainforest retreat waiting to be discovered.
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