Gua Niah National Park, Sarawak is the lrgest limestone caves in the world. although it is one of the sarawak's smallest national park, it is certainly one of the most important and unusual atrractions to visitors. what is most interesting about Niah is that one of the main claims to fame is the birthplace of civilization in the region. the oldest modern human remains in Southeast Asia along with many others relics of prehistoric man were discovered about 40 000 years ago. it making the park one of the most important archeological sites in the world.
the park has a size of 3 140 hectares of forest and limestone karts area. it was first gazetted as a National Historic Monument in 1958 and on 23 November 1974 was gazetted as National Park and open to public on 1 January 1975.
like other caves in Sarawak, it has extremely bug chambers and passages. the cave systems has eight entrances. the west entrance also called west mouth, is one of the world's most spectacular cave entrance with over 60m high and 250m wide, leading to an even larger chamber within. proceeding into the cave, the sound of disembodied voices mingled with the squeaking of millions of bats and swiftlets to create an eerie atmosphere. the voices belong to the guano (bird and bat excrement) covering the cave floor. the guano is then carried in sacks to the sungai niah, where it is graded and sold as fertilizer.
like other caves in Sarawak, it has extremely bug chambers and passages. the cave systems has eight entrances. the west entrance also called west mouth, is one of the world's most spectacular cave entrance with over 60m high and 250m wide, leading to an even larger chamber within. proceeding into the cave, the sound of disembodied voices mingled with the squeaking of millions of bats and swiftlets to create an eerie atmosphere. the voices belong to the guano (bird and bat excrement) covering the cave floor. the guano is then carried in sacks to the sungai niah, where it is graded and sold as fertilizer.
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