The conservation Area of Maliau Basin is 58,840 ha, also known as Sabah’s Lost
World. It is a huge bowl of pristine forests described as one of the few
remaining relatively untouched wilderness areas in the world.
Bounded by a formidable escarpment reaching over 1,675m above sea level, the almost circular Basin, one of Malaysia’s finest remaining wilderness areas, encompasses 390 km² of pristine forest, a virtually self-contained ecosystem, never permanently inhabited and with large areas still remaining to be explored and documented.
The whole Basin is a large water catchment area. Water is drained by one
river, the Maliau River, which flows out through a gorge in the
southeast of the Basin and eventually towards the
Kinabatangan river, the longest and largest river in Sabah.
Maliau Basin was designated conservation area, for the purposes of research, education and training, along with Danum Valley Conservation Area further to the east in 1981. Later, the Sabah State Government upgraded the whole area into a Class 1 protection forest reserve.
Nature
explorers will love the Maliau Basin as it is an excellent site
for jungle activities, like tropical forest trekking, wildlife, bird watching. The basin contains an unusual assemblage
of 12 forest types, comprising mainly of lower montane forest dominated
by majestic Agathis trees, rare montane heath forest and lowland, and
hill diperocarp forest. The highlight of the adventure is to trek the
majestic 7 tiers Maliau Falls.
Bounded by a formidable escarpment reaching over 1,675m above sea level, the almost circular Basin, one of Malaysia’s finest remaining wilderness areas, encompasses 390 km² of pristine forest, a virtually self-contained ecosystem, never permanently inhabited and with large areas still remaining to be explored and documented.
The Majestic 7 tiers Maliau Falls.
Maliau Basin was designated conservation area, for the purposes of research, education and training, along with Danum Valley Conservation Area further to the east in 1981. Later, the Sabah State Government upgraded the whole area into a Class 1 protection forest reserve.
Pitcher plants are common in the Basin
Many Huge trees.
A trail in the Basin.
If you are lucky!
Maliau Basin conservation area is reachable by road from either Kota Kinabalu or Tawau. It is a leisure drive for the first 5-6 hours on the tarred country road to the gate of the "Basin". To reach the base camp, a 4WD vehicle is recommended and depending on the weather and most the way will be on the jungle road.
Our team faced some very difficult challenge during the last outing as the weather was not in our favour.
The other option is flying if you have extra allocations for such luxury. There are several helipads in the conservation area.
It's worthwhile to explore this Maliau Basin if you are a nature
Some Tour operators do have 5D/4N or 6D/5N package or more to Maliau Basin. It is quite costly from RM5000 +. The package is value for money to such a destination, the lost world.
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