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The Park is located about 20 km (by road) from Kuching City. Brochure on Kubah National Park can be obtained from the Sarawak Tourist Information Centre, Jalan Masjid, 93400 Kuching.
The Park covers an area of 2,230 hectares dominated by a sandstone plateau which includes three mountains Mount Serapi, Mount Selang and Mount Sendok. At the height of between 150-450 metres, this plateau is punctuated with bands of hardened limestone which have created a number of beautiful waterfalls.
The Park comprises largely undisturbed natural forest with five main vegetation types, Alluvial forest, Lowland mixed dipterocarp forest, kerangas (health) forest, submont forest and secondary forest. This rich forest, the Park's proximity to the coastline, its mangrove forests and its general terrain all ensure that Kubah is home to a variety of wildlife, including bearded pigs, black hornbills, mousedeer, squirrels and numerous species of amphibians and reptiles. It is also rich in palms and orchids.
Visitors to the Park must first obtain a certified permit from:
1. National Parks and Wildlife Centre Forest Department Wisma Sumber Alam, Petra Jaya, 93660 Kuching. Tel: 082 - 442180 Fax: 082 - 441377
or
2. National Park Booking Ofice (Kuching) Sarawak Tourist Information Centre Jalan Masjid, 93400 Kuching. Tel: 082 - 248088 Fax: 082 - 256301
Also available are accomodation facilities from basic tents to fully equipped chalets with bedding, cooking utensils, fan, tap water and electricity. For further information please contact:
Kubah Nasional Park Tel: 011 - 225003
The Matang Wildlife Centre is also located at the Kubah National Park which eventually house endangered wildlife in large mammal enclosures. This enclosures will be located in the rainforest so that the living environment is as near as possible to that found in the wild.
For day trippers to the Matang Wildlife Centre, the visitor is allowed to visit the Wildlife Centre after paying the park entrance fee and registering at the park entrance office. No permit required.
Entrance Fee:
1) RM 3.00 (per adult)
2) RM1.00 (visitor under 18 years of age)
How To Get There?
Matang Transport Company Bus No.11 departs from Saujana Car Park in Kuching. (Bus colour: Yellow & Orange Taxi can also be chartered for the 40 minute trip to the Park. (24 hours Taxi Call Service)
Tel: 082-367898 or 082-348898
