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The next day , an early 30-minute riverboat ride along sungai Melanau took us to the
wind and Clearwater Caves. Our guides, Ben and Joseph, Warned us that some parts of this
winding river were choppy but we found them harmless for even first-timers. We got off the
riverboat at a foothill where theWind Cave stands above.
Climbing up the staircases leading to the entrance of Wind Cave exhausted us but it was rewarding. We marvelled at the surreal shapes and sizes of stalactites, stalagmites, flowrocks, helities and rock corals.
Clearwater Cave is a five-minute walk ahead. Its passageway is the longest, some 107 kilometres, in Southeast Asia. The cave takes its name from the clear gushing river underneath it. You can't help but notice a limestone outcrop that's phallic-like called Peter's Envy! The name of Lady's Cave, meanwhile, is attributed to a shadow of the rock that resembles the Madonna. If you're exhausted after trekking the caves, you could have a picnic and refreshing dip in the clear shallow river at the foothill of Wind Cave.
So far more than 30 caves have been discovered in the park. A significant feat the Mulu National Park has achieved recently is that of being listed as a World Heritage Site by Unesco, a move that is expected to propel Mulu to world awareness.
If felt odd to be back in Kuala Lumpur's concrete jungle after the experience. Nevertheless, the trip has been etched in our minds and hearts. Picture postcads of Sarawak may tall a story, but nothing beats experiencing the real thing.
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