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Maliau Basin Conservation Area is situated just above the Equator in south central Sabah, the northernmost of the two East Malaysian states on the island of Borneo.

Maliau Basin Conservation Area is adjacent to the Yayasan Sabah Forest Management Area, about 190 km from the town of Tawau (on the southeast coast) and some 40 km north of the Kalimantan (Indonesian) border, at between 116° 44’ - 117° 3’ E and 4° 41’ - 4° 56’ N.

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Maliau Basin Location in Sabah

Why maliau basin is important

Maliau Basin Forest
Maliau Basin is one of the few remaining areas virtually untouched by man—not just in Sabah and Malaysia but in the whole world!
Maliau Basin Rim
Is the catchment of one of the headwaters of Sabah’s largest and most important rivers – the Kinabatangan.
Maliau Basin Rafflesia
Contains unusual forest types and a high level of botanical diversity.
Nepenthes of Maliau Basin
Offers unique opportunities for research, education, wilderness recreation, and eco-tourism.
asian paradise flycatcher oliver
Maliau Basin Conservation Area is also a fantastic birding destination for avid birdwatchers, photographers, and nature enthusiasts.
Maliau Basin Waterfall
Boasts extraordinary geomorphological features, including an exceptionally high number of waterfalls—probably the highest number of any area in Malaysia.

ENCHANTING LOST WORLD OF BORNEO

Maliau Basin Conservation Area encompasses a diverse assemblage of forest types, comprising mainly of lower montane forest, rare montane heath forest and lowland and hill dipterocarp forest. Dominated by majestic Agathis trees, the lower montane forest, which also contains oaks, laurels and conifers such as Dacrydium species, grades into mossy cloud forest on the northern rim.

As for fauna, although much of the terrain remains to be explored, Maliau Basin Conservation Area has already revealed itself to be the home of some of Sabah’s most rare and endangered species, including the Asian Elephant, Orang Utan and Proboscis Monkey.

Plant
1800 species
mammals
82 species
birds
300 species
amphibian
30 species

UPCOMING PROMOTION!

For more details on our upcoming promotion, feel free to contact us at email: camd.reservations@gmail.com.

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