Retreat

Sarawak


Owned by the Sarawak Bank Employees Union, this is the ideal place to mix chilling on the beach with workers’ solidarity. The grassy, family-friendly campus has 38 comfortable rooms, including 21 cabins, and gets enthusiastic reviews from travellers. Day use of the pool costs RM15/5 per adult/child; the beach itself is free. Situated 8km from Lundu.


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1. Interpretation Centre

4.41 MILES

The well-presented displays provide detailed information on the rafflesia, a parasitic plant with buds the size of cabbages and flowers with diameters up…

2. Gunung Gading National Park

5.17 MILES

There's good walking in this pleasant little park, but most visitors come to see the rare Rafflesia tuanmudae. These massive flowers, blessed with a…

3. Talang-Satang National Park

20.08 MILES

Sarawak’s first marine park, established in 1999 to protect four species of endangered turtle, consists of the coastline and waters around four islands:…

4. Interpretation Centre

21.85 MILES

In the gazebo-like administrative building, the centre is a good introduction to Matang and its residents. Most of the display panels provide information…

5. Matang Wildlife Centre

21.87 MILES

At the western edge of Kubah National Park, Matang Wildlife Centre has had remarkable success rehabilitating rainforest animals rescued from captivity,…

6. Frog Pond

23.7 MILES

Situated 300m above sea level and about a half-hour’s walk from park HQ, this artificial pool provides a breeding ground for numerous frog species. The…

7. Palm Garden

23.93 MILES

In this labelled garden, near park HQ on the Main Trail, you'll find examples of the 98 species of palm growing in the park.

8. Kubah National Park

24.03 MILES

Mixed dipterocarp forest, among the lushest and most threatened habitats in Borneo, is front and centre at this 22-sq-km national park, which more than…