Mulu Backpackers, situated by the airport, occupies a picturesque spot beside the river. It is a 15-minute walk to the park entrance. There's a pleasant, sheltered dining area with views of the water and electricity is generated around the clock. The dorm beds are arranged in a large, barn-like space with randomly positioned partition walls. Doubles are upstairs and the clean bathroom is downstairs.
Mulu Backpackers
Gunung Mulu National Park
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
1.76 MILES
A 3km walk through the rainforest takes you to these adjacent caverns. Deer Cave – over 2km long and 174m high – is the world’s largest cave passage open…
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Wind Cave, named for the cool breezes blowing through it, has several chambers, including the cathedral-like King’s Chamber, filled with dreamlike forests…
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Arguably the most impressive destination in Borneo, World Heritage–listed Gunung Mulu National Park manages to pack some of the planet's most incredible …
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Langang Cave can be visited on the park's Fast Lane tour, which passes extraordinary stalactites and stalagmites. Keep an eye out for blue racer snakes…
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Offers a very accessible introduction to the park as a ‘biodiversity hot spot’ and to its extraordinary geology. Situated in the HQ building between the…
Nearby Gunung Mulu National Park attractions
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Offers a very accessible introduction to the park as a ‘biodiversity hot spot’ and to its extraordinary geology. Situated in the HQ building between the…
0.41 MILES
Arguably the most impressive destination in Borneo, World Heritage–listed Gunung Mulu National Park manages to pack some of the planet's most incredible …
0.99 MILES
Langang Cave can be visited on the park's Fast Lane tour, which passes extraordinary stalactites and stalagmites. Keep an eye out for blue racer snakes…
4. Wind Cave & Clearwater Cave
1.07 MILES
Wind Cave, named for the cool breezes blowing through it, has several chambers, including the cathedral-like King’s Chamber, filled with dreamlike forests…
1.76 MILES
A 3km walk through the rainforest takes you to these adjacent caverns. Deer Cave – over 2km long and 174m high – is the world’s largest cave passage open…