See The Bats Of Deer Cave
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What it is
Deer Cave has one of the world's largest cave passages, and millions of bats stream out at dusk.
How to do it
Fly to Mulu from Miri or Kuching and join the guided walk to the bat observatory at dusk.
Top tip
Stay a few days to explore the other show caves and the canopy walk.
Why it’s on my list
Mulu Park – Malaysian Borneo
Not surprisingly, Deer Cave is home to many species of bats. Between 5 and 7pm, if the weather is fine, visitors may be treated to the spectacular sight of a black cloud of free-tailed bats emerging from the entrance of the cave to go in search of food.
Originally, this cloud was thought to contain hundreds of thousands of bats but a recent study that the figure is well over a million.