Sarawak, the largest of Malaysian states, lies in the northwestern part of the Borneo island. It extends for about 700km from east to west and has an area of 124000 sq km. Being relatively less developed than the states in West Malaysia, it has stunning national parks, unspoilt forests and wildlife. Sarawak was part of the Sultanate of Brunei in Borneo until the 19th century when it was gradually taken over by the independent adventurer James Brooke, who started a dynasty of white rajahs who ruled over Sarawak for one century. In 1963 Sarawak joined the federation of Malaysia. The highlights of Sarawak are its national parks with their stunning scenery and rich wildlife, of which the Mulu and Bako national parks are the most well known, and its diverse ethnic groups.


West Sarawak
Kuching photo gallery  - 63 pictures of Kuching
Semenggoh National Park  photo gallery  - 7 pictures of Semenggoh National Park
Bako National Park photo gallery  - 64 pictures of Bako National Park
Tanjung Datu NP photo gallery  - 73 pictures of Tanjung Datu NP
Kuching
63 photos of Kuching, the capital of Sarawak, a pleasant town with many green areas and interesting colonial era buildings.
Semenggoh National Park
7 photos of the Semenggoh Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, a temporary home for several endangered wildlife species of Sarawak
Bako National Park
64 photos of the Bako national park, which hosts an interesting combination of flora and fauna.
Tanjung Datu NP
73 photos the Tanjung Datu NP in western Sarawak, with pristine forests and clean and beautiful beaches
Gunung Gading National Park photo gallery  - 20 pictures of Gunung Gading National Park
Sematan photo gallery  - 30 pictures of Sematan
Sarawak Cultural Village and Heritage Centre photo gallery  - 46 pictures of Sarawak Cultural Village and Heritage Centre
Sarawak Dance Performance at KLCC photo gallery  - 9 pictures of Sarawak Dance Performance at KLCC
Gunung Gading National Park
20 photos of the Gunung Gading national park in western Sarawak, a site dedicated to the conservation of the rafflesia flower
Sematan
30 photos of the village of Sematan in western Sarawak and of its nice beach
Sarawak Cultural Village and Heritage Centre
46 photos of the Sarawak Cultural Centre, a living museum located in Santubong
Sarawak Dance Performance at KLCC
9 photos of a Sarawakian dance performance held in the KLCCcomplex in Kuala Lumpur
Anna Rais longhouse photo gallery  - 26 pictures of Anna Rais longhouse
Pineapple plantation photo gallery  - 8 pictures of Pineapple plantation
Pepper plantation photo gallery  - 15 pictures of Pepper plantation
Anna Rais longhouse
26 photos of the Anna Rais longhouse, a Bidayuh settlement about 100km south of Kuching in Sarawak
Pineapple plantation
8 photos of a pineapple plantation in Sarawak, Malaysia
Pepper plantation
15 photos of a pepper plantation in Sarawak, Malaysia

Central Sarawak
Bintulu photo gallery  - 3 pictures of Bintulu
Similajau national park photo gallery  - 74 pictures of Similajau national park
Sibu photo gallery  - 41 pictures of Sibu
Kapit photo gallery  - 17 pictures of Kapit
Bintulu
3 photos of the airport in Bintulu
Similajau national park
74 photos of the Similajau NP in Sarawak, sporting a beautiful coastline with long unspoiled beaches
Sibu
41 photos of Sibu, the second largest town in Sarawak and the main regional trading centre
Kapit
17 photos of Kapit, a major trading centre in the upper Rejang valley
Rejang River photo gallery  - 38 pictures of Rejang River
Iban Longhouse photo gallery  - 10 pictures of Iban Longhouse
Belaga photo gallery  - 51 pictures of Belaga
Rejang River
38 photos of the Rejang river, the longest river in Sarawak
Iban Longhouse
10 photos of an Iban longhouse near Kapit
Belaga
51 photos of Belaga, the last major town in the upper Rejang valley before the wilderness begins.

Northeast Sarawak
Miri photo gallery  - 5 pictures of Miri
Niah National Park photo gallery  - 21 pictures of Niah National Park
Mulu National Park photo gallery  - 59 pictures of Mulu National Park
Kelabit Highlands photo gallery  - 109 pictures of Kelabit Highlands
Miri
5 photos of Miri, a town in northern Sarawak near the Sultanate of Brunei
Niah National Park
21 photos of Niah NP, which is home to the Niah cave, one of the world's largest limestone caves.
Mulu National Park
59 photos of the Mulu national park, with its impressive cave systems
Kelabit Highlands
109 pictures of the Kelabit highlands in central Borneo.
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