The Gunung Gading National Park is a national park in
Lundu District
Lundu is a district, in Kuching Division, Sarawak, Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three f ...
,
Kuching Division,
Sarawak,
Malaysia. The park is located roughly two hours drive from
Kuching
Kuching (), officially the City of Kuching, is the capital and the most populous city in the States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Sarawak in Malaysia. It is also the capital of Kuching Division. The city is on the Sarawak River ...
, and is a popular destination for seeing the
Rafflesia flower in bloom. After 10 years as a conservation zone to protect the Rafflesia, the park opened to visitors in 1994.
The park also has a number of jungle trails to waterfalls or to the 965m summit of Gunung Gading.
One of the features of the park is great biodiversity.
Flora
This is home to Rafflesia, the largest flower in the world that can reach a size of 1 meter in diameter.
See also
*
List of national parks of Malaysia
External links
Gunung Gading National Park in Kuching SarawakGunung Gading National Park - Sarawak Forestry Corporation
References
Lundu District
National parks of Sarawak
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