Forest waterfalls
Latak, Pantu and Dinding.
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A rainforest reserve close to Miri, covering some seven thousand hectares of mixed dipterocarp forest, and one of the world's richest forests in tree species, so much so that scientists from Sarawak, Japan and Harvard University set up a research plot here in 1991 in which every tree is measured and recorded. Visitors love it for its waterfalls and clear pools ringed by forest, such as the Latak, Pantu and Dinding falls, reached by trails of varying length from park headquarters, some of them good for swimming. There is also a canopy walkway and wooden bridges, and scientists have recorded more than two hundred bird species and dozens of kinds of mammals, reptiles and frogs. Entry for foreigners is twenty ringgit per adult, as at Sarawak's other national parks, with registration at headquarters. The trails are for daytime only, so start early, and bring water, shoes that can cope with mud, and swimwear. It lies about half an hour's drive south of Miri on the Bintulu road, making it a half-day outing from the city or a stop on the way to Niah.
Latak, Pantu and Dinding.
One of the world's richest forests in trees.
Among the forest branches.
On the Miri–Bintulu road, about 30 km south of Miri
Latak Waterfall is the closest to headquarters and the easiest to reach, good for families, while Pantu and Dinding need a longer forest walk. Ask at headquarters about trail conditions, as some close after heavy rain.