Mulu…the Land of Magic

Wed, 12th Jan 2011
Mulu Airport...& Mulupark

Aku dah lama plan nak gi kt Mulu ni. Since aku seconded kat Miri lagi. Actually, aku dah plan macam2 sepanjang aku kt Miri for trip to Mulu, siap dah buat itinerary lagi and book for accommodation. Tapi masa tue aku plan dengan kawan2 aku kt Miri lah. Tapi memandang kan schedule yg agak tight for Shell Revisit project and plus with ragam kawan2 aku yang memanjang tak sure jer…emhhhh….sudah nyer sampai aku dah balik KL pun, plan to Mulu tak menjadi. Tapi aku still tekad by hook or by crook aku nak pergi juga one day. Since masa tu aku tak get along well with other geng Gunung....tak terfikir plak nak gi dengan dia orang.

Suddenly after 1 month we returned from KK… after successfully conquered Mount KK aku received one email form Airasia….RM200Air Ticket Voucher (compensation for 3 hours flight delay)…Altogether ade 8 tickets…so, RM1200….bleh beli return tiket ni tapi mase ade offer lah. Wow, mase tue aku tak fikir tempat lain dah…Mulu jer dalam igauan. Aku pun start lah sending email plus website pasal Mulu kt geng2 Gunung with the hope that they all agreed dengan idea aku. Alhamdulillah, positive feedback.

Aku pun rancang lah semua sendiri, book tiket, accommodation n everything. Penat juga lah buat semua sendiri kan tapi dream vacation punye pasal aku tak kisah asal kan semua orang pun happy. Berpuluh email juga lah aku send to Mulupark nak tahu detail pasal Mulu nie…plan must be excellent kan…baru puas hati.

Alhamdulillah semua berjalan seperti yang dirancangkan…itu yang penting. Thanks geng Gunung for your great contribution and cooperation to the successfully of our trip.

We departed form Miri with Maswing around 9.30 a.m, the earliest flight to Mulu. Cume ade 2 flight je ke Mulu in one day, 9.30a.m and 2.30p.m. Tapi kalu choose petang rugi lah cos you already wasted afternoon activities.

All flight booking and schedule boleh check at this web. But, since Maswing slalu ade promotion so better you wait till the promotion, ade discount…like I did.

http://www.maswing.com/

Thanks Maswing for flying us to Mulu

It took about half an hour to reach Mulu by Flight. Tapi kalau naik Boat form Kuala Baram Miri, 8 jam juga lah baru nak sampai. Looks adventure kan naik boat tapi tak nak penat punye pasal, I’ve to cancel the plan....maybe next time Insyallah.

Every angle....kami abadikan kenangan

Sampai jerk at airport Miri….Subhanallah cantik nyer view. Macam tak percaya apa yang dirancang menjadi. Memandang kan beg kita orang tak turun dari belon lagi so kita orang pun apa lagi….posing sakan lah kat Airport Mulu ni. Airport kt sini tak strict sangat yelah at one time pun Cuma ade satu je pun plane, so, kita orang bleh siap duk tengok beg kita orang turun kapal lagi and siap duk kat depan plane amik gambar lagi. But, the truth is…. every angle kat Airport tu kita orang posing amik gambar.

Macam tak caya jer....finally sampai juga

Ade 3 orang Chinese yang kebetulan same flight ngn kita orang, perangai pun nampak lebih kurang macam kita orang jugalah….hehehe…layan amik gambar. Luckily ade dia orang…boleh juga suruh amik gambar…lepas tu kita org pun gilir2 lah amik gambar…and so on so forth. Same destination….cuma dia orang duk kt Royal Mulu resort n using package. Anyway, nice knowing them.

Beautiful view you could see from Mulu's Airport

After about half n hour kita orang masuk, pick up luggage then tunggu kt luar cari van to Mulupark. Keluar2 jer ader 2 orang tanye aku nak gi mana, so, tanpa buang masa aku pun OK jer n trus bayar, they charged RM10 per person for return ticket, ok lah tu cover untuk balik juga. Tup-tup haa amik ko… van mewah…aku ingat kan naik van yg agak OK kt sebelah dia tu. Layan je lah….apa pun kami sempat abadi kan kenangan.

Our transport to Mulupark...van antik yea

Kenangan naik van

On the way to Mulupark, jalan dikelilingi pokok2 n semak2 n kelihatan juga lah a few Penan House (I guest). Kat Mulu jalan darat Cuma dari Airport nak ke Mulupark and Resort jer and other tourist accomodation.

About 5 minutes macam tu jer dah sampai…takde lah jauh mana pun. Sampai2 jer, aku rase kita orang je yang naik van mewah tu sebab rata2 orang yang sampai kt situ semua dengan 4 wheel drive car n paling teruk pun van yang agak sempurna sikit lah. Apapun yg penting kami dah sampai n….apa lagi ….amik gambar lagi lah…kt depan entrance to Mulupark (prove that we’re already here).

Nak ke Mulupark plak, we need to cross Sungai Melinau, so, kena cross Bridge. From the bridge, boleh nampak bot2 tersusun kt Jetty. Bot ni lah yang membawa kami menyusuri Sungai Melinau. Transport utama kat sini…jalan air. So, boleh guess lah nak ke mana2 pun kena naik boat.

Entrance to Mulupark

Finally...we arrived

Sampai2 jer, I was entertained by one beautiful lady. And that time juga lah aku kenal dengan our tour Fast Lane guide n Pinnacle’s guide, Bagli (tak ingat lah full name dia). Layanan kira OK lah, and that time aku rase kita orang je yang the only Malay yang ade kt situ. Mostly, aku nampak mat salleh jer. Yelah World Heritage Area lah kata kan. Actually, ade masalah skit mase aku nak buat full payment cos takde signal plak tiba2, since aku tak bawa byk cash, aku terpakse lah guna credit card. Luckily OK after, she tried a few time, itupun after dia berlari ke hulu ke hilir cari reception yang OK skit. Aku siap kasi suggestion kat dia suruh duk sebelah satellite dish lagi…hahaha.

Mulupark HQ...you have to gather here first for any activities

Cafe at Mulupark

Souvenirs Shop

We’re given a very comfortable chalet surrounded by beautiful jungle n become scary during night time. So, nak keluar malam2 kena lah ramai2 yea….kepada yang penakut.

Our Chalet....comfortable and OK

Beautiful view around our chalet


Inside our chalet....

Anyway, I really enjoyed the view around the chalet…nyaman jer. Bilik pun OK, 4 single bed in one room…n everything pun OK…satisfied.

Ok…to be continued.