BAKO NATIONAL PARK

With its rainforest, abundant wildlife, jungle streams, waterfalls, interesting plant life, secluded beaches, panoramic rocky shoreline, bizarre rock formations and extensive network of trekking trails, Bako National Park offers visitors an excellent introduction to the rainforest and coastline of Borneo. Bako may not have an instantly recognisable star attraction, but there can be very few places in the world that pack so much natural beauty into such a limited area, all just 37 km from Kuching. Its accessibility - and its sheer range of attractions and activities - have made Bako one of the most popular parks in Sarawak.

Local boats can be hired from the Park Headquarters to the famous Sea Stack. This iconic landmark of Bako National Park is located between Teluk Pandan Kecil and Teluk Paku.

Description:

Ask anyone about what is the most well-known landmark of Bako National Park, and the answer would be the famous Sea Stack. On a map that I saw at the Park Headquarters, the Sea Stack is locally denoted as Batu Belah, which literally means "a split rock". I often refer the Sea Stack as Batu Kapal (or "Ship Rock" in English) as this unique rock formation uncanningly resembles that of a ship bow when viewed from certain angles.

Whatever the correct name of this renowned landmark of the national park, the Sea Stack is a truly unique attraction on its own. Otherwise, its photos will never be widely used by travel brochures to introduce Bako National Park to the world. Perhaps the Sea Stack is the holy grail of testament on how millions of years of sea erosion have produced such a spectacular rock formation. In fact, the sign of ocean ravages is so extreme that the base of the Sea Stack is left with a thin supporting structure that hold the overhead outcrop in its place. On its walls, one can witness various linear formations as a result of the erosions. To me, they are natural carvings at their best. 

Gazetted in 1957, Bako is Sarawak’s oldest national park, covering an area of 2,727 hectares at the tip of the Muara Tebas peninsula. It is one of the smallest national parks in Sarawak, yet one of the most interesting, as it contains almost every type of vegetation found in Borneo. The well-maintained network of nature trails - from easy forest strolls to full-day jungle treks – allows visitors to get the most out of this unique environment. 

One thing to note that while the Sea Stack is the main landmark of Bako National Park, it is not easily accessible. Bako is unlike many national parks around the world where the landmarks are most probably within reach from the Park Headquarters. The Sea Stack is ONLY accessible by boat as this unique rock formation is actually a tiny islet located off the coast of Teluk Pandan Kecil. One can actually see the Sea Stack from the beach of Teluk Pandan Kecil but in all honesty, the view is considered unappealing due to the distance.  

If you really wish to view the famous Sea Stack up close, there are plenty of single-engine tourist boats that depart from the Park Headquarters in Teluk Assam to the Sea Stack and terminating at Teluk Pandan Kecil. The journey is very interesting as the boat will pass along other exciting rock formations that form the coastline of Bako National Park.

 The one and a half hour trek to Telok Pandan Kecil is one of Bako’s most popular. It ascends the forested hills overlooking Telok Assam, reaching a plateau covered in scrub vegetation, and continues along a sandy path lined with carnivorous pitcher plants, before reaching a cliff top with stunning views of the secluded bay below and the famous sea stack just offshore. A 10 minute descent through cliff vegetation brings you to one of the best beaches in the park. Whilst swimming, watch out for monkeys who steal unguarded bags. The Telok Pandan Besar trail ends at a cliff top with views of the beach below. 

 Bako is one of the smallest national parks in Sarawak. However, it features multiple biomes (including rainforest), abundant wildlife, jungle streams and waterfalls, secluded beaches, and trekking trails. A network of 16 marked walking trails of different lengths allows visitors access. In addition, various beaches are accessible by boat from Kampung Bako or Teluk Assam, as well as a geologically interesting sea stack rock formation.

 Bako’s extensive trail system is made up of 16 colour-coded jungle trails which offer a range of walking and hiking options. The fit and adventurous can opt for full-day jungle hikes or overnight camping expeditions, whilst those who prefer to take it easy can opt for a relaxing forest walk. The following table provides details of approximate trekking times and distances and the colour codes used in the park.

Flora and Fauna

In particular, Bako is famous as a home to around 150 of the highly endangered proboscis monkey. Macaques are more fearless as well as more common, and thus much easier to spot. Another distinctive mammal indigenous to Borneo is the bearded boar. The common monitor lizard, growing up to 2m long, is the largest of the park's many types of lizard; flying lizards may also sometimes be spotted

Wildlife is most active just before dusk, which means that an overnight stay may be needed to fully appreciate it.

Bako contains almost every type of vegetation to be found in Sarawak, including highly distinctive carnivourous plants. There are seven distinct types of ecosystem: beach vegetation, cliff vegetation, heath forest (kerangas), mangrove forest, mixed dipterocarp forest, grasslands vegetation (padang) and peat swamp forest

2 Days 1 Night Bako National Park Package

 Day 1 (Lunch / Dinner Included)

• At 0900 hours, pick up from your hotel in Kuching and have an hour leisure drive which passes through the mangrove forest with its unique nipah palms and passing Santubong River before arriving at the Bako Fishing Village.
• Then, continue by a boat trip for 30 minutes cruise along the coast facing South China Sea to reach Bako National Park.
• Upon arrival of the park, registered names, check into basic accommodations.
• Visit the Information & Exhibition Centre for an orientation.
• Stroll along the headquarters compound to see monitor lizards and macaques.
• Afternoon, proceed for a guided trails to search for proboscis monkeys & other wildlife.
• Dinner & stay overnight at guesthouse.

Day 2 (Breakfast / Lunch Included)

• Early morning, birds watching along Telok Assam Bay before returning to guesthouse for breakfast.
• Then, proceed to the Plateau, which is the home to various botanical delights and several species of the carnivorous pitcher plants.
• You may notice how its vegetation changes from mangrove to rainforest, to Kerangas and to padang fores.
• Depart the National Park and return to Kuching with lunch enroute at local restaurant.
• Return to your hotel by 1700 hours.

http://www.marimari.com/tour/malaysia/sarawak/bako-national-park-package.html

The last Governor Of Sarawak..Sarawak Merdeka..!!!!!

Acara Memperingati Hari Sarawak Merdeka daripada Penjajahan pada 22 Julai 1963 secara besar-besaran di bandar raya ini pada 22 Julai ini. Menteri Perancangan Sumber dan Alam Sekitar 2, Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan berkata, pelbagai program akan diadakan sempena tarikh keramat itu seperti persembahan pantomin di Tebingan Kuching dan pameran khas, "Sarawak Gemilang 50 tahun" di Kompleks Pelancongan Sarawak (KPS).

Menurutnya, 22 Julai 1963 merupakan salah satu tarikh penting dalam sejarah negeri ini iaitu sebelum Sarawak Merdeka dalam Malaysia, yang pada ketika itu negeri Sarawak adalah sebuah negeri berkerajaan sendiri. "Bersempena meraikan ulang tahun ke-50 Sarawak Merdeka dalam Malaysia, kita akan merayakan secara besar-besaran tarikh 22 Julai ini dengan mengadakan acara persembahan pantomin yang menggambarkan peristiwa penting penyerahan kuasa kerajaan British kepada kerajaan negeri Sarawak.

Usaha seumpama itu, mampu membolehkan generasi muda mengenali lebih mendalam tentang sejarah Sarawak dan seterusnya dapat menyumbang dalam pembangunan negeri ini pada masa hadapan. Beliau berkata, kerajaan negeri sedang berusaha untuk meletakkan sejarah tentang pembentukan Sarawak dalam sukatan pelajaran di sekolah. Dalam perkembangan sama, Menteri Kemudahan Awam itu memberitahu tiada cuti umum akan diberikan sempena memperingati hari bersejarah itu pada 22 Julai ini. "Tetapi yang pasti 16 September dan 31 Ogos adalah cuti umum untuk semua rakyat Malaysia.

Sarawak ialah salah satu negeri di Asia Tenggara yang diduduki oleh manusia. Ia berlaku kira-kira 40000 tahun dahulu. Penemuan arkeologi seperti tulang manusia, tembikar, dan bekas perkuburan membuktikan bahawa manusia telah mendiami Sarawak sejak sebelum Masihi lagi.sal nama sebenar Sarawak tidak dapat dibuktikan secara saintifik dan mutlak. Bagaimanapun menurut beberapa pendapat nama Sarawak asal seperti berikut:-

• Nama Sarawak berasal daripada nama Sungai Sarawak . Sungai Sarawak meliputi kawasan yang digelar sebagai "Sarawak Prosper" menganjur dari Pedalaman Kuching di Bau sehingga ke Samarahan.
• Nama Sungai Sarawak adalah diambil dari nama sejenis galian batu bijih iaitu "serawak" yang mengandungi belerang dan antimoni (Rujuk Kamus Dewan edisi 3). Ini bertepatan sekali dengan sejarahnya iaitu semasa Sarawak di bawah pemerintahan Kesultanan Brunei, wilayah Sarawak ketika itu kaya dengan antimoni

Penglibatan Inggeris

 Sarawak merupakan sebuah wilayah yang dikawal secara tidak rapi oleh Kesultanan Brunei pada awal abad ke-19. Kemudian pada 1839, James Brooke datang untuk menghantar surat pada Gabenor Sarawak, Rajah Muda Hasim. Beliau meminta bantuan James Brooke untuk membantu menenangkan keadaan Sarawak yang kacau bilau. Pejuangan Dayak menentang penjajah Brunei terbukti hebat manakala James Brooke yang mempunyai angkatan perang yang lengkap dan beberapa kali cuba menenangkan pejuang Dayak. Sebagai balasan, James Brooke dilantik menjadi gabenor Sarawak pada 24 September 1841, dan seterusnya Rajah pada 18 Ogos tahun berikutnya.

Pada asalnya, wilayah ini cuma merupakan hujung barat Sarawak yang kemudian, yakni kawasan di sekitar Kuching. Sewaktu kematiannya pada 1868, anak saudara Charles Anthoni Johnson Brooke menjadi Raja. Beliau pula diwaris oleh anakandanya, Charles Vyner Brooke.

Wilayah Brooke diperluaskan dengan pantas di bawah ketiga-tiga raja itu, kebanyakannya melalui penjejasan kawasan yang pada nama sahaja di bawah kawalan Brunei. Sebenarnya, Brunei cuma mengawal kubu-kubu sungai dan pantai di kebanyakan wilayah yang telah lenyap. Oleh sebab itu, kebanyakan keuntungan yang dicapai adalah melalui penjejasan pembesar Islam dan puak tempatan yang hilang kemerdekaan de factonya.

  Dinasti Brooke memerintah Sarawak selama seratus tahun dan mencapai kemasyhuran sebagai “Raja Putih” ("White Rajahs"), dan diberi taraf yang serupa dengan raja-raja India dalam Empayar British.

Berbanding dengan banyak kawasan empayar yang lain, keluarga Brooke bermaksud pengamalan dasar paternalisme untuk melindungi penduduk tempatan daripada eksploitasi oleh empayar Brunei dan pendatang asing. Mereka memerintah dengan bantuan pemimpin tempatan dan menggaji pahlawan Dayak sebagai askarnya. Mereka juga menggalakkan imigrasi kelas perdagangan Cina.

Governor of Sarawak

The Governor of British Crown Colony of Sarawak (Malay: Tuan Yang Terutama Gabenor Koloni Mahkota British Sarawak) is the position created by the British Government upon the cession of Sarawak from the Brooke Administration in 1946. The appointment was made by King George VI, and later Queen Elizabeth II until the independence of Sarawak within the formation of Malaysia in 1963. After the formation of Malaysia, the title was changed to 'Tuan Yang Terutama Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak', which also means 'His Excellency The Governor of Sarawak', and the appointment was later made by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong or King of Malaysia.

 The official residence of the Governor of Sarawak at that time was The Astana, located at the North bank of the Sarawak River.

List of Governors of Sarawak[edit]

No.	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Note
1.	Sir Charles Noble Arden-Clarke	October 26, 1946	July 26, 1949	First Governor of Sarawak
2.	Sir Duncan George Stewart	November 14, 1949	December 10, 1949	Assassinated by Rosli Dhobi while visiting Sibu on December 3, 1949
3.	Sir Anthony Foster Abell	April 4, 1950	November 15, 1959	Originally appointed for the term of 3 years only, but his term was extended to 1959. He would later become one of the members of the Cobbold Commission.
4.	Sir Alexander Waddell	February 23, 1960	September 15, 1963	Last Governor of Sarawak.

On this day 50 years ago, Sir Alexander Waddell, the last Britishgovernor of Sarawak, left the Astana.

sumber..http://sarawakiana.blogspot.com/2008/08/last-british-governor-of-sarawak.html
http://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sejarah_Sarawak

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