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Nature
Northern Malaysia
Langkawi
Duty-free island with beaches, mangroves, a cable car up the mountains, and a laid-back pace. Malaysia's easiest island …
Pahang
Cameron Highlands
Tea plantations, cool air and mossy forest trails. The classic Malaysian escape from the heat.
Pahang
Fraser's Hill
A quiet, cool colonial hill station two hours from KL, with misty forest trails, Tudor-style bungalows and some of …
Borneo
Kota Kinabalu
Sabah's capital is the gateway to Mount Kinabalu, island-hopping in Tunku Abdul Rahman Park, and Borneo's wildlife. Plus …
Borneo
Sandakan and the Kinabatangan River
Borneo's best wildlife: orangutans at Sepilok, sun bears, and river cruises on the Kinabatangan for proboscis monkeys, …
Borneo
Kuching
Sarawak's laid-back capital: a riverside old town, Sarawak laksa, and orangutans and proboscis monkeys less than an hour …
Borneo
Gunung Mulu National Park
Some of the biggest caves on Earth, razor-sharp limestone Pinnacles and a nightly bat exodus, deep in the Sarawak …
Pahang
Taman Negara
Malaysia's great national park: ancient rainforest, a canopy walkway, river trips and night jungle walks. How to plan …
Pahang
Cameron Highlands tea estates: a visitor's guide
How to visit the tea estates of the Cameron Highlands: which ones to see, how tea is made, the best time of day, and …
Borneo
Climbing Mount Kinabalu: a first-timer's guide
How to plan a Mount Kinabalu climb: permits and guides, what the two days are like, fitness, altitude, what to pack and …