6 history & heritage guides covering everything you need to know about visiting Niah National Park.
Why Niah is one of Southeast Asia's most important archaeological sites — the 40,000-year-old human skull, the "Deep Skull", and what the excavations revealed.
Read more →The Painted Cave (Kain Hitam) at Niah contains 1,000–2,500-year-old iron oxide rock art and ancient boat coffins. Here's what to expect and how to get there.
Read more →In 1958, Tom Harrisson discovered a 40,000-year-old human skull at Niah — the oldest anatomically modern human found in Southeast Asia.
Read more →Niah's bird's nest collectors climb 60-metre bamboo and rattan poles in total darkness — a tradition that has continued for over a millennium.
Read more →The sediment layers beneath the floor of Niah's Great Cave record 60,000 years of human occupation — one of the most complete prehistoric archives in Southeast Asia.
Read more →Park hours, cave access times, bat exodus timing, and the seasonal patterns that determine when to visit Niah National Park.
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