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#7 Waterfalls in Malaysia · 2026

Matang (Kubah) Waterfall

🌺🌺🌺 Highly Recommended · 💦 Waterfalls

☪️ Surau

Why go

A forested waterfall inside Kubah National Park, reached on a short trail with frogs, palms and ferns on the way. It's an easy nature outing from Kuching.

⭐ Don't miss: The cool pool at the base of the fall

Entry fee
RM10 (adult) / RM3 (age 7–17) Malaysian; RM20 / RM7 foreign; 6 and under free
Opening hours
Daily about 8am-5pm (check before you go)
Best time to go
Weekday mornings
Time needed
3 hours
How to get there
About 30 min by car/Grab from Kuching; parking at Kubah HQ.
Address
Kubah National Park, Matang, 93050 Kuching, Sarawak
Area
Matang, Kuching, Sarawak
Facilities
🚻 toilets🅿️ paid parking
Muslim-friendly
🕌 Prayer room (surau) on site · 🍽️ Halal food nearby
Surau at HQ; halal food in Kuching
Accessibility
Park roads paved; waterfall trail uneven
Kids
Kids 6+

☪️ Halal status changes. For food, look for a valid JAKIM certificate (check at myehalal.halal.gov.my). Hotels and venues we have not verified are described as "pork-free", not halal.

⚠️ Safety & weather
  • Flash floods after heavy rain upstream: leave the water at the first sign of brown water or rising level
  • Leeches on forest paths

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Borneo Cultures Museum

🏛️ Museums · Jalan Tun Abang Haji Openg, Kuching, Sarawak

☪️ Surau🧒♿

Sarawak's grand new museum, a huge modern building that tells the stories of Borneo's many peoples through 8 galleries of artefacts, textiles and natural history. It is one of the largest museums in Southeast Asia and a must on any Kuching trip.

Don't miss: The Gallery of Many Voices and the longhouse and ritual displays

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Bako National Park

🌳 National Parks & Rainforest · Bako, Kuching, Sarawak

☪️ Surau

Sarawak's oldest national park: proboscis monkeys, bearded pigs and sea stacks on a short boat ride from Bako Village. Trails range from beach strolls to 5-hour treks.

Don't miss: Proboscis monkeys at Telok Assam and Telok Paku sunsets

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