Tuesday, July 23, 2013

TAWAU HILL PARK

TAWAU HILLS PARK !
Tawau Hills Park is only 25 kilometres from Tawau town. The park has the world's tallest tropical tree and  also various  flora and fauna rarely found in other forest reserves.
The lush area of 27, 972 hectares forests of the Tawau Hills Park serves as an important water catchments area for Tawau and Semporna. The area was gazette by Malaysian Government as a National Park to protect the natural environment with its unique flora and fauna and to ensure an uninterrupted water supply for the region....
Tawau Hills National Park is located only 20 minutes drive from Tawau (about 30km from town). This park is being taken care by Sabah Parks. The park is a home to macaques, red leaf monkeys, forest tortoise, giant squirrels, hornbills and pheasants. Occasionally, one may chance upon civet cats and clouded leopard. For those seeking peace and tranquility in beautiful surroundings, this is the ideal getaway. One can go swimming in the stream, jungle trekking, bird watching. 

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