The park, which is as large as Singapore, is also an incomparable place to experience the wonders of the Malaysian rain forest, the oldest on Earth. Over 1,500 species of plants thrive in Mulu's jungle, including the world's largest flower, the dog-eared Rafflesia, and at least 170 kinds of orchids. Numbers like that are really just abstractions. Mount Mulu is really just pure green madness. On my first jungle-walk, I felt like I was walking through a blast zone in which the bomb had been life. For every inch of eyesight, I was able to point out some ingenious display of nature's creativity and the great creation of the god.
There are four caves open to the general public in Mount Mulu, each with its own unique attraction. The first stop was the smallest, called Lang's Cave, which is known for its limestone formations. Next was the Wind Cave and Clearwater Cave. Wind Cave is named after the cool breeze that fans from its entrance, and famed for its unusual calcite formations. The formations here were less abundant than in Lang's Cave, but much larger. Clearwater Cave, a stone's throw away,