Bakelalan (formerly Ba’Kelalan) is the most important of the Lun Bawang settlements in the northern highlands. The village is famous for its apples and organic vegetables, and for the local musicians and their ‘bamboo bands’. The village is connected to Lawas and Miri by air, and it is also possible to travel to Lawas via an old logging road. While in Bakelalan, you can:
Experience the life style
of the Lun Bawang community with Homestay program. Take a 45 minutes jungle trekking to Long Kumap Salt Spring, and experience the cold and clean water in the stream along the way. Explore Bakelalan surroundings by visiting the rice fields, apple farms & the organic research farm. Getting there:
You have two options:
- By flight from Miri or Lawas via MASWings Twin Otter.
- By Land (4Wheel drive) from Lawas town via an old logging road.
