Malaysia’s largest state is the rainforest-saturated region of Borneo known as Sarawak. Indonesia’s Kalimantan provinces, the eastern state of Malaysian Sabah and the small kingdom of Brunei share this massive island, but it’s Sarawak that receives the most attention. Almost as large as the entire peninsula of Malaysia, Sarawak is a land of impenetrable jungle, dense mountains, long rivers and some of the planet’s most bizarre and fascinating wildlife.

This is the land of the legendary White Rajas, orangutans and the elusive hornbill. Visitors to this ‘land of the lost’ will discover the world’s largest flower, Rafflesia arnoldii; insect-eating plants; flying squirrels; and tiny deer the size of housecats. Most of these exotic creatures live deep in the unpopulated interior of Sarawak, but with 10 national parks and four wildlife reserves, intrepid travellers can get right into the thick of things without too much effort.