Bakalalan is an area of ​​deep mountainous terrain located in the North Eastern part of Sarawak, Malaysia. Bakalalan is 1000 meters high from the sea level giving this area low temperatures below 21 degrees Celsius. 4 km from Bakalalan lies the border between West Kalimantan, Indonesia and adjacent to Kayan Mentarang National Park in Kalimantan. The people here are made up of the Lun Bawang tribe. There are nine villages in the village of Buduk Nur, Long Langai, Long Lemumut, Long Ritan, Long Rusu, Pa Tawing, Buduk Bui, Buduk Aru and Long Rangat. According to local terms, 'Ba' means paddy fields while 'Kalalan' means a river. There are several interesting sites near Bakalalan such as Bario, Pulong Tau National Park, Mount Murud and Bukit Batu Lawi.

Airports in Bakalalan

Bakalalan Airport

Before arriving in Bakalalan, visitors need to board two flights. First off using the MASWings plane from Miri town to Lawas city, which takes about 45 minutes. Then, from Lawas to Bakalalan with a flight time of 40 minutes. The flight runs on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday only. Land transport from Lawas to Ba'kelalan initially took 8 hours has now been reduced to three to four hours only via the construction of a new road by the Malaysian government. However, land trips still need to ride a four-wheel drive vehicle from Lawas. If you are coming from the Philippines, you need can board a flight at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila to get to Bakalalan Airport. However, there are no direct flights available from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Bakalalan Airport. You need to transit at other airports before making a flight to Bakalalan. You can get a deal from PHP 35,223 for a return ticket between Ninoy Aquino International Airport and Bakalalan Airport. This Bakalalan Airport only has one runway with a length of 549 m. It can only handle smaller aircraft.

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When is the Best Time to Fly to Bakalalan?

The peak and busiest times of Bakalalan are in November to early December. Hotel prices, as well as flight tickets, will be higher than any other months. However, you can still get great deals if you book a flight or accommodation ticket earlier, you can get cheap flight tickets and hotels if you are visiting Bakalalan that month. As Bakalalan is located in the highlands, the temperature there is always cold. The temperature in Bakalalan ranges from 19°C and 24°C. You can plan a visit to Bakalalan to celebrate the Hari Gawai or Eidul Fitri together with the locals there.

What are the Top 3 Things to Do in Bakalalan?

Apple Valley – Bakalalan is the only region in Malaysia that is famous and successfully produces apples. This apple seed was brought from Batu Malang, East Java, Indonesia by a Lun Bawang tribe named Andrew Balang Paran around 1974. Now, this area has been called the 'apple valley' by the surrounding population. According to an Apple entrepreneur here, Tagal Paran, he managed to reap 1.5 tons of apples per season from the 3,000 apple trees he planted. Each tree can produce at least 300 apples. Nevertheless, the market is limited only around Miri, Lawas, Kota Kinabalu and Brunei only.

Paddy Adan – it is one of the paddy fields located in Bakalalan. You can visit here to see the paddy fields there.

Mount Murud – is a mountain located in the state of Sarawak Bumi Kenyalang, Malaysia. Mount Murud has a height of 2,438 meters. Mount Murud has a hillside Dipterocarp forest, Upper Dipterocarp forest, Montane forest and Ericaceous Forest or mountain forest. You can do hiking activities here.