Where can you see the Pacific Swallow?
Some of the best places to see the Pacific Swallow in the wild include Penang National Park (Malaysia), Aketajawe Lolobata National Park (Indonesia) and Bako National Park (Malaysia) — among 26 wildlife hotspots across Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.
Aketajawe Lolobata National Park
Halmahera Timur, Indonesia
+109 birds+7 mammals
Where rugged volcanic plateaus rise above the Halmahera seascape, one of Indonesia’s most biodiverse reserves sprawls across nearly 14,000 square […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBako National Park
Kuching, Malaysia
+112 birds+18 mammals
Weathered sandstone cliffs rise dramatically from the South China Sea, their ochre faces sculpted by millennia of wind and tide […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBatang Gadis National Park
Mandailing Natal, Indonesia
+36 birds
Where granite gorges slice through emerald rainforest and white-water rivers thunder across moss-draped boulders, one of Sumatra’s most pristine wilderness […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBerbak National Park
Tanjung Jabung Timur, Indonesia
+65 birds+1 mammals
Vast peatland swamps sprawl across Sumatra’s eastern coast, where waterlogged forests rise from tea-coloured waters and sago palms tower above […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBogani Nani Wartabone National Park
Bolaang Mongondow, Indonesia
+96 birds+6 mammals
Where limestone peaks rise abruptly from dense rainforest and crystalline rivers carve through pristine valleys, one of Sulawesi’s most biodiverse […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKGunung Ciremai National Park
Majalengka, Indonesia
+115 birds+10 mammals
Where volcanic slopes rise dramatically from the Javanese lowlands, a 382-square-kilometre sanctuary of montane forest clings to the dormant peak […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKGunung Merbabu National Park
Magelang, Indonesia
+104 birds+1 mammals
Where volcanic slopes rise sharply from Java’s central plateau, a 197-square-kilometre sanctuary of montane forest unfolds in perpetual mist. Gunung […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKGunung Mulu National Park
Long Seridan, Malaysia
+128 birds+29 mammals
Where granite monoliths pierce the rainforest canopy of Sarawak, an ancient limestone karst landscape reveals one of Southeast Asia’s most […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKGunung Palung National Park
Kayong Utara, Indonesia
+42 birds+2 mammals
Where rainforest sprawls across West Kalimantan’s interior, an extraordinary wilderness unfolds across nearly 2,300 square kilometers of pristine habitat. Dramatic […]
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