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Gunung Mulu in May
Great month: May is in the middle of the recommended season (March – October). Gawai Dayak (Sarawak harvest festival) can fall this month.
The season runs to the end of October, 5 months away. Haze from Kalimantan Fires usually starts in August, 3 months away.
3 days in Gunung Mulu in May · from ₹19,894 for two
Stay, food & local travel; getting there extra
Before you book May
Closures, crowds and rules at Gunung Mulu this month.
Heads up
Mulu: Book Flights, Rooms and Cave Tours Ahead
Mulu is reached only by small plane, has few rooms, and every cave visit is with a park guide; the three-day Pinnacles trek takes a limited number of people. Book the flight first, then the park's tours and the Pinnacles, months ahead for the dry season.
What’s on in May
Timing a trip around these changes what you pay and what you can book.
Gawai Dayak (Sarawak harvest festival)
The Dayak peoples' harvest festival, with open longhouses, rice wine (tuak) and dancing; Kuching holds parades and the Sarawak Cultural Village its biggest shows. Longhouse visits round 1 June are welcome but book ahead, as Sarawakians travel home.
What it costs
For two sharing a room; 3 days on the ground, getting there not included.
Budget
₹19,894 for two
- Room a night₹3,020
- Food a day, each₹1,664
- Main sight entry, each₹700
Mid-range
₹45,594 for two
- Room a night₹7,440
- Food a day, each₹3,840
- Main sight entry, each₹700
Luxury
₹1,01,106 for two
- Room a night₹16,280
- Food a day, each₹8,960
- Main sight entry, each₹700
Totals cover the room (taxes included), food, local transport, entry and a 10% buffer: the figures the planner opens on. These are typical rates; Tourisma has no month-by-month rates for Malaysia yet, so they don't move with the month.
Getting there
Fly into Kuala Lumpur (KUL), 1459 km away
Then: Flight · 8h (Flights KUL–Miri + MASwings Miri–Mulu)
Flights from India: from 8 cities, one way from ₹9,500
Fly into Penang (George Town) (PEN), 1612 km away
Flights from India: from 1 city, one way from ₹10,000
Entry rules
No visa needed for up to 30 days
- In the 3 days before you land, fill in the Malaysia Digital Arrival Card (MDAC) at imigresen-online.imi.gov.my. It is free (sites that charge are not official); keep the confirmation email. One card per traveller, children included.
- At immigration, show your passport, the MDAC confirmation and, if asked, your return ticket, hotel bookings and money for the stay. You are stamped in visa-free for up to 30 days.
- Flying on to Sabah (Kota Kinabalu) or Sarawak (Kuching, Mulu)? Those states run their own immigration check, so keep your passport with you on the domestic flight.
Carry: Passport valid for at least 6 months from the day you arrive; Confirmed return or onward ticket leaving Malaysia within 30 days; Hotel bookings (or a host's address) for the whole stay; Money for the stay: cash, a forex card or a bank statement; MDAC confirmation (screenshot or printout).
Visa-free entry for Indians is in force until 31 December 2026, and no extension had been announced by late October 2026. For a trip that starts in 2027, check the Malaysian High Commission or malaysiavisa.imi.gov.my before you book: without an extension you will need an eVISA.
Checked 2026-10; confirm with the embassy before you fly.
Elsewhere in Malaysia in May
Also in season this month.
- Kinabalu Park · great month
- Kota Bharu · great month
- Kota Kinabalu · great month
- Kuala Terengganu · great month
- Sandakan & Sepilok · great month
- Taman Negara · great month
- Tioman Island · great month
- Kuching · great month
Nearby in Sarawak (Borneo):
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Gunung Mulu in May, day by day, priced for your group.