Location
32 km south of Tutong-Kuala Belait coastal highway on the west bank of Sungai Tutong in Mukim Rambal, Tutong District
Area:
78 sq km
Date declared as an AHP:
29 November 1984, at the 2nd ASEAN Ministerial Meeting, Bangkok, Thailand
Contact information
Jabatan Muzium-Muzium
Kementerian Kebudayaan, Belia dan Sukan
Negara Brunei Darussalam
Email: info@muzium.gov.bn
Website: www.museums.gov.bn
Instagram: @jabatanmuziummuziumbrunei
Unique Flora: Pitcher plants (Nepenthes ampularia, N. mirabilis, N. bicalcarata, and N. gracilis); agar wood or gaharu (Aqualaria beccariana); ramin (Gonystylus maingayi); purun (Lepironia articulata); kapur paya (Dryobalanops rappa); Dactylocladus stenostachys; Cyrtostachys renda; Licuala paludosa; and Barassodendron borneense.
Unique Fauna: Clouded leopard; banded linsang; white-collared fruit bat; endemic species of damselfly, Euphaea ameeka; biggest dragonfly, Tetracanthagyna plagiata; smallest dragonfly, Nannophya pygmaea; Bornean gibbon (Hylobates muelleri); proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus); Vordermann’s flying squirrel; gray leaf monkey; maroon langurs or red leaf monkey (Presleytis rubicanda); otter-civet (Cynogale bennettii); and reticulated python.
Habitat Types: Mangroves; freshwater swamp forest; peat swamps; lowland mixed dipterocarp forest; kerangas; old secondary forest; and grass marshes.
Villagers, known as the Dusuns, gather together in Tasek Merimbun when they celebrate the annual Adau Gayoh Festival, to express their gratitude for a good harvest. The traditional Dusun house is a sturdy structurebuilt entirely with materials from the forest and without nails; this evokes the handicraft skills of the Dusuns. Also in the Park are the nature trails, forest camp sites, environment-friendly boat ride or lake cruise at Tasek Merimbun Lake (Black Lake) and the lakeside gazebos; exhibition hall; interpretation trails; and walkway to Pulau Jeludong, archaeological site in the Park.