{"id":39424,"date":"2024-08-05T08:00:10","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T01:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/en\/?p=39424"},"modified":"2024-08-08T09:54:52","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T02:54:52","slug":"thailand-malaysia-unesco-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/en\/thailand-malaysia-unesco-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Thailand, Malaysia Earn New UNESCO Honours"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"39424\" class=\"elementor elementor-39424\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45a5c93 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"45a5c93\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dcf067 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5dcf067\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two remarkable sites, one in Thailand and one in Malaysia, have recently been added to the prestigious UNESCO World Heritage List at the organisation&#8217;s 46th Convention in July 2024.<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2400d5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c2400d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d99e28 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d99e28\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d12ba1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d12ba1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/4-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39428\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/4-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/4.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baa1d5e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"baa1d5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Discover more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fe4a6d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9fe4a6d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32a06a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32a06a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The listing of <strong>Phu Phrabat Historical Park<\/strong> increases the number of World Heritage sites in Thailand to eight, including five in the cultural category. Phu Phrabat, located in the Udon Thani province, is renowned for its <strong>ancient rock formations<\/strong> and archaeological sites, showcasing a blend of natural beauty and historical significance.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Malaysia&#8217;s latest addition brings its total number of UNESCO listings to five, with two of these located in Sarawak. The newly recognized site emphasises <strong>Malaysia&#8217;s unique biodiversity and cultural diversity<\/strong>, contributing to the growing recognition of the country\u2019s heritage treasures.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These new UNESCO World Heritage listings serve as a testament to the historical importance of Southeast Asia&#8217;s cultural and natural landmarks. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read on to learn more. <\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c8f7b4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0c8f7b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7671656 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7671656\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"71\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/right-transparent-300x71.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-34926\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/right-transparent-300x71.png 300w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/right-transparent.png 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de9adfa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"de9adfa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1e7082 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f1e7082\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fabd0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4fabd0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39426\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed4e60a elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ed4e60a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/daytrips\/malaysia\/hidden-beauty-of-niah-caves\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Hidden Beauty of Niah Caves Experience<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26e2d10 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"26e2d10\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7493457 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7493457\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Malaysia: Niah National Park\u2019s Caves<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Niah National Park is located in Malaysia\u2019s Sarawak state, on the island of Borneo. The lush rainforest is a<strong> biodiversity hotspot<\/strong>, teeming with rare and endangered species. It is also an <strong>archaeological treasure trove,<\/strong> with a complex series of interconnected limestone caves offering invaluable insights into early human history in Southeast Asia.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These caves, recently awarded UNESCO Heritage Status, contain the <strong>world&#8217;s longest records of human interaction with a rainforest<\/strong>, dating back at least 50,000 years. The site features <strong>prehistoric rock paintings<\/strong>, unusual boat-shaped burial mounds and archeological deposits that, according to UNESCO, \u2018provide a deeper understanding of human development, adaptation and migration in a global context\u2019.<br \/><br \/><strong>How to visit:\u00a0<\/strong>Niah National Park and the caves are located two hours from Miri, Sawarwak and can be visited on a<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/daytrips\/malaysia\/hidden-beauty-of-niah-caves\"> day trip<\/a><\/strong> such as EXO&#8217;s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/daytrips\/malaysia\/hidden-beauty-of-niah-caves\">Hidden Beauty of Niah Caves Experience<\/a><\/strong><br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15786cc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"15786cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87c7cd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"87c7cd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"71\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/left-transparent-300x71.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-34925\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/left-transparent-300x71.png 300w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/left-transparent.png 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-218fd73 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"218fd73\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e34a046 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e34a046\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-458e610 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"458e610\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39427\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3671e72 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3671e72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/tours\/thailand\/isaan-the-northern-explorer\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Isaan &amp; Northern Explorer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-417ff66 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"417ff66\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59ff785 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59ff785\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Thailand: Phu Phra Bat<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Located in Udon Thani in Thailand\u2019s northeast, Phu Phra Bat offers a unique blend of <strong>religious, historical and geological significance.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sacred mountain is famed for its thousands of distinctive rock formations, many resembling human footprints believed to be the imprints of Buddha, attracting pilgrims and worshippers for centuries. The site includes the<strong> largest collection of <\/strong><\/span><strong><i>in situ<\/i><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong> Sima stones<\/strong> in the world, a testament to Buddhist tradition that prevailed in the 7th-10th centuries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The site also boasts<strong> prehistoric cave paintings<\/strong> on the surface of 47 rock shelters, evidence of two millennia of human occupation.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>How to visit:\u00a0<\/strong>Phu Phra Bat is 1.5 hours from Udon Thani. 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