Miri, Sarawak's booming oil town is the jump off point for exploring some of the world's famous caves and parks. They include the famed Mulu Caves, Niah Caves and the Lambia National Park.

Miri has an avid hashing community with four active hash chapters. The town is located on the coastline and its hinterland of secondary and primary jungle, swampland and hills provide an abundance of hash country.