Sunmalelen Rock Paintings
Lukisan Tebing Sunmalelen
Ochre handprints, fish, and dolphin figures, some some thousands of years old, on sea cliffs make these Misool's most important prehistoric site.
Red ochre paintings of handprints, fish, dolphins, outrigger canoes, and geometric patterns survive on several sea cliffs in southern Misool. They are most concentrated around Sunmalelen, and research dates some of them to several thousand years ago or older. The paintings sit a few meters above the water, so you can only view them up close from a boat, and climbing or touching them is not allowed. They are often scheduled on the same day as the Daram viewpoint, Yapap Rocks, and Jellyfish Lake. Guesthouse boatmen or liveaboard trips lead the way.
Opening hours
Daytime (viewed by boat)