Travel Guide Kuching

Hi! Welcome to Sarawak! We’re here to show you all the sights, places, attractions and food of Kuching and how you can best plan your itineraries during your stay here. Whether it’s a one-day pit-stop or one-week sojourn or even more, we’ve pre-packaged them in the itinerary planner,  so you need only to choose which  [ Read More ]

On 3rd March 2020, just two weeks before the government declared Movement Control Order (MCO) in response to the Coronavirus pandemic, we chose the best or worse weather (depending on how you look at it, but to me it was the best. Reasons after this) to climb Mt Serapi, the highest mountain within Kuching’s vicinity  [ Read More ]

At only about 1,000 feet above sea level, Bung Bratak may not claim to be a mountain but from its high points, the view of the lowland in front of it is the kind that warms a weary climber after a “strenuous” half an hour climb, well, actually a series of easy steps, imagine climbing  [ Read More ]

A cult is built around a charismatic person or an iconic product, and cult status is only attained when this product, in this case Sarawak Laksa, is 1. Undescribably, uncontrollably addictive 2. Sublimely, intoxicatingly delicious 3. Has a lot of die-hard fans and would go to great length to get it. 4. Has a mini  [ Read More ]

A “kopitiam” is a traditional Chinese coffee shops selling food and drinks at a very economical price.  Although nowadays,  many young people prefer eating in air-con shopping malls and chain franchised stores, this much beloved institution is still the most popular place when it comes to eating among Malaysian. Kopitiam (literally means “coffee shop” in  [ Read More ]

A visit to Sarawak would not be complete without a tour/trip to a longhouse. But without specifying whether you want just a visit out of curiosity or a more in depth trip to an actual longhouse, some misunderstanding may arise between you and your guide. Here’s a quick and easy guide to tell your tour  [ Read More ]

A brief insight into the history of a place before visiting it is always a prerequisite for a more meaningful and interesting tour and in Sarawak’s case, it is no exception. Since the early 1500s Sarawak was already recorded in European maps. Then the coastal areas between Tanjung Datu and Brunei Bay were territories claimed  [ Read More ]

Never been inside a 19th century British fort before? Well, this is a good chance for you to step inside one, and to learn about a good part of Sarawak’s history. Built by the 2nd Rajah Charles Brooke in 1879, Fort Magherita sits on a  strategic riverside hilltop across the river directly opposite the old  [ Read More ]

2D1N Longhouse visit to Lemanak Lemanak is a river about 4 hours (250 km) drive away from Kuching along the main trunk road to Sibu. The longhouse is another 30-40 minutes by motorized longboat upriver along the river canopied by over hanging tree branches. A typical tour of this longhouse starts from the city and  [ Read More ]

Comparision has often been made between these two traditional Bidayuh longhouses. Which one is better? As with many comparisions, there are both pros and cons on the villages. For starter, Annah Rais is  more famous and is all over the guide books and Benuk is not.  Also the former is a much larger community with  [ Read More ]

While this may not be one of the must-see attractions of Kuching, it is worth checking out if there are children in your entourage, for despite its name, this is actually a mini zoo with many interesting wild animals of Sarawak. Besides the hundreds of crocodiles, both large and small, there are river otters, porcupines, wild  [ Read More ]