Travel Guide Kuching

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 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 ]

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 ]

There are 4 tourist class hotels on the Damai peninsula namely Damai Beach Resort, Damai Puri, Permai Rainforest Resort and the One Santubong Hotel. All are within minutes drive from each other and clustered around the Sarawak Cultural Village and Damai Sentral, a food court cum recreational area.   Damai Puri Resort Formerly known as  [ Read More ]

The beaches at Sematan and Lundu are perhaps the most beautiful in the whole of Sarawak’s coastline, and the best part is they are easily accessible from Kuching via an all-weather tar-seal highway taking only 90 minutes.  Sematan and Lundu are two typical small Sarawak towns where life is always on the slow lane, the  [ Read More ]

If you are a cake lover, you will definitely notice, when you walk along the five-foot-way of the Main Bazaar of Kuching, that there are many colourful multi-layer cake packed in rectangle see-through plastic packing on sale by many vendors there. What’s so special about these cakes that make them such a hot sellers among  [ Read More ]

  This is a must-visit for flower lovers especially those entralled with orchids.  This Orchid garden is situated across the Sarawak River on the other side of the Kuching Waterfront. Take the small boat called “water taxi” at the landing facing the imposing State Legislative building, disembark at the jetty and walk for about 200  [ Read More ]

Kuching’s old quarter is a very compact area and a walker’s/sightseer’s paradise. However, a basic knowledge of this city’s history is necessary to enjoy the trail to the fullest. Sarawak in the 1830s was a territory of the Sultanate of Brunei, and was in a state of anarchy with the natives in rebellion against the  [ Read More ]