Discovering the indigenous cultures of Sarawak
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Highlights
- Learn how to cook traditional meals in bamboo in a Bidayuh village.
- Spend the night in a native Iban longhouse.
- Try some of the delicious street food on offer in Kuching.
- Cycle through local kampongs and take a sampan across the Sarawak River.
- Explore the wonderful Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park from Gaya Island.
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Kuching , Santubong
On arrival into Kuching, you will be transferred around 45 minutes out of the city, to your hotel on the Damai Peninsula. Relax and enjoy the beautiful scenery this evening.
Santubong
Explore Sarawak's oldest national park today. Bako is only accessible by boat, and boasts a diverse wildlife population including the endemic proboscis monkey. Spend your day exploring the park's many trails with your private guide before returning to your hotel this evening.
Santubong
Take the short journey with your private guide this morning to the nearby Sarawak Cultural Village. This is a fantastic introduction to the varied tribal cultures of Sarawak, including the Bidayuh and the Iban. Local tribespeople demonstrate arts and...
Santubong , Lemanak River
Iban hunters at waterfall, Lemanak River, Malaysian Borneo
Early this morning you will drive from the Damai Peninsula to the Iban longhouse on the Lemanak river. This is a journey of around 300km and along the way you will pay...
Lemanak River , Kuching
After breakfast head out on a nature walk with your guide in the area surrounding the longhouse. See a blowpipe demonstration, which you are welcome to try for yourself. Lunch is served on the riverbank where you also have the chance f...
Kuching
Kuching has an interesting history, having been ruled in the past by three 'White Rajahs' with plenty of colonial touches still to be seen. This riverside town has a fascinating mixture of Malay, Chinese and Indian influences, as well as the indigenous...
Kuching , Kampong Nyegol
Visit the Semenggok orangutan sanctuary this morning, which does fantastic conservation work for this endangered species. Continue on your journey around 90 minutes out of Kuching with your guide, arriving on the banks of the Bengoh L...
Kampong Nyegol , Kuching
Rise early this morning and enjoy the mist rising from the surrounding mountains. After breakfast, take a 20 minute boat ride across the lake to Kampong Sting, with stunning views out over the lake and the surrounding countryside. Aft...
Kuching
Head out of Kuching this morning with your guide and enjoy a cycle through the suburbs, with a chance to try some of Sarawak's traditional layer cake, or kek lapis. Take a traditional sampan ride across the river - these traditional boats provide valua...
Kuching , Kota Kinabalu , Gaya Island
Transfer around 20 minutes to the airport this morning with your guide, in time for your short domestic flight across to Sabah's capital - Kota Kinabalu. From here, you will be met by your driver and transferred to Jesselton jetty, in time for your boat journey across to Gaya Island. Enjoy your evening at leisure here.
Gaya Island
Enjoy your time at leisure on Gaya Island - the resorts here are doing fantastic work with marine conservation, so it is worth visiting the centre attached to your hotel here to learn more about the challenges they face.
Gaya Island
For your final day on Gaya Island, perhaps take a snorkelling trip in the beautiful Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park.
Gaya Island , Kota Kinabalu
Return to the airport in Kota Kinabalu this morning, in time for your onwards flight
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