Sarawak Museum
SARAWAK
- The Sarawak Museum, located in Jalan Tun Abang Haji Openg, is one of Asia's finest. It houses a collection of Bornean ethnological and archaeological items and an exhibition featuring a reconstruction of the great Niah Caves, with remains of the Neolithic people who lived in the Caves.
- Closed on Fridays and public holidays.
- A living museum located at Santubong, the Sarawak Cultural Village conserves and portrays the multi-faceted cultures and customs of ethnic groups such as the Ibans, Bidayuhs, and Melanaus.
- The Heritage Centre is an integral part of the cultural village, which offers traditional arts of Sarawakians.
- Opening hours: 9.00am -5.00pm. Cultural Show: 2.00pm-3.00pm.
- Fees: Adults:RM45; Children (6-12 years) - RM22.50. Below 6 - Free.
Santubong Fishing Village
- On a 17 acre site at the foothill of Mount Santubong, fronting the South China Sea is the Sarawak Cultural Village, which exudes the typical warmth and hospitality of the state.
- Here, you have the opportunity to share the arts and crafts, games, food, and music of the seven major cultures of Sarawak.
- At a modern theater, the visitor can see performances of multicultural dances and lots of bamboo (bamboo musical instruments, bamboo carvings and even a bamboo bridge). You are taken into the world of "longhouses", drums, and gongs. You are taught to use the blowpipe (the weapon of the jungle nomads) and you get the opportunity to see the women work on their intricate beadwork.
Camp Permai Sarawak
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Situated
at about 32 km from Kuching.
It is a site covering some 18 hectares of tropical rain forest. A popular place for camping where the Camp Permai of Sarawak is set up here. Have a dip in its clear cool water from the running streams. A walking track partly built on stilt above the rough terrain is available for trekkers.
Outside of Kuching Skrang River Safari
- The safari takes you on a four-hour journey along the Skrang River, occasionally shooting the rapids, to the Iban longhouses. Their traditional ceremonies include an offering of rice wine to their guests.
Kuching Waterfront
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Situated
at the Main Bazaar along Sarawak River in Kuching.The waterfront is about 1 km long and is also known as the People Place.
Built for the people of Sarawak. It has many facilities such as
restaurants, handicraft shops, entertainment hall, and the dancing water
fountains.
Semenggoh Nature Reserve
For over 20 years, the wardens here trained young orang utans, who had been orphaned or rescued from captivity, how to survive in the wild. The success of this programme has left the surrounding forest reserve with a thriving population of healthy adolescent and young adult orang utans, who are now breeding in the wild. The programme has been transferred to Matang Wildlife Centre, but Semenggoh is still home to its successful graduates, semi-wild orang utans and their babies. They spend most of their time roaming the forest but frequently come back to the Centre for a free meal. If it is the fruiting season in the forest, some or even all of them may not come to feed. This in itself is a good sign and another step on the way to full rehabilitation.
Kuching Esplanade
It's a enjoyable and relaxing walk on the waterfront. You can get a good and impressive view of the new State Parliament from here. Just sit back and watch people walked by or you can take a boat or "sampan" to other side of the river. It was also a relaxing walk by the river, but the esplanade needs to be spruced up a little. Also, a few more food / drink stalls along the river would help enliven the place.
