Malaysia Holidays

DAY TOURS FROM KUCHING

DAY TOURS FROM MIRI 

Kuching City / Museum Tour

Tour Code K001

• Duration: 3hrs • Adult $43 child $21

Pick up from your hotel in Kuching to see most of the places of attraction around this historical city. View the cat statue, the mascot of Kuching city, China Town, the Tua Pek Kong Temple, Fort Margherita, Civic Centre Building, St. Joseph Cathedral, the Syariah Court, the Satok suspension bridge and traditional Malay houses built on stilts. Stop at the Mosque, see the former palace of White Rajah, old Colonial Law Court House and the Sarawak Museum. acknowledged as one of the finest in the world.

Semonggoh Orang Utan Centre

Tour Code K002

• Duration: 3hrs • Adult $45 child $25

0900 pick up from your hotel in Kuching & proceed to Semonggoh Orang Utan Centre and is home to orang utans, honey bears, hornbills, porcupines, storks, eagles, barking deer and monkeys. You will have an opportunity to observe how the orang utans are being rehabilitated and trained to fend for themselves before being released into the wild. Visitors are allowed to study and observe the orang utans at a distance.

Sarawak River Cruise

Tour Code K004

• Duration: 3hrs • Adult $56 child $30

Retrace the historic route of English adventurer James Brooke when he sailed up the Sarawak River in 1893. The trip offers a panoramic view of Kuching City where its waterfront still retains its old charm. The cruise passes through the Waterfront Esplanade, the many historical and beautiful landmarks such as Fort Margherita, the Astana, Mosque, Brooke Dockyards, Market Place, traditional Malay houses built on stilts and a Chinese fishing village.

Sarawak Cultural Village

Tour Code K005

• Duration: 4hrs • Adult $74 child $37

Pick up from your hotel in Kuching and proceed to Sarawak Cultural Village. The award wining Sarawak Cultural Village is a unique “living museum’ on a sprawling 17 acre site. It has seven representative ethnic houses with natives residing and making handicrafts. A trip here will enable you to gain a comprehensive insight into colourful traditions and cultures of the various races in Sarawak. Watch daily live performances highlighting the many vibrant dances of the people of Sarawak from an air-conditioned theatre.

Annah Rais Longhouse

Tour Code K006

• Duration: 4hrs • Adult $56 child $30

0900 pick up from your hotel in Kuching & proceed to Annah Rais, a Bidayuh Longhouse with about 120 families located about 75km from the city. Tour the longhouse with your guide and observe the leisure-paced lifestyle of the natives. Among the interesting relics are the “Canon of Peace” and several human skulls which are about 100 years old. Proceed to a nearby stream to cool off and return to Kuching.

Gunung Gading National Park

Tour Code K007

• Duration: 8hrs • Adult $152 child $77

Pickup from your hotel in Kuching and depart for a two hour drive to Gunung Gading National Park and en route visit Bau – a Dayak trading town and the Fairy Cave. At the Park, trek through the primary forest to study the fauna, flora and perhaps find the biggest flower in the world (Rafflesia flower). Depart to Pandan Beach for a swim before return to Kuching. (L)

BUMBU COOKING CLASS

Tour Code K015

TOUR CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE

Pick up from your hotel and proceed to Carpenter street where you will be met by your cooking instructor . Your gastronomical experience will start with a guided tour of the heritage trail on your way to the wet market. You will learn about local ingredients and spices used in cooking Sarawak’s local dishes. After picking up the ingredients needed, proceed to Carpenter street to start your cooking class. You will have the opportunity to learn hands-on how to cook Sarawak local dishes such as the Sarawak laksa, local fern and local dessert. At the end of the cooking class, delight in the dishes you have cooked.   

Miri City Tour

Tour Code M001

• Duration: 3hrs • Adult $33 child $16
THE PETROLEUM MUSEUM IS CLOSED ON MONDAYS.

0900 depart your hotel in Miri and proceed to the Grand Old Lady at Canada Hill where the first oil rig in Malaysia was found and it is also the site to view Miri town and beyond. Continue the trip toward the coastal road to see Miri as a town thriving on the petroleum industry. Visit a Taoist Temple, regarded as the largest in South East Asia. Drop by the market place to see the locals selling jungle produce, wild fruits, handicraft and many other things unique to Sarawak.

Lambir Hills National Park

Tour Code M002

• Duration: 4hrs • Adult $51 child $27

Morning, depart your hotel for 1 hour and 45 mins drive to Lambir Hill National Park where you can take a leisurely walk under the dense canopy of the tropical rainforest. Feel the immense rainforest with numerous species of plants and vegetation.
Certain species of birds, insects and animals may be sighted. Continue your walk and reach a big waterfall of 100ft high and this is where you can admire the nature of the rainforest, swim and relax. Return to your hotel. 

Bakam Village

Tour Code M003

• Duration: 3hrs • Adult $51 child $27 

Afternoon, depart your hotel and take a leisurely 30 minutes drive through beautiful and traditional homes along the coastline of Miri to Bakam village where most of its people go out to the sea to earn their livelihood. It is also the home to the Malays of Sarawak, where they are living a simple and stress free lives beside the sea and beautiful beach. A place to really get disconnected from the hustle and bustle of city life. Make a brief visit to one of the oldest cemetery ground in Miri and know some of the cultures of the locals. Stroll along the beautiful beaches, village houses and occasionally see the village people coming back from the sea. This is also one of the best areas to see the sunset (weather permitting). Depart back to hotel. 

Longhouse Tour

Tour Code M004

• Duration: 4hrs • Adult $92 child $49

0830 depart your hotel in Miri for an hour and a half scenic countryside drive to reach an Iban Longhouse with about 95 families. You will be greeted by colourful dancers in their traditional costume with exotic traditional music from the gongs and drums. The chief of the longhouses will invite you to tour the longhouse and see their communal living quarters. Take a walk to their farm of rice fields, fruit orchard and jungle where they may get jungle vegetables for food or just observe how the Iban attend to their daily chores.

Niah National Park

Tour Code M005

• Duration: 8hrs • Adult $122 child $62

0900 depart your hotel in Miri for a 2 hours drive to the park headquarters. A 45 minutes walk on a raised plank-walk (4km long) which snakes through a lush rainforest to reach the Niah Cave entrance. Explore this famous cave system, archaeological sites and primitive hematite paintings on the walls. Observe the bewildering and dangerous manoeuvres of bird-nest collectors climbing flimsy scaffoldings and wooden poles to reach the dark crevasses of the caves to collect the nest during the harvesting season. After lunch, return to Miri.

Full Day Longhouse / Lambir Hills

Tour Code M006

• Duration: 8hrs • Adult $92 child $49

0830 depart your hotel in Miri for an hour and a half scenic countryside drive to reach an Iban Longhouse with about 95 families. You will be greeted by colourful dancers in their traditional costume with exotic traditional music from the gongs and drums. The chief of the longhouse will invite you to tour the longhouse and see their communal living quarters. Take a walk to their farm of rice fields, fruit orchard and jungle where they may get jungle vegetables for food or just observe how the Iban attend to their daily chores.

Proceed to Lambir Hill National Park where you can take a leisurely walk under the dense canopy of the tropical rainforest. Reach a waterfall where you can admire the nature of the rainforest, swim and relax. (L)