| Destination |
Interest |
Description |
| Bau |
Wind Caves & Fairy Cave |
Take a flashlight and a good pair of walking shoes to explore these fascinating caves. The Wind Caves are a series of easily accessible passages which are home to birds, bats and cool breezes. The Fairy Cave is a large chamber filled with dripping water, stalactites and stalagmites and a Buddhist shrine. There is a short but steep climb up to the Fairy Cave, which is richly rewarded by the view inside the cave as well as the view out over the surrounding jungle and farmland. |
| Kpg. Tembawan Sauh |
Bung Bratak |
On top of Bung Bratak (Bratak Peak), was where a settlement was located. The settlement was mentioned by both Sarawak's White Rajahs in their writings in the 1800s and the Dutch in Sambas in Kalimantan, Indonesia.
The Jagoi-Bratak Bidayuhs were said to have settled at Bung Bratak from Gunung Sungkong in Kalimantan in the year 1000. It was often attacked by hostile predators from other areas before it finally fell to the Skrang Ibans.
The settlement, strategically located at a hill shoulder and plateau, was considered prosperous with large stock of padi and was well-known throughout Borneo. It was the envy of the people from other areas.
After days of intense attack, the settlement collapsed in the early hours of May 1, leaving the survivors to flee into the jungle. All the longhouses and the baruk were set ablaze by the attackers.
EVERY year on May 1, descendants of the survivors of the 1837 massacre will hold Jagoi-Bratak Day on top of Bung Bratak in Bau district, Sarawak, in memory of their ancestors. |
| Lundu |
Gunung Gading National Park |
Located in Lundu District about 2 hours' drive from Kuching, this park is home to the world's largest flower, the Rafflesia, which can grow up to one metre in diameter. A plank-walk has been built close to where the Rafflesia are commonly found, making viewing possible when the plant is in bloom. Jungle trails lead to streams, cascading waterfalls and the mountains, with one path taking trekkers to the summit of Mount Gading (906m). The rugged mountains within the Park provides a scenic backdrop to the nearby town of Lundu, and the beaches at Pandan and Siar. |
| Destination |
Interest |
Description |
| Jln. Puncak Borneo |
Borneo Highlands Resort |
A nature lover’s Paradise, A Golfer’s Haven.
Located in the ‘Land of the Hornbills’, Sarawak, Malaysia, at 1,000 meters above sea level in the heights of the Isle of Borneo, amidst nature’s oldest rainforests, Hornbill Golf & Jungle Club, Borneo Highlands, the world’s only true golfing paradise was envisioned and created. Blended into the magnificent natural landscape and virgin forests, the 18 hole golf course laid over a highland plateau with year round temperate climate, can only be described as a pure creation of crafted art of natural beauty. |
| Kpg. Quop, Batu 10 |
Old St. James Church |
This church is one of the oldest rural Anglican church in Sarawak. It was erected more than 100 years ago. Its construction material are vastly made from Belian wood. A new St. James Church is located parallel to the old church which now serves as a Sunday school. |
| Batu 12, Jalan Penrissen |
Semenggoh Wildlife Center |
Semonggoh became the first forest reserve in Sarawak in 1920. It was turned into a wild life rehabilitation center for monkeys, orangutangs, honey bears and hornbills in 1975. The aim is to reintroduce as many of the animals as possible to their natural habitat, as many had been orphaned by logging or were being illegally kept as pets. There is more to see in the morning as the young monkeys and orangutans are put back in their cages at 1500 hours. |
| Ba'an Gong, Kpg. Sikog |
Ba'an Gong Waterfall |
A hidden waterfall due to lack of publicly. To access to this waterfall you have to track some half an hour across cocoa gardens, padi farms and rubber garden. Once you reached the waterfall, you will be calmed by the serenity of surrounding and your sweat is worth the effort. |
| Kpg. Benuk |
Benuk Longhouse |
One of a very few surviving Bidayuh longhouse in Sarawak. This longhouse also has a Baruk (communal hall) for keeping human skulls collected from past head-hunting era. If you are interested in local crafts and arts there is a souvenir store selling most Bidayuh crafts and arts. |
| Kpg. Giam |
Giam Waterfall |
A well visited waterfall by the locals. This waterfall offered wider picnic and swimming area. |
| Kpg. Ana Rais |
Ana Rais Longhouse |
About two hours drive from Kuching towards the Indonesian border. It is located in very beautiful surroundings. The longhouse is very large. It can be visited on an arranged tour, which usually includes a traditional welcome by the residents. Alternatively it can be visited individually. A small fee has to be paid before entering. |
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