4D3N KUCHING CITY + BATANG AI LONGHOUSE SAFARI

DAY 1

Upon arrival Kuching International Airport, meet and greet by our friendly representative then proceed for Kuching City Tour – 3hrs. Experience the beauty of multi-racial community and see places of interest & the essential part of Kuching includes the building of the White Rajah, (Colonial Law Court, Clock Tower, Charles Brooke Memorial, Post Office, Square Tower), bustling Chinatown, Chinese Temple. Discover the treasure of Sarawak Museum & Cat Museum, Sightseeing to Astana, Malay Village & Kuching Water Front. After tours, transfer to Hotel to choose for check in and overnight.

DAY 2

After breakfast, check out from the hotel and proceed for Traditional Iban Longhouse Safari. A village of 20 – 25 “bilek” or rooms (each for one family) all under one roof of a long stretch wooden house standing on stilts. The expedition will begin with a 4 hours car ride passing through the scenic greenery countryside. The vast land on both side of the road are can be seen dotted with vegetable farms, padi fields, rubber, pepper oil palm and cocoa plantations which generated some of the top revenue earner crops of Sarawak. En route you will have a brief stopover at small native town called Serian for chance to experience the busy daily wet market and witness some of the rare jungle produce brought by the native from the deep jungle to sell to the town folks. A brief lunch break will be at “Lachau” – small popular “cowboy” town for Indonesian natives from the nearby Kalimantan border town to do barter trade without the proper document. You could do your last minute shopping for the visiting gift to present to your Iban host. The car ride will end at a riverbank where a further native longboat ride will take you upstream. Boat ride journey varies depending on which longhouse and water level of the river from 20 min to nearly an hour. Poling under tress bending protectively over the river and shooting rapids (during dry season, you might be required get down and help the boatman to drag the boat for a short distance) before arriving at your destination. Upon arrival at the Longhouse, you can tour around the longhouse while the “semi-wild” boars and hunting dogs running nearby. You can mingle with the Longhouse folks & talk about their daily activities and the communal style of living at the Longhouse or share your side of the story. The Iban maidens and “warriors” will perform a welcome dance while “tuak” – the locally brewed rice wine are served as welcome drink. Demonstration of their favourite gambling game – “cock fighting” and using of the blowpipe will be held at the open space. This is a chance for you to try on this popular leisure game and polish your skill of using the deadly weapon – “blowpipe”. You will then be brought back to the riverbank to proceed for a short car ride and another 20 minutes boat ride will bring you to the luxury longhouse resort. For those who have more energy to spare can join the Nature Walk led by the in-house “naturalist”. The 2 km jungle trekking will bring you into the unspoilt jungle nearby the resort to learn about plants and animals that enable the native to survive without modern facilities. There will a 60 meter long “canopy walk” hanging 30 meters above the ground and a 40 meter high tree platform to enable you to enjoy a good bird eyes view of the surrounding. Dinner is provided. Overnight at Hilton Batang Ai Longhouse Resort.

DAY 3

After breakfast, check out and transfer to visit Sarawak Pottery Factory. You will be fascinated by the delicate and creative work involve by the skillful artists. This is a chance for you to get a typical Sarawak ceramic and native handicraft or “must buy items” to bring back as a souvenir or gifts for friends, family members or personal collection. Lunch enroute. Transfer to City Hotel of your choice for check in and overnight.

DAY 4

Breakfast at hotel and free leisure time for you to explore more or do last minute shopping for local handicraft and souvenirs until transfer to Kuching International airport for departure flight.