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Reasons To
Visit Borneo

  • Diving & snorkelling

    Simply grab your snorkelling gear and jump in to the warm turquoise waters awash with life! Coral reefs, turtles and brightly coloured fish can be seen all over the east coast. For keener divers, several islands off the east coast are considered amongst the world's best locations.

    Diving & snorkelling
  • Indigenous peoples

    The times of headhunting in Borneo are behind us now but even up until the 1960's this was common practice in the interior of the country. Today you can still visit the riverside tribal longhouses and enjoy a glass of rice wine with the elders of the village.

    Indigenous peoples
  • Orang-utan

    Critically endangered, orang-utan are now found on only two islands in the world, Borneo being one of them. There are three main areas where you can see these fantastic creatures: the Kinabatangan River, the Danum Valley and the Tabin Wildlife Reserve.

    Orang-utan
  • Trekking

    Climbing Mount Kinabalu, the highest peak in Southeast Asia, is top of many people's list when they come to Borneo. The five day Headhunters Trail takes you through longhouses and forest camps. In Maliau Basin you can experience a unique Lost World rarely visited by anyone other than researchers. In Danum Valley you can explore the jungle on the look out for wildlife.

    Trekking
  • Wildlife

    Taking a boat through the jungles of Borneo gives you an amazing opportunity for a close-up view of pygmy elephants, proboscis monkey, crocodile and dozens of bird species, such as native hornbills. If you prefer to explore by land then you can trek through pristine rainforests on the look out for monkeys swinging through the trees - and of course there are orang-utan.

    Wildlife

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Excursions in Borneo: Sarawak Cultural Village

The cultural village is around an hour from the city, close to Damai beach. It has examples of traditional dwellings built by different peoples of Sarawak- in this case Orang Ulu, Bidayuh, Iban and Melanau- as well as Malay and Chinese houses.

Cooking demonstrations at the Cultural Village, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo
The Sarawak Cultural Village, Damai Peninsula, Malaysian BorneoSarawak Cultural Village, Kuching, Sarawak

Sarawak Cultural Village

Kuching, Borneo
  • Culture & History
  • Private Tour

The cultural village is around an hour from the city, close to Damai beach. It has examples of traditional dwellings built by different peoples of Sarawak- in this case Orang Ulu, Bidayuh, Iban and Melanau- as well as Malay and Chinese houses.

There are six buildings in all, plus a shelter of the type the nomadic Penan periodically live in. The dwellings are inhabited by tribes people who demonstrate local arts and crafts including basketry and weaving, blow pipe shooting, top spinning and sago processing.

Even travellers who have ventured to the Borneo interior are generally impressed by this unique opportunity to see the original styles of the now modernised long houses. Each longhouse usually has some musicians and dancers and even though the experience is quite touristy it is tastefully done and sincere in intent.

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