Written by Antony Dodd on July 31, 2004
- We took the early morning express boat from Kapit to Belaga. It cost RM30 each. These express boats have reinforced hulls so that they can cross the Pelagus Rapids, a place where accidents do still...
Written by Antony Dodd on July 31, 2004
- The longhouse was about half an hour's drive from Kapit, along a tributary of the Rejang. When we arrived at the longhouse, we realised it was situated in a really nice location on the small...
Written by Antony Dodd on July 31, 2004
- On our first evening, we strolled up the boardwalk of the Lintang trail that leads through swamp forest. We spotted durian trees, rattan palms, and a monkey that we couldn't identify. The mosquitoes had us...
Written by Composthp on October 13, 2002
- We joined a complimentary half-day city tour on our last day in Sarawak. The weather was not cooperative that day and had poured heavily for much of the afternoon. It was the monsoon season, we...
Written by Antony Dodd on July 31, 2004
- Of all the food we had in Sarawak, we thought Miri served up the best. The main reason for this was the wider availability of Indian food, which provided a fantastic opportunity to avoid the...
Written by Antony Dodd on July 31, 2004
- At Batu Niah town, you can take a taxi straight to the headquarters, but we opted for the more pleasant 20 minute boat journey upriver to the park instead.
We paid RM40 for a 4-bed hostel...
Written by Antony Dodd on July 31, 2004
- On the express boat to Kapit, we passed the small towns of Kanowit and Song, and yet more barges and boats laden with logs. We noticed a fair number of hillsides that had been logged...
Written by Antony Dodd on July 31, 2004
- We took the express boat from Kuching to Sibu. There is also a bus between Kuching and Sibu, but the boat was quicker and we hoped that the journey would be more scenic than an...
Written by Antony Dodd on July 31, 2004
- We prebooked accomodation and obtained permits for Bako NP at the tourist office in Kuching. The permits cost RM10 each, and a "hostel" room was RM40 per night (the room had fans and four beds,...
Written by Antony Dodd on July 31, 2004
- In Kuching airport we had to fill in another embarkation card, and passports were stamped again. The airport was small but had an extremely helpful tourist information desk that provided us with a couple of...
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