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Go on an adventure in the Land of the Headhunters
The Dayak tribes of Borneo traditionally lived in longhouses. These communal structures usually built raised off the ground on stilts can be found all over Sarawak. From the longhouses of the headhunting Ibans to the traditional Bidayuh longhouse at Annah Rais, come and explore these ancient dwellings of the Dayak people.
KUCHING & WESTERN REGION
Home of the Headhunters
Special Selection
Annah Rais
Bidayuh Longhouse
Just an hour’s drive away from Kuching city, the Annah Rais Bidayuh longhouse is one of the few surviving Bidayuh longhouses, built almost entirely out of bamboo. Learn the customs and traditions of ‘tuak’ or rice wine making from the elders of the Bidayuh community. Stay overnight and take a trek to the jungle waterfall and hot springs.
Day Trip
Half Day (4 hours)
Don’t have much time? You can still visit Annah Rais on a half-day guided tour.
- Departs at 8:15am & 2:00pm daily
- Can be combine with other trips
- 4 Hours
Annah Rais Longhouse Experience
- Guided Tour
- Learn about ancient traditional practices including tuak (rice wine) making
2D/1N
Day 1
Depart Kuching – Semenggoh Orang Utan Centre – Annah Rais Longhouse (Overnight)
Day 2
Breakfast – Farm Visit – Leave for Kuching
Semenggoh Orang Utan Centre
Annah Rais Longhouse Experience
Jungle Waterfall Trek
Farm Visit
3D/2N
Day 1
Depart Kuching – Semenggoh Orang Utan Centre – Annah Rais Longhouse (Overnight)
Day 2
Breakfast – Jungle Waterfall Trek – Hot Springs – Back to Longhouse – Cultural Show (Overnight)
Day 3
Breakfast – Farm Visit – Lunch – Leave for Kuching
Semenggoh Orang Utan Centre
Annah Rais Longhouse Experience
Jungle Waterfall Trek
Hot Springs
Farm Visit
Batang Ai
Longhouse Adventure
The Iban Longhouses of Batang Ai offers a glimpse of a semi-traditional lifestyle of the Iban people. Meet the locals, listen to their stories and sample delicious Iban delicacies. These longhouses are accessed by a longboat ride of an hour or more across the lake of the Batang Ai hydroelectric dam and then upriver.
2D/1N
Day 1
Depart Kuching – Serian Farmer’s Market – Lachau Bazaar for Lunch – Batang Ai Jetty – Longhouse Experience (Overnight)
Day 2
Breakfast – Blowpipe Demonstration – Leave for Kuching (mid-morning) – Lachau Bazaar for Lunch
- Longhouse Experience allows you to experience the culture and traditions first hand, seeing how Pua Kumbu is made, learn the cultural dance and other local traditions, including a taste of the local rice wine called Tuak.
Authentic Iban Longhouse Experience
Batang Ai Hydro Lake
Serian Farmer's Market
Lachau Bazaar
3D/2N
Day 1
Depart Kuching – Serian Farmer’s Market – Lachau Bazaar for Lunch – Batang Ai Jetty – Longhouse Experience (Overnight)
Day 2
Breakfast – Lunch at Jungle Waterfall – Return to Longhouse (Overnight)
Day 3
Breakfast – Blowpipe Demonstration – Leave for Kuching (mid-morning) – Lachau Bazaar for Lunch
- Longhouse Experience allows you to experience the culture and traditions first hand, seeing how Pua Kumbu is made, learn the cultural dance and other local traditions, including a taste of the local rice wine called Tuak.
Authentic Iban Longhouse Experience
Batang Ai Hydro Lake
Jungle Waterfall Lunch
Serian Farmer's Market
Lachau Bazaar
3D/2N
(Jungle Adventure)
Day 1
Depart Kuching – Serian Farmer’s Market – Lachau Bazaar for Lunch – Batang Ai Jetty – Longhouse Experience (Overnight)
Day 2
Breakfast – Lunch at Jungle Waterfall – Jungle Night Walk – Jungle Camp (Overnight)
Day 3
Breakfast – Blowpipe Demonstration – Leave for Kuching (mid-morning) – Lachau Bazaar for Lunch
- This itinerary consists of ONE night Longhouse Stay and ONE night Jungle Camp Stay.
- Longhouse Experience allows you to experience the culture and traditions first hand, seeing how Pua Kumbu is made, learn the cultural dance and other local traditions, including a taste of the local rice wine called Tuak.
Authentic Iban Longhouse Experience
Longhouse & Jungle Camp Stay
Batang Ai Hydro Lake
Jungle Waterfall Lunch
Serian Farmer's Market
Lachau Bazaar
NORTHERN REGION
Keeping up with the Upriver Folks
Special Selection
Orang Ulu
Longhouse Adventure
Orang Ulu – a collective name to represent the various ethnic sub-groups residing in the northern region of Sarawak, including the Kayan, the Kenyah, the Kelabits, the Lun Bawang and the semi-nomadic Penans. In the region above Kapit and the Pelagus Rapids lies the homeland of the Kayan and Kenyah people, also known as the “upriver people”.
4D/3N
Day 1
Depart Miri (7.30am) – Check In at Uma Belor Kayan Longhouse – Lunch at Longhouse – Visit Uma Bakah Kenyah Longhouse – Return to Uma Belor (Overnight)
Day 2
Breakfast – leave for Bakun Jetty – Boat ride to Jelatong (Floating House-Stay) – Visit lakeside waterfall / fishing – Back to Jelatong – BBQ Dinner and Karaoke at Jelatong (Overnight)
Day 3
Breakfast – Jungle trek – Lunch at Jelatong – Relax Time – Night Jungle Trek – Back to Jelatong (Overnight)
Day 4
Breakfast – Boat trip back to Bakun Jetty – Water Market visit (Wednesday & Saturday only) – Stop at Batu Niah Bazaar for Lunch (own expense) – Arrive Miri
- This itinerary consists of ONE night Longhouse Stay and TWO nights Floating House-Stay.
Authentic Orang Ulu Heritage Experience
Longhouse & Floating House-Stay
Bakun Hydro Lake
(largest hydro dam in Southeast Asia)
Lakeside Waterfall
Jungle Trekking
Fishing for Cat Fish
Water Market
(Wednesdays & Saturdays only)
Batu Niah Bazaar