Colours of Sarawak Package

Arrive Kuching in the morning. Meet and transfer to the hotel. In the afternoon, proceed on a city tour which will take you to places of interest such as Tua Pek Kong Temple (the oldest Chinese Temple in Kuching), the old Gambier spice streets with their open market, the Malay village and the Muslim mosque, the Kuching waterfront with a recorded history of Sarawak and the Sarawak Museum (known to be the best museum in South East Asia). Overnight Kuching Htl.

Early morning after breakfast, please leave your main bag by the concierge and depart to the Semonggok rehabilitation center, which is about 30 minutes drive from Kuching. The Orang Utans (jungle men of Borneo), are rehabilitated at this sanctuary. It is a pure delight to see these charming and entertaining Orang Utans especially during their feeding time at 0900. Proceed toward Batang-Ai lake (formerly Batang-Ai river), you will travel 290 km by coach, with a few stops along the way. At Serian town, stop for refreshment and last minute shopping, such as insect repellent or gifts for the Ibans. You can also visit a fascinating native fruit and vegetable market. 2nd stop includes a visit to the pepper farm and a stop at a place where you can observe plenty of wild orchids and also pitcher plants, insect eating plants. The last stop will be at “Lachau” a small up country Chinese Village for lunch. Here you can still observe barter trading being held between the natives of Kalimantan, the Chinese shop owners and the natives of Sarawak.
After lunch we proceed to the final stage of the journey, and arrive at beautiful Batang Ai lake. At the jetty, you will take a boat/ferry across the lake to reach the Hilton Batang Ai. (10/15 min. trip) After check in, the rest of the day is free at your own leisure, to enjoy the facilities of this resort. Overnight Batang-Ai Hilton resort. (Abf/Lunch en route)

After breakfast, your morning will start with a fascinating visit to natives of Borneo. You will board native longboats for about an hour, across the lake, and then up the river, to reach a native longhouse. On arrival at the Longhouse, you will be taken for a tour around the longhouse, to meet the natives and their families. The Iban women will organize a small market and display their handicrafts for sale. As a tourist, you do not have to feel obliged to buy. The Iban will perform war dances and will ask you to join them to test their rice wine. Don’t be shy to join them for dances and drinks, can be fun. After the enjoyment before you leave them, you may wish to have a short jungle walk to visit their farms and surrounding forests, after which you return by boat to the Hilton resort. Late afternoon at about 1645 hours, join our nature guide for a jungle walk. Overnight Batang-Ai Hilton resort. (Abf & packed lunch)

Breakfast at resort. Return to Kuching by the same route, of first day, directly to Kuching. (Abf/Lch)

Early morning after breakfast, depart toward Bako National Park. A National Park since 1957, Bako covers an area of 27 sq km. Bako contains a large range of vegetation, ranging from lush cliff and lowland dipterocarp forest to almost desert-like scrubs on the upper plateau. Among these vegetation are the carnivorous plants of the pitcher, sundews and bladderworts family. The mangrove forest is a home for the long-nosed or proboscis monkeys (endemic only to Borneo), long-tailed macaques, silver-leaf monkeys, monitor lizards, deers and wild boars. We will go on a jungle walk and Bako also offers some good white sand beaches that provide perfect resting spots in between jungle walks. Enjoy the unusual beauties of eroded rocks and cliff while you deep in the warm waters of the South China Sea. Overnight Kuching Hotel. (Abf /Lunch en route)

After breakfast fly to Mulu via Miri, you will be impressed to fly over such tick jungle before to land in a small airstrip right in the middle of jungle. Meet, greet and transfer to the resort. After check in proceed to Mulu National Park with one of Royal Mulu resort tour guide. Mulu National Park is famous for the largest cave passage in the world and a heaven for naturalist. The Park has 1500 species of flowering plants, 170 species of wild orchid and 67 species of animals, but sighting of these animals are not guaranteed. Visit Lang’s cave and Deer caves. Walk on a raised platform through peat swamp forest. Next stop is at the Garden of Eden. In the evening if the weather permits, it will be possible to watch a strange phenomenon at the mouth of the cave. Overnight (Abf)

Breakfast at the hotel. The day begins with a new exploration of Mulu caves and by boat to Clearwater cave. It is possible to swim at Clearwater spring, where a picnic lunch will be provided. After lunch a new exploration will be done to the Cave of the Wind. Return to Mulu and proceed to the airport for onward flight. (Abf & Picnic Lch)