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Day
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Start the journey by road of 225 kms long takes you pass lush,
scenic countryside doted with small roadside towns, farmhouses,
Malay, Chinese and Bidayuh villages, pepper orchards, rubber and
oil palm plantations interpersed with creeper-covered trees of
the secondary jungle and tall gigantic trees of primary rainforest.
Stopover at Serian for a short tour of the town. Continue your
journey to Lachau or another roadside town for lunch until you
reach the Lemanak River where you will board a motorised longboat
for a thrilling ride - travelling upstream against the flow of
the water. Arrive at either Serubah/Nanga Kesit longhouse and
experience for yourself a way of life that goes back many centuries.
Take a dip or swim in the cool water of the Lemanak River. Dinner
at a guesthouse equipped with basic amenities. In the evening,
entertainment by the longhouse residents will consist of traditional
dances to the music of the gongs and drinking tuak. You will stay
overnight at the guesthouse, built specially by the residents
for guests accommodation, in the heartland of Borneo rainforest,
one of the oldest in the world.
Day 2 >>
Your breakfast taken at the Resthouse. After breakfast proceed
for a short jungle walk near the vicinity of the longhouse followed
by a blowpipe demonstration. Lunch will be served at the resthouse
before departing either Serubah/Nanga Kesit longhouse by longboat
for Jetty and by road to Hilton Batang Ai Resort. Upon arrival
at Batang Ai Jetty you will proceed for another 15 to 20 minutes
boat ride across the hydro lake to the Hilton Batang Ai Resort.
Your dinner is included and accommodation at Hilton Batang Ai
Resort.
Day 3 >>
Your breakfast taken at the Resort, followed by a short nature
walk in the vicinity of the Resort before departing for Kuching
via the same route with a stopover at a roadside town for lunch. |
