Discover the mystical traditions and history of Sarawak from its city Kuching to remote Lemanak River. Get to know all about the traditional lives of the friendly Iban people living in longhouses and be entertained with dances and ancient hunting methods.

Itinerary

πŸ“ Kuching – Lemanak Jetty (260km): 4h30min Lemanak Jetty – Ngemah Ulu Longhouse: approx 45min

At 09:00hrs, pick-up from city hotel, depart Kuching by van for 4 hours leisure drive to Lemanak Jetty. There will be stopovers along the route as Serian Town, a predominantly trading town to visit the local market and at Lachau Bazaar for lunch.

The journey passes through scenic countryside of rice fields, rubber, cocoa, pepper and oil palm plantations, which intermingle with luxuriant tropical rainforest, rivers and mountain ranges. Upon arrival at the river jetty, proceed by motorized longboat going up river against the rapids, padding and poling in the clear water of the Lemanak river underneath the cool thick over-hanging jungle foliage for about 45 minutes to reach the Ngemah Ulu Longhouse.

Proceed to the longhouse, mingle with the longhouse dwellers. Watch the natives at work such as making mats, baskets, handicrafts and mending fishing nets. Join the natives in their daily chores like feeding their livestock, washing clothes, swim in the river or just relaxing by the river bank. After dinner, socialize with the longhouse dwellers, presentation of gifts and try the “ Langkau / Tuak” (a potent rice wine).

Witness the Iban cultural performances (where you can partake), chit-chat with the natives before retiring for the night at the Longhouse

Overnight at Ngemah Ulu Longhouse

Inclusions:

πŸ₯˜ Lunch, πŸ— Dinner

πŸ“ Ngemah Ulu Longhouse – Lemanak Jetty: approx 45 min Lemanak Jetty – Sri Aman (90km): approx 1h30min

After breakfast, witness blow-pipe demonstration. Depart by longboat going upstream to visit the native burial ground with antic jars / vases which were given for the dead. Proceed to the riverbank to enjoy a native style picnic-lunch, relax or swim in the river before returning by the longboat to the jetty. Depart by van to Sri Aman Town and transfer to Seri Simanggang Hotel.

Overnight in Sri Aman

Inclusions:

β˜• Breakfast, πŸ₯˜ Lunch

πŸ“ Sri Aman - Kuching (195km): approx 3h30min

At 08:30hrs, depart for Kuching with lunch en-route at Ranchang Pool Cafeteria before proceeding to visit Semenggoh Wildlife Center. Set up in 1975, these 740 hectares of virgin forest is home to orang utans, honey bears, hornbills, porcupines, storks, eagles, barking deer and monkeys. Most of these animals were rescued from captivity and are being rehabilitated here in their natural surroundings. To get to the center, it will involve a 1.6 km ride through lush tropical rainforest. This tour provides an opportunity of a lifetime to observe how the orangutans are being rehabilitated and trained to fend for themselves before being released into the wild. Visitors are allowed to study and observe the orang utans at a distance and transfer to the hotel.

Inclusions:

β˜• Breakfast, πŸ₯˜ Lunch

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