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• University Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)
• Institute Teknologi MARA University (UiTM)
• University Tunku Abdul Razak (UNITAR)
• Swinburne Institute of Technology University (parent based in Melbourne, Australia) More about Swinburne

• Curtin University, Miri (parent based in Perth, Australia)
• Universiti Putra Malaysia, Bintulu

• Inti-college
• Stamford College
• Taylor’s College
• International Business Management Systems (IBMS)
• iSystem Institute
• Lim Kok Wing Institute of Creative Arts and Technology Kuching

Sarawak Convention Centre

Swinburne University Campus Expansion
Novotel Interhill Kuching
DUN - Sarawak State Legislative Building
Plaza Merdeka

ONE TJ (Tabuan Jaya)

3. Green Heights Mall
5. Grand Centro (Proposed)
6. Dayak Plaza (satok area)
7. Mega Mall
9. Sama Jaya Mall
10.BDC Gyratory interchange
19.Petra Jaya Boulevard (Kawasan Masja,nama sebenarnya Petra Jaya Boulevard)
20.Kuching Istmus City (Kawasan Sarawak Barrage)
21.Kuching Water Theme Park
22.City Bridge Commercial Centre
23.Sama Jaya Cyber City

Kuching Waterfront
Undergone several transformations since the 19th century - from a small settlement of atap buildings, to a busy port with landscaped riverside walk it is today. Kuching Waterfront is now home to modern sculpture, an open-air theatre and a musical fountain...

Novotel Interhill Hotel, Kuching

388 rooms, 23-Storey new hotel comprised a 3-storey shopping centre to be completed by end of 2008.

This 23-storey hotel located at a prime location in Kuching City centre with panoramic views of the city and Sarawak River.

The 388-room Novotel Interhill Kuching will play an important role in building Kuching’s tourism infrastructure by providing modern, stylish accommodation...

Novotel Interhill Hotel

Kuching

Sematan Palm Beach Resort

Situated on the western tip of Sarawak overlooking the South China Sea sits this sleepy fishing village of Sematan, only one-and-a-half hours (120 km) drive from Kuching...

ONE TJ at Tabuan Jaya

Sarawak International Medical Centre (SIMC)

RM400million state of the art cardiac centre, cancer centre and kidney centre...

Boulevard Shopping Complex

RM250 million project for a shopping heaven for East Malaysian. This among the biggest shopping complex in Kuching will have Boulevard Department Store & Hypermarket as tenant. It will also house Sarawak's first skating ring...

The Spring Mall

Largest shopping Mall in SARAWAK. A Rm150 Millions 2-storey mall. With 150 retail outlets, a gourmet supermarket, an excellent food court...

The Spring Mall is located at Simpang Tiga opened in January 2008. This two storey new shopping mall is designed by New Zealand’s Warren & Mahoney, has 150 leased outlet and 1,500 parking lots, on a 4.85ha land.

The Spring will accomodate some 80 outlets for fashion business, 20 for food & beverages and 7 for beauty and wellness centres...

NEW DUN SARAWAK COMPLEX

A 9-storey high building will be the venue for future Sarawak's state legislative assembly sittings.

The  distinctive "payung" roof of the new DUN Sarawak State legislative assembly complex is an icon for Sarawak...

NATIONAL PARKS in SARAWAK

Bako National Park Bako National Park is one of Asia’s ecotourism and adventure travel centre, containing one of the world’s oldest first-generation rain forests. Bako National Park is 38km from Kuching City at the mouth of the Sarawak River. The park can be reached by car and long boat in 1.5 hours. The journey has beautiful view of nipah palms, coconut plantations and mangrove swamps. Bako is a unique place where nature combined with spectacular landscape of steep coastline cliffs and eroded rock formations. A naturak park with abundant flora and fauna, wildlife and a thriving mangrove swamp.  Photographer or wildlife and nature enthusiast with find this is a rear place of distinct vegetation - open shrub land and hardy flora at the plateau of the hill range changing to lush and tall rainforest trees and plants and lowland dipterocarp forest on the slopes and finally to casuarina and mangrove trees along the coast.  Tour to Bako National Park can be on a day-trip basis or overnight stay which can be arranged with accommodation at the Park's chalet or bungalow. More about Bako National Park...

| Gunung Gading National Park |

| Kuching Wetlands National Park | Tanjung Datu National Park | Loagan Bunut National Park |
| Lambir Hills National Park | Batang Ai National Park | Gunung Mulu National Park |
| Niah National Park | Similajau National Park | General Information to National Parks in Sarawak |

Kubah National Park and Matang Wildlife Centre  |  Semenggok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre (Semenggoh Nature Reserve)

Entry Fees

Visitors to all national parks in Sarawak must pay an entry fee upon arrival. Entry fees and special passes are listed below. More detailed information regarding park fees can be found at www.sarawakforestry.com

Accommodation Bookings

The National Park and Wildlife booking office (Tel: 248088, Fax: 248087) in the Kuching Visitors' Information Centre (located in the Sarawak Tourism Complex) handles accommodation bookings for national parks in the Kuching area. An online booking service is available at www.sarawakforestry.com or http://ebooking.com.my. Day-trippers can obtain entry permits and pay fees upon arrival.

- OTHER  BEAUTIFUL PLACES OF INTEREST - PLACES OF ATTRACTION  in SARAWAK :

Main places of  tourist attraction  in the largest city of Sarawak - Kuching City

Many places of interest in and around Kuching easily accessible on land.

The Kuching Waterfront is a place to start with for the new visitors to this city.

The beautifully landscaped Kuching Waterfront provides an excellent starting point for a stroll around the city centre. From here most of other main attractions are close by. Waterfront is also beside the central business and hotel district.
 

The Astana
An imposing palace opposite the Waterfront. Built in 1870 by Charles Brooke as a bridal gift to his wife Margaret. Nowadays the Astana is the official residence of the Governor of Sarawak.

Fort Margherita was built in 1879 to guard Kuching from pirates. Named after Charles Brooke's wife, Ranee Margaret. Sampans go to the Fort from various Waterfront jetties.

Cat Museum	Malaysia-China Friendship Park	India Street Mall

Universiti Malaysia Sarawak	Kuching Water Front

Sarawak River	The Round Fort	Square Fort

Main Bazaar	Sarawak Cultural Village	White Fort

Fung Shan Temple	Chinese Museum

Sarawak Museum

Vanishing Old Kuching	Charles Brooke Memorial	Old Court House

Bako National Park
known for extraordinary variety and contrast in its natural scenery, habitats, plant life and its wildlife

Gunung Gading National Park
home to the world's largest flower - The Rafflesia
is only about 2 hours drive from Kuching

Kuching is a unique an ideal base from which to go exploring the near by places. There are a number of national parks nearby including the famous Bako, home of the rare proboscis monkey. Gunung Gading is where giant rafflesia flowers bloom. The Kuching Wetlands, which protects a fascinating mangrove ecosystem, Kubah, with its rare palms and orchids, and the Matang Wildlife Centre. Literally hundreds of Iban and Bidayuh longhouses are within easy traveling distance. Damai, on the nearby Santubong Peninsula is Sarawak's main resort area, and many travel agents offer "two-centre" packages allowing you to explore Kuching, go on a longhouse trip, visit Bako and the rainforest and then relax on the beach after the rigors of jungle trekking.

See the Damai Beach and its surrounding for details....

The present day Kuching Mosque, previously the State Mosque, is best seen from the river. It was built in 1968, and its gilded cupolas make it one of the city's most striking landmarks, particularly at sunset. The site originally housed an old wooden mosque built in 1852. The new State Mosque is situated across river at Petra Jaya. It is a striking design, featuring a single cupola and Italian marble interior detailing.


The Malay Kampungs (villages) along the riverside next to Fort Margherita are seldom visited by tourists, which is surprising as they have some beautiful examples of traditional and modern Malay architecture. There are some more superb Malay houses around Jin Datuk Ajibah Abol, behind the Kuching Mosque. Both these areas are particularly noteworthy as they are self-contained, intact communities existing within a modern city.

Civic Centre. The viewing platform at the top of the futuristic Civic Centre tower offers the best all-round views of Kuching and the surrounding area. The city and its hinterland, Mount Serapi, Mount Santubong and even the mountains of Kalimantan are visible on a clear day.
 

This rich and varied cultural heritage makes Kuching a great place to buy native handicrafts, as all of Sarawak's ethnic groups produce excellent craftsmen. The variety of goods on offer is simply enormous. Kuching is also the ideal base for visiting longhouses . Local travel agents have a variety of tours, ranging from half-day trips to nearby Bidayuh longhouses, to week-long safaris to Iban longhouses on the Skrang, Lemanak, Batang Ai and Rejang rivers. Longhouse visits are always interesting and invariably great fun.

Three major food courts packed into one food mall, this place is always decked out like the 1Utama of food courts in Kuching.  Open at night and the only way to get there is by car/taxi.  This is the place to try a bit of everything that Kuching has to offer.

Wisma Saberkas

Jalan Tun Abang Haji Openg +6082-412151

Wisma Saberkas - along Jalan Tun Haji Openg. Junction of Green Road, Rock Road and Batu Lintang Road.

This mall is oriented for general public.Major shopping centre for people in Third Miles, Green Road and Batu Lintang.

Uniqueness about the place is it houses the branded and leading departmental store of  Nguikee that offers a variety of items of clothes, food, stationeries, etc with a reasonable price.

The Hush Puppies, Speedy, Cindy, Hongkong Noodles House are found here.

BDC, Jalan Stampin, 93350 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia  +6082-462 722/458 841

Map of Kuching Waterfront

For more information on Kuching City : http://en.wikipedia.org

The administration of Kuching is divided into following two administrative groups:

1 2 Dewan Bandaraya Kuching Utara Kuching North City Hall Majlis Bandaraya Kuching Selatan Kuching South City Council

1)  The northern section of Kuching is run by Dewan Bandaraya Kuching Utara or Kuching North City Hall
2)  The southern section is administrated by Majlis Bandaraya Kuching Selatan or Kuching South City Council.

The climate in Kuching is tropical, moderately hot and receives substantial rainfall. Average annual rainfall is approximately 4,000 mm . The wettest times are during the North-East Monsoon months of November to February. Temperature is around 23°C in the early hours of the morning and rises to around 32°C in the mid afternoon.

 

Kuching : the capital of Sarawak,  is situated at the banks of the Sarawak River in Borneo island.  The population of  1 million is made up of Malays, Dayaks, Chinese,  Indians and other ethnic groups. It is impossible to really enjoy Kuching from the air-conditioned tour bus. To make the most of your visit you must put on your walking shoes, take to the streets and join in.

- PLACES OF INTEREST - PLACES OF ATTRACTION in old  Kuching Sarawak

Old Kuching Town
Old  Market  |

List of Hotels in Kuching
EATING OUT
ENTERTAINMENT
SHOPPING

USEFUL INFORMATION

SPORT AND RECREATION
The Sarawak Stadium of Kuching was built in 1997 to host the FIFA World Youth Championship. A world-class multi-use stadium with seats 40,000, excellent hospitality facilities and access for disabled visitors.

The Sarawak Regatta is Sarawak's number one sporting and social event since the mid 1860s, the first weekend of September sees thousands of locals lining the Kuching Waterfront to cheer on their favorite traditional war canoes.
 

INDEX of Kuching City  April 21, 2008 08:53:27 AM