Lot 280, Section 48, K.T.L.D. Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, 93100 Kuching,
Sarawak.

Beside Hotel Crowne Plaza Riverside in the city centre.

Wisma Saberkas
Jalan Green (Green Road)

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

Major shopping mall oriented for general public of Third Miles, Green Road and Batu Lintang.

It houses the one of the  leading departmental store Nguikee that offers a variety of items of clothes, food, stationeries, etc at a reasonable price. Hush Puppies, Speedy, Cindy, Hongkong Noodles House are found here.

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...

The Malay Villages along the riverside next to Fort Margherita have some beautiful traditional and modern Malay architecture.

The Malays originally migrated from Sumatra.and have certain amount of cultural and historical affinities with the Brunei Malays. Sarawak was part of the territory of the Sultan of Brunei before James Brooke came 2 centuries ago.

The Malays in Kuching traditionally lived along the coasts, where they were fishermen. They accepted Islamic since 4th Century.

The Malay kampungs along the Sarawak River  contain  beautiful traditional wooden Malay houses, and the people are very warm and friendly making an evening  walk through the kampung a very pleasant experience in Kuching.

There are some more superb Malay houses around Jin Datuk Ajibah Abol, behind the Kuching Mosque. Both these 2 Malay communities areas are self-contained, intact communities existing within the Kuching modern city.

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...

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 natural 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 :

other beautiful places in Kuching for travelers...

| Around Kuching | Bau Town |  Lundu Town |   | Kuching Waterfront |

 |  KUCHING HIGH SCHOOL  |   Pendugan  |  Wall Art in Kuching  | 

Bako National Park
known for extraordinary variety and contrast in its natural scenery, habitats, plant life and its wildlife. The oldest national park in Sarawak! Explore the numerous jungle trails and learn about the 7 types of rainforest ecosystems available here. The star attraction here is the proboscis monkey or nick named 'orang Belanda' because of its long nose. Beside that there are many other animals like wild boar, macaque monkeys, hermit crab, etc.

Conducted tour from local travel agents at Rm 200 (6 hours)

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

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.

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

Kenyalang Park, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia  +6082 482 808

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.

INDEX of Kuching City  August 11, 2010 09:06:57 PM