Waterfront Telaga Air

This is one of my fave place in Kuching. Situated at Telaga air, 25 km from kuching, this fishing village is nearby Matang Wildlife Centre and Kampung Sibu Laut. Goverment Agencies there are JAKIM Sarawak and nearby Politeknik Kuching . the meaning of Telaga Air itself is Water well in English but i did not see any well here, maybe it was in the past.

Image from Mysarawak.wordpress - Telaga Air

I love this place due to it's calmness, peaceful and quite surroundings.  Villagers here always welcome tourist with open heart, like most of the Kuching peoples. you can have a sip of coffee, eat local food , seafood, crispy fried banana and sit along the benches to watch the sundown.

Image from mysarawak.wordpress

image from mysarawak.wordpress

this location is popular for fishing trip, as my father used to go fishing there. there are villagers nearby sell fresh fish and other seafood as well. if you love fishing, this is the place for you to get fresh fish. he he

What you can do here:

a) fishing

b) eat seafood

c) have a cup of coffee at the local shop 

d) buy fresh fish and seafood
e) watch the sunrise and sundown
f) buy local tit-bits and delicacies
g) swim at Red Bridge - waterfall
h) swim/camping at Matang Wildfife Centre
i) watch local boys play takraw

local boys playing takraw

pose down the river

fishing boat

me and my friends

selfie while waiting for our coffee

Transportation in kuching (you really need one!)

Hello all,
 If you are planning to unwind and holiday-ing in Kuching, you really need transportation as:
A) hard to find public transport
B) amazing locations are far from each other
C) taxis and executives are expensive (from airport to bandar kuching +- is rm30 which is 10km)
D) accessiblity amd mobility of moving to favourite and attractive places
E) our dedicated team to serve you


Transportation:
a) Perodua Alza (7 seater, new, comfortable, can carry up to 7 people)
b) Mitsubishi Triton (5 seater, comfortable, suitable to carry things)

Please call/whatsapp/wechat/email me at:

Hp/ whatsapp - 018-3843782
Wechat - syed_dedeng
Email - samkhairul@yahoo.com.my

Thanks

Perodua Alza  manual with driver

Mitusibishi Triton - with our guests from KL - taken in 2013

pakej pengangkutan murah Kuching / cheap package transportation Kuching

Sesiapa yang berhajat untuk melawat Kuching, kami menyediakan perkhidmatan sewa kereta sekali dengan pemandu dengan harga berpatutan. Tempat yang boleh dilawati:
Tempat :

1. Kampung Budaya Sarawak (Sarawak Cultural Village) - bertolak awal pagi sekitar 8- 830am dari Bandar kuching / ideal journey at 8-830am from Kuching Town Kampung Budaya

2. Kilang Kek Lapis Sarawak (Sarawak Layer cake) - kek lapis popular/Famous Signature cake
(Mira/Dayang Salhah/ etc)

3. Pasar Serikin) (tempat shopping indonesia-sarawak – border Malaysia-Indonesia shopping) (tikar/pasu/barangan kraftangan)

4. Pasar malam Satok (sabtu dan ahad) / Sunday Market (saturday and sunday)

5. Pusat Orang Utan Sarawak bt 12 / Orang Utan Rehabiliation Centre 12 Mile

6. Taman Buaya Jong / Jong Crocodile Farm

7. Batu 7 (Kraftangan & Kayu Jati) / 7th mile (souvenir)

8. Batu 5 (pasu-pasu Sarawak/perhiasan rumah) / 5th Mile (Sarawak Vase/home decoration)

9. Taman Negara Bako / Bako National Park - menggunakan bot untuk ke destinasi/ using boat for destination

10. Taman Negara matang / Matang Wildlife Centre - taman rekreasi /recreational place

11. Kuching Waterfront / Waterfront Kuching - shopping

12. Muzium Kuching / Sarawak Museum - tempat bersejarah / historical place

13. Muzium kucing / Cat Museum - semuanya berkenaan kucing / all about cats

14. Gua Angin / Wind Cave

15. Gua Pari-pari Fairy Cave

16. Camp Permai Resort / Waterfalls

17. Kolam Air panas Annah Rais / Hot Spring Annah Rais annah rais

18 . Muzium Islam Sarawak/ Islamic Museum

19. Masjid Jamek Sarawak / Jamek Mosque

20. Bot menyusuri Sungai Sarawak / Boat Cruise Sarawak River

21. Shopping complex

22. Kawasan Perkambungan Nelayan Telaga Air / Fishing Village Telaga Air Telaga Air

23. Air terjun Ranchan / Ranchan Waterfall

24. Pantai Damai / Damai Resorts

25. Pantai Santubong / Pasir Pandak / Beach

26. Air terjun Giam/ Giam Waterfall

27. Air terjun Sikog / Sikog Waterfall

28. Lundu beach



No Tel  - 018-3843782

emel - samkhairul@yahoo.com.my

wechat - syed_dedeng

Annah Rais Hot Spring

1. Annah Rais (Hot Spring)

Annah Rais Hot Spring terletak di kawasan Padawan. Jarak kira- kira 60km dari Bandaraya Kuching dan memakan masa kira-kira sejam (jika tiada traffic jam di Batu 3, Batu 7, Batu 10) terletak di kawasan Perkampungan Bidayuh, Annah Rais merupakan kawasan yang sesuai untuk seisi keluarga beriadah serta beristirehat. Jauh dari kesibukan kota, Annah Rais terlindung dari pencemaran dan diliputi oleh hutan kecil.

a) Sungai Annah Rais yang sejuk

b) Sungai Annah Rais yang sejuk (seksa u)

Apa yang menarik, disini terdapat dua sungai yang berbeza, iaitu mempunyai air yang sejuk  (Gambar a dan b) untuk menikmati air sejuk dan dingin dan (Gambar c dan d) untuk menikmati air panas. aktiviti yang boleh dilakukan seperti mandi, merendam kaki untuk tujuan kesihatan (reflexology), merendam telur (tetapi tidak digalakkan untuk dimakan) kerana kandungan sulfur yang beracun. Berkesan untuk sesiapa yang selalu sakit kaki, gaot, dan merehatkan kaki. semakin lama semakin bagis kerana saya sendiri mengalami sakit kaki. maklumlah....

c) Kolam air panas

d) Sungai air panas

 akiviti yang boleh dilakukan iaitu makan la apa lagiii

e) berselera makan you!

f) zoom apa tu?

g) air pancur

2. Borneo Highlands

c) Borneo Highlands

Selain itu, Borneo Highlands ala-ala Genting Highlands dan Cameron Highlands turut berdekatan dengan lokasi ini. tetapi, anda dinasihatkan menaiki kenderaan yang disediakan kerana bukit dan curam yang memerlukan kepakaran dan kereta 4WD sahaja. Kereta sedan xdapat naik ya!


3. kampung Annah Rais

d) Sekitar Perkampungan Annah Rais

e) Sekitar Perkampungan Annah Rais

                                                     

f) Sekitar Perkampungan Annah Rais

Andan boleh berkunjung ke Perkampungan Bidayuh iaitu Kampung Annah Rais. jangan risau, mereka mudah menerima tetamu dan disini terdapat homestay untuk disewa jika ingin mengalami persekitaran masyarakat etnik bidayuh. Perkampunagn ini akan menjadi meriah pada 1-2 Jun setiap tahun untuk merayakan Hari Gawai Dayak. Disini juga terdapat kedai mini jika ingin membeli makanan atau minuman. Jangan lupa bergambar di sini ya!

g) Pengunjung dari Kuala Lumpur, Mie 24 Tahun 

 Jangan lupa untuk menagkap gambar yang menarik dan jika anda vernasib baik, anda akan dapat melihat view awan menyeliputi gunung yang mengasyikkan. berhati-hati memandu kerana jalan agak kurang memuaskan. Line Celcom dan Digi turut terdapat disini walaupun agak lemah signalnya

h) k.a.m.i

4, Kampung Teng Bukap

Kampung ini terletak di kawasan Padawan, boleh tahan perjalanan dari Kampung Annah Rais, untuk melalui kawasan ini , anda akan melalui Jalan Padawan Lama atau melalui Jalan Puncak Borneo. Di sini terdapat gua air yang agak tersorok melainkan anda penduduk asal kampung itu. Nikmatinya!

i) Gua Teng Bukap

j) anda terpaksa melalui jambatan ngeri ini untuk ke gua tersebut

k) Santai katanya

l) Subhanallah

m) jalan yang berliku, namun menyeronokkan

Untuk berkunjung ke sini, pengangkutan persendirian diperlukan kerana tiada pengangkutan awam disediakan. Anda boleh menghubungi saya untuk pakej trip ke sini. Pelancong Muslim dinasihatkan membawa makanan sendiri kerana tiada gerai makanan islam berhampiran kawasan ini. Walaubagaimanapun, terdapat surau di perkampungan Bidayuh Islam di kawasan persekitaran (Kampung Belimbing).

Tempat pelancongan Berdekatan:

a) Borneo Highlands 

b) Kampung Annah Rais (Rumah Etnik Bidayuh

c) Kampung Teng Bukap

What to do:

a) Bawak snek, makanan ringan, telur (untuk eksperimen kolam air panas)

b) bawak insect repellant

c) camera, gopro, monopod

d) datang sebelum pukul 4 kerana tempat ini ditutup pada pukul 5

e) isi minyak full atau half tank kerana tiada stesyen minyak, yanga da cuma di batu 10 dan batu 7.

f) Membawa pakaian persalinan secukupnya

What not to do:

a) menjaga tutur bicara kerana tempat perkelahan ini akan melalui hutan kecil

b) membuang sampah merata-rata

c) memandu laju kerana jalan untuk ke sini berbukit bukau dan bengkang bengkok

d) balik sebelum malam kerana jalan yang gelap dan agak 'ngeri'

Sekian!

Kampung Budaya Sarawak (Sarawak Cultural VIllage)

                                    Kampung Budaya Sarawak                                  (Sarawak Cultural Village)

Sarawak Cultural Village

Sarawak Cultural is a a renowned tourist place in Kuching. Sarawak. it is a 'living museum', to preserve the identity of Sarawak's ethnics. Located at Pantai Damai, Santubong, just 32km from the state capital, Kuching, it is the perfect place to get introduced to local culture and lifestyle. it is situated at the under the mountain of Santubong

Sprawled across 17 acres, there are about 150 people living in the village, demonstrating traditional daily activities from Sarawak's diverse tribes like the processing of sago and the making of handicrafts. They wear traditional costumes and also put on dances for visitors.

Cultural performance

(Entrance Fee)

be careful not to slipped down

iban motive, based on ferns

Visitor dancing in one of the houses

hornbill motive

My suggestions, make sure you are early to Kampung Budaya Sarawak. you can either took shuttle in front of Holiday Inn Kuching for RM10 per one way, took a private tour or rent a car. it is open at 9:am, you may have sufficient time to visit and explore each houses, The most fantastic house is Melanau house, cause it's very huge and quite a scare if you are in it due to its high level above ground.

Don't forget to play certain traditional games at Malay house, such as congkak. (how to play congkak) watch cultural dances and you can even sleep there? I did it once and the caretaker of the house was very sporting and i took a power nap. my friend even try the games and it is quite fun actually.

We watched the cultural performance at the Theatre at 11am. Do not miss the show as it is only twice per day, at 11 am and 4 pm. you can see all ethnics showing their lovely dance, and some bamboo shooting as well. if you are lucky, you will be 'forced' to dance as well. the dancers will select randomly and dance together with them. Energetic, and worth watching.



P/s: don;t forget to do ink tattoo (not permanent) :)

i did this at 2012

What you should do:


a) bring along umbrella coz it is quite hot (or lotion, sunblock)


b) arrive early before 9am


c) do not miss cultural dance at the main hall


d) buy souvenir ( quite pricey)


e) be there somewhere around June, for international event of Rainforest Music Festival (Rainforest website)

INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION

Welcome to Sarawak, the land of Hornbills.Sarawak. Sarawak is one of two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo. Known as Bumi Kenyalang ("Land of the Hornbills"), Sarawak is situated on the northwest of the island, bordering the Malaysian state of Sabah to the northeast, Indonesia to the south, and surrounding Brunei. It is the largest Malaysian state.

The administrative capital is Kuching, which has a population of 700,000. Major cities and towns include Miri (pop. 350,000), Sibu (pop. 257,000) and Bintulu (pop. 200,000). As of the last census (2010), the state population was 2,420,009.

Sarawak has more than 40 sub-ethnic groups, each with its own distinct language, culture and lifestyle. Cities and larger towns are populated predominantly by Malays, Melanaus, Chinese, Indians, and a smaller percentage of Ibans and Bidayuhs who have migrated from their home villages to look for employment.

Generally, Sarawak has seven major ethnic groups namely Iban, Chinese, Malay,Bidayuh, Melanau, Orang Ulu, and "others". Several more minor ethnics which do not belong to any of these seven major ethnic groups are Kedayan, Javanese,Bugis, Murut, and Indian


Sarawak Geography


Having land area of 124,450 square kilometres (48,050 sq mi) spreading between latitude 0° 50′ and 5°N and longitude 109° 36′ and 115° 40′ E, it makes up 37.5% of the land of Malaysia. Sarawak also contains large tracts oftropical rainforest home to an abundance of plant and animal species.

The state of Sarawak stretches for over 750 kilometres (470 mi) along the northeast coastline of Borneo, interrupted in the north by about 150 kilometres (93 mi) of Brunei coast. Sarawak is separated from the Indonesian part of Borneo (Kalimantan) by ranges of high hills and mountains that are part of the central mountain range of Borneo. These get higher to the north and culminate near the source of the Baram River with the steep Mount Selidang (4504 ft) at central plateau of Usun Apau, Mount Batu Lawi, Mount Mulu in the park of the same name and Mount Murud with the highest peak in Sarawak.

The major rivers from the south to the north include the Sarawak River, Lupar River, Saribas River, and Rajang River, which is the longest river in Malaysia at 563 kilometres (350 mi). The Baleh River branch, the Baram River, and the Limbang River drains into the Brunei Bay as it divides the two parts of Brunei and the Trusan River. The Sarawak river is 2,459 square kilometres (949 sq mi) in area and is the main river flowing through the capital of Kuching.

Sarawak can be divided into three natural regions. The coastal region is rather low lying flat country with large extents of swamps and other wet environments. The hill region provides most of the easily inhabited land and most of the larger cities and towns have been built in this region. The ports of Kuching and Sibu have been built some distance from the coast on rivers. Bintulu and Miri are close to the coastline where the hills stretch right to the South China Sea. The third region is the mountain region along the border and with the Kelabit (Bario), Murut (Ba Kelalan) and Kenyah (Usun Apau) highlands in the north

Tourism

Tourism plays a major role in the state's economy. In 2012 Sarawak was visited by 4 million tourists, both international and domestic. As for 2013, the state is targeting 6 million visitors. This is in line with more direct flights from countries such as Japan and South Korea. The Sarawak Hornbill Tourism Award is held each year to appreciate the best in the tourism sector of the state. Some of the most popular tourist attractions are Kuching city, Gunung Mulu National Park, the Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) and many more. The RWMF is the region's premier "world music" event, attracting more than 20,000 music fans. Malaysia will showcase the Sarawak tourism industry in 2014 when it hosts the ASEAN Tourism Forum in Kuching, the Sarawak state capital. It will be the first international tourism event in Malaysia for 2014 and will bring together tourism ministers and heads of national tourism organisations from ASEAN and the region.