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.