Travel Guide Kuching

Fresher, brighter, different………just for you

Welcome to Kuching! We know you’re now very excited to start exploring Kuching, but where to start?

Right here!

We’ ve made the hassle of choosing your tour easier by listing below the various attractions in packages and how you can combine them according to your preferences and interests.  If the process of choosing still daunts you,  drop us a line and tell us what you want,  and we will customize an itinerary for you. Please contact us at    saratour68@yahoo.com

PLEASE  FORWARD ALL ENQUIRIES AND CONFIRMATION OF TOUR PACKAGES AND/OR TRANSFERS TO  THE ATTENTION OF  MR. JAMES CHEE at saratour68@yahoo.com

PLEASE INDICATE  (1)YOUR DATE/S OF BOOKING,  (2)THE TOUR PACKAGE #  (3)AND THE NO. OF PERSONS (PAX).

To get a suggested tour package, please also include flight details (flight nos. of ETA/ETD and dates), number of adults and children (include ages) if any.  If senior citizen please state so, so that appropriate itinerary can be proposed.

THANK YOU.

TOUR PACKAGES AND RATES

(Latest update 1st October 2022)

Package #1 Semenggoh Wildlife Centre + Annah Rais Bidayuh longhouse + Annah Rais Hotspring
Pickup at 8.00am, proceed to Semenggoh for the 9.00am orangutan feeding time. Next stop is the famous Bidayuh longhouse. Option for lunch at the longhouse (Bidayuh tribal menu), and finally to the nearby hotspring for a dip in the cool stream, and “cook” yourselves at the hotspring enclosure right beside the cool stream. Back to hotel by 4-5.00pm.
RM350 ( Sedan car for 1-3 pax), RM450 (MPV/van for 4 -10 adults) 
 

Visit to the popular orangutan centre, followed by an hour’s drive to the awe-inspiring sight of the Fairy Cave. On the way back, passing through the old town of Siniawan, where all the shophouses are preserved as they were a century before – in wood. (Pickup time 8.00am, ending time 4.00pm).

RM350 ( Sedan car for 1-3 pax), RM450 (MPV/van for 4 -10 adults) 

 
Visit the Orangutan centre in the morning and at 10.00am proceed to SCV in time for the spectacular cultural show and dances.  After lunch (optional) at the village canteen, continue with the tour of the village with its tribal longhouses (there are 3) and unique abodes of the Melanau, Malay and Chinese farm house, and the humble Nomad of the forest, the Penan’s jungle hut. All the buildings are life-size and replicated faithfully from the originals.
RM350 ( Sedan car for 1-3 pax), RM450 (MPV/van for 4 -10 adults) 
 
Please refer to # 3 above
 
Package #5 Serikin weekend market (only on Saturday or Sunday) + Fairy Cave
This very popular weekend market is situated at the border of Kalimantan of Indonesia. It has hundreds of stalls with as many Indonesian vendors hawking  Indonesian-made goods like apparels (T-shirts, jeans, wallets, belts, sarong etc), kitchen utensils, foods, household items, traditional medicine (worms, lizards) etc. Bargaining is the order of the day in this bustling market, even though the prices are already very cheap! Stopover at picturesque Bau town for lunch before continuing to Fairy Cave. If time permits, drop by the old heritage town of Siniawan.. (Pickup 7 – 8.00am, ending at 4.00pm)
RM350 ( Sedan car for 1-3 pax), RM450 (MPV/van for 4 -10 adults) 
 
Package #6 Borneo Highland Rainforest Kayaking trip
We pick you up at your hotel/lodge for an hour’s drive towards the scenic limestone dotted hills of the Padawan area. Starting from a Bidayuh village, you will paddle through amazing limestone landscape, tropical rain forest, unusual rock formations,  caves, crystal clear water with pebble beaches for swimming or just frolicking on the water. Cost includes a packed lunch at one of the villages. The guides are all local Bidayuh tribesmen and knows every inch of the river intimately.  RM220 per pax (Min. 2 pax), children below 12 at RM110 per pax
Package #7 Borneo Highland Rainforest Kayaking trip + Semenggoh WC
We pick you up at your hotel/lodge at 8.00am to visit Semenggoh’s orangutan. Then it’s an hour’s drive towards the scenic limestone dotted hills of the Padawan area. Starting from a Bidayuh village, you will paddle through amazing limestone landscape, tropical rain forest, unusual rock formations,  caves, crystal clear water with pebble beaches for swimming or just frolicking on the water. Cost includes a packed lunch at one of the villages. The guides are all local Bidayuh tribesmen and knows every inch of the river intimately. RM250 per pax (Min. 2pax). Excludes entrance fee and buggy fee.
Pickup at the hotel at 8.00am for the 4-5 hour road trip, passing through Serian town, for grocery shopping. Stopover at Lachau town for lunch. Next stop is a pepper farm where you can see the pepper berries up close.  On reaching the river jetty, longboat already on standby to take you along the scenic Batamg Ai Lake to the Iban longhouse 40 minutes away. On arrival you will be welcomed and settled down and tour the longhouse, interacting with the Iban people there. After dinner, a cultural show of the Iban will be performed. Lights out usually at 10.00pm. Next morning after breakfast, watch a cockfighting show and a blowpipe demonstration, before heading back to Kuching. Reach Kuching usually by 3.00 – 4.00pm.  Please write in for price
Day 1 is the same as #8. For day 2, there will be extra activities like jungle trekking to another longhouse, a picnic lunch by the river, and swimming in the river/waterfall.  Return late afternoon to the host longhouse and rest. Tour the fruit garden in the vicinity of the longhouse. Dinner and free activity in the longhouse. Day 3 after breakfast, same as Day 2 in #8. Please write in for price.
Transfer #1 Gunung Gading National Park transfer
Pickup at your hotel/lodge for the nearly 2 hours leisurely drive along scenic upcountry road, breaking for coffee/tea at Lundu Bazaar, a very picturesque but relaxed town. We will advise you beforehand whether any Rafflesia flower is in bloom at this National Park. You can do the many trails at your own pace, and we will be waiting for you to take you back to the city in the afternoon. (Pickup time 8.00am, ending 6.00pm) You are advised to hire a Park guide, as only he knows the way through the jungle trek for the Rafflesia spotting, rate from RM30-50 (not included in our rate). Please note rate excludes jungle trekking to other trails.
RM450 (2-3 pax), RM550 (4 pax and above)
 
Transfer #2 Bako National Park transfer (same day return)
Save the hassle of waiting for the buses! Book with us and we will pick you up at your hotel/lodge and send you off to the park jetty. On your return from the day trip we will pick you up again and send you back to your hotel/lodge. This includes one stopover for breakfast (the best coffee shops for laksa Sarawak, kolo mee, etc) before dropping you off. We will also help you to book a good guide (RM150 per day) who will advise you on how best to enjoy Bako NP (what to see, where to see, which jungle trail to take etc). We even help you to book the boats or charter one if you are a big group, at the park at the park jetty. Park entrance fee for non-Malaysian is RM20 per pax.  Boat fee per boat is RM200 (seat max 6 pax) to and return.
RM150 per car (Min. 2-3 pax)
New! Top up RM30 for a side trip to Muara Tebas fishing village (visit nearby scenic Chinese temple on hilltop!) for seafood lunch after returning from your day trip to Bako NP.
 
Transfer #4 Kubah National Park transfer (same day return)
This park has no direct public transport to its gate, except a bus dropping you off kilometres away, where you waste precious hours walking on public road before reaching the park. Instead, we will pick you up from your hotel or lodge and send you off directly to the park’s entrance. At the end of the of your day trip, at pre-agreed time, we will again pick you up and send you back to your hotel/lodge. This ride include an optional free stopover for breakfast along the way, but pack your own lunch or snack, there is no food served there. (Pickup time 8.00am, drop-off time 4.00pm)
RM150 per car (Min. 2-3pax)
 
Transfer #5 Kubah National Park transfer + Matang Wildlife Centre  (same day return)
Pickup at your hotel/lodge and sending you off to Matang WC to see the star attraction: orangutans and many other wild animals like crocodiles, sambar deers, civet cats, gibbons, procupines, sun bears, brahmini kite eagle, hornbills etc. Next, dropping you off at the entrance of Kubah National Park. At pre-arranged time in the afternoon, we will pick you up again and send you back to your hotel/lodge. (Pickup time 8.00am, drop-off time 4.00pm)
RM180 per car (Min. 2-3pax)
Notes:
(1) All rates quoted are in Malaysian Ringgit (RM).
(2) All rates refer to adult rates.  Children between 6 – 12 years old are charged at half rate. There is no charge for children below 6 years old.
(3) Rate for 2-3 pax uses air-con sedan car, 4 pax and above uses MPV/van.
(4) All rates are inclusive of petrol and a driver or driver-cum-guide, whichever is applicable.
(5) All rates do not include entrance fees where applicable
(6) All rates do not include breakfast, lunch or dinner or drinks consumed on the way.
(7) All pickup time indicated may be changed.  Depending on circumstances, ending time may be earlier or later than indicated.
(8) Our operation hours are usually from 8am – 3/4pm, ie.  7-8 hours. Extension beyond this time frame may be subject to extra surcharge.
(8) Unless otherwise stated, all rates are payable on completion of a tour day. Rates are still payable in full if guests abort tours midway.
(9) Half day tour of approximately 4-5 hours can be arranged on a case-by-case basis.
(10) Deposit is required for the booking of overnight tour of longhouses. Deposit is also required for larger groups where total cost of the tour exceed RM1,200.
(11) Advance payment in full is required for kayaking.
(12) Above terms and conditions may be changed without prior notice.
 
We can also customize your itinerary or tour day according to your specification. Please Whatsapp (+6012 886 0880) or email (saratour68@yahoo.com) us for a quotation.
 




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