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 Kuching, Malaysia travel tales
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| D Freeman |
20 August 2000 |
Stayed at Crowne Plaza Riverside Kuching - Kuching, Malaysia.
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Sarawak is amazing! Kuching is nice, but a little boring. The National Parks and wildlife rehabilition centers in the Kuching area are a must! Bako National Park is fabulous.
Taxis are cheap (no meters so get the price up-front) and tours are plentiful. Travelling alone is difficult because most tours are set up for a minimum of 2 people, so if you tour alone, you have to pay twice as much.
If you are up to the task, a 1 or 2 night (or more) trip up-river to the Iban longhouses is an experience of a lifetime. Bring lots of DEET. Damai Beach is also nice, but it is far from Town and there is even less to do there than in Kuching. I spent as much time as possible in the jungles, sweating, and swatting mosquitos, and loved every minute of it. Getting close to endangered species like Orangutans and Proboscis Monkeys in the wild is worth the effort.
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| L Jovcic |
04 August 2000 |
Stayed at Holiday Inn Resort Damai Beach - Kuching, Malaysia.
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We used the hotel shuttle bus daily, very good service. Buses from hotel to Kuching also good service. We visited Bako National Park, Orang utang park and Gunning. All were excellent and the guides/drivers were also excellent. Tours booked through Matahari at hotel. Discount given if more than 1 tour booked.
We visited Kuching frequently, yet again good expereince. Sunday Market an experience not to be missed. All people met very friendly even strangers in the street. Wonderful holiday and experience.
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| G Barnes |
16 July 2000 |
Stayed at Crowne Plaza Riverside Kuching - Kuching, Malaysia.
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Tours difficult to organise if you are looking for one day trips or if there are not many of you (individual travellers will find most difficulty - though you can team up). Better to go as a group and plan to take several day or overnight trips to the longhouses / national parks etc. I would recommend staying no less than 10 days in the area.
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| D Prince ii |
06 July 2000 |
Stayed at Grand Continental Kuching - Kuching, Malaysia.
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There is a laundry across the street which charges less than half the price charged by the hotel, whose laundry service is also relatively cheap by western standards.
There are several good local eating places in a complex across the main street, including great seafood places frequented by locals and travelers alike. Taxis were always available though they do not use the meter. It cost 6 Ringit, about US $1.55, to go every where I went.
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| H Lyons |
18 March 2000 |
Stayed at Holiday Inn Resort Damai Lagoon - Kuching, Malaysia.
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The swimming is perfect, the location is
wonderful - snorkelling/diving had lousy
visibility this time of year, but don't let that
discourage anyone.
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| M Schmale |
05 January 2000 |
Stayed at Holiday Inn Resort Damai Lagoon - Kuching, Malaysia.
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Trips offered in the hotel are valuable and well organised.
Trips to orangutan rehabilition centre Semongok, the crodile farm and Bako National park are recommended.
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