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 Traveller's Tales: Getting around in Kuching, Malaysia
Know the most popular landmarks in Kuching, Malaysia. You may read about best transportation, recommended travel itinerary, suggested routes and directions. Also, you might want to read our
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| L Cassel |
03 June 2001 |
Stayed at Holiday Inn Resort Damai Beach - Kuching, Malaysia.
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We went to the Hetitage villiage, just a 5 minute walk fron the hotel, it was very facinating, I would highly reccommend not missing this one!
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| N Chakshuvej |
03 December 2000 |
Stayed at Holiday Inn Resort Damai Lagoon - Kuching, Malaysia.
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I recommend visiting the Bako National Park but you need to arrange a private taxi which should leave the hotel around 7-8am. The Sarawak Cultural Village is a few minutes walk and well worth the visit.
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| J Hopkin |
29 November 2000 |
Stayed at Holiday Inn Resort Damai Beach - Kuching, Malaysia.
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Lovely place-a bit isolated ie only really the hotel resort there and a few local resturants a short taxi ride away - but this was what we wanted for a few days. Hotel had a booking agent where you could organise trips. Don't expect luxurious resturants outside the hotel -Malay resturants are very basic - don't let that put you off the food can be wonderful.
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| D Stearns |
28 October 2000 |
Stayed at Holiday Inn Resort Damai Beach - Kuching, Malaysia.
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There was a tour desk at the hotel, and we made arrangements through them. We rented a car for two days and drove around the Kuching area. We also visited the wildlife rehabilitation centre and saw some orang-utan. We spent an entire day wandering around Kuching. It is a very pretty city, but there's not that much to do there. Our favourite day was the day we spent in the Bako National Park. We booked a tour through the hotel and were with four other people. Our guide steered us away from the other groups, and we had some wonderful sightings of probiscus (?) monkey. The scenery in the park is stunning. We can't really recommend any restaurants...We live in Thailand and generally found the food uninspiring in comparison to what we've become accustomed to.
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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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| 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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