Page 148 - The Guide To Sarawak

146 PLACES OF SPECIAL INTEREST LISTING
Places of Special
Interest
Many of these places of special interest are public monuments, architectural features and other landmarks. Contact details and opening hours are given where applicable.
KUCHING DIVISION
VISITORS’ INFORMATION CENTRE
(See Sarawak Tourism Complex, page 147)
T (082) 410 944
Open: Mon-Fri, 8am~5pm Closed: Sat & Sun, Public Holidays
ANNA RAIS LONGHOUSE
Jalan Borneo Heights, 40km from Kuching.
A traditional Bidayuh bamboo longhouse with modern village adjacent. Features include a baruk (skull house) with smoked human skulls, and Natural Hot Springs nearby. Homestay available
Open: Daily, 8am~6pm
CHARLES BROOKE MEMORIAL
In front of the Sarawak Tourism Complex, Jalan Tun Abang Haji Openg
This granite obelisk, commemorating the second Rajah of Sarawak,
is decorated with brass
bas reliefs of the major ethnic groups of Sarawak. It overlooks the Kuching Waterfront and the Astana.
CIVIC CENTRE
Jalan Taman Budaya
The futuristic umbrella- shaped Civic Centre
Tower offers a 360-degree panoramic view of Kuching and its surroundings. Mount Serapi, Mount Santubong and even the mountains
of Kalimantan are visible on a clear day. It also
Kuching’s green city centre, with the Sarawak River in the foreground. Main Bazaar and the Kuching Waterfront are visible on the right.
houses the Sultan Iskandar Planetarium, the first of its kind in Malaysia, which has a regular programme of astronomy-related activities. T (082) 417 640
Viewing platform open: Daily, 9am~4.30pm Iskandar Planetarium
T (082) 251 275
GENERAL POST OFFICE
Jalan Tun Abang Haji Openg
This elegant neo-classical building, complete with Corinthian columns, was built in 1930 and remains in use today.
Open: Mon-Fri, 1st & 3rd Saturday of the month, 8am~4.30pm
Closed: Sat, Sun & Public holidays
GRAVE OF SULTAN TENGAH
(MAKAM SULTAN TENGAH) Jalan Sultan Tengah (Kuching-Damai Road)
The site of the tomb of Sultan Tengah ibnu Sultan Muhammad Hassan, the first and only Sultan of Sarawak, who ruled briefly during the mid-17th Century.
INDIA STREET PEDESTRIAN AREA
Jalan India /Jalan Gambier India Street is one of the
city’s oldest streets, and
was originally inhabited by Kuching’s Indian Muslim community. It is lined with shops selling all kinds of goods, particularly textiles and gold jewellery. Mid-way along, there is a narrow passageway that leads past a small Mosque hidden away in the middle of the city. It emerges on Gambier Street, home of the city’s spice merchants.
ISLAMIC INFORMATION CENTRE
(See page 138)
KAMPUNG BENUK LONGHOUSE
Jalan Borneo Heights, 34km from Kuching
A Bidayuh village with an old bamboo longhouse at its centre. Features include a baruk (skull house) and a mini-museum. Homestay available.
Open: Daily, 9.30am~5pm
KUCHING WATERFRONT
(See page 126)
MAIN BAZAAR - KUCHING’S OLDEST STREET
(See page 128)
MALAY KAMPUNGS
North Bank of Sarawak