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98150 Bekenu
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DESTINATIONS
Bario
The sprawling highland village of Bario in Miri Division is the gateway
to the Kelabit Highlands, home of the Kelabit people, and is famed for the unique and fully organic Bario rice grown here, as well as the nearby natural salt springs. The area is also rich in culture and wildlife. Bario is accessible only by air (see page 402) or on foot from Ba’Kelalan (see below). Visitors stay in locally run homestays which can be booked via the eBario website.
www.ebario.com
Ba’Kelalan
Just a few kilometres from Bario and sharing a similar highland climate, Ba’Kelalan in Limbang Division is a cluster of nine villages
and the home of the Lun Bawang people, who also grow Bario rice, as well
as sweet pineapples and temperate fruits such as apples, and produce artisan salt from natural saline wells. The area is accessible by 4WD or by air (see page 403). Homestays can be arranged through the Sarawak Tourism Ministry’s homestay website. www.rightsarawak.com/ homestay
RETAIL OUTLETS
Weda Choice Centre
Traditional cakes, snacks, biscuits, mixed spices & paste, pepper products, frozen food and handicrafts. Lot 116, Ground Floor
The Black Bean Coffee and Tea Company, in the heart of Old Kuching, is dedicated to the roasting and blending of locally grown coffee varieties.
Bangunan Ejawaris
Jalan Haji Taha, Kuching T (082) 234 633
Open: Daily 8.30am~6pm, including Public Holiday
Black Bean Coffee & Tea Company
Specialised in roasting and brewing local varieties of coffee as well as tea.
87, Jalan Ewe Hai
93000 Kuching
T (082) 420 290
Open: Mon-Sat, 9am~6pm Closed: Sundays and Public Holidays
Seni Buluh Enterprise
Gallery and workshop producing and selling traditional Bidayuh bamboo crafts.
Kampung Pichin
Km25, Jalan Serian-Tebedu 94750 Serian
HP (014) 694 8700 Open: Daily - call for appointment
NATIONAL PARKS, NATURE RESERVES & WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES
Sarawak currently has
39 fully protected areas
- 27 National Parks, 9 Nature Reserves and
4 Wildlife Sanctuaries,
as well as two Wildlife Centres operating within protected areas. More than 50% are open to visitors and most of these offer accommodation, which can be booked at National Parks & Wildlife Booking Offices (except Gunung Mulu National Park which has its own booking system). Others have limited access and may be visited through authorised tour operators or local communities, while others are used for research and conservation only and are strictly
off limits to visitors. Permits are required to carry out research or
any professional activity (e.g. photography, videography) in ANY of Sarawak’s protected areas. Please contact Sarawak Forestry directly.