'Buah' means fruit in Bahasa Malaysia. So buah engkalak simply means ‘engkalak’ fruit. All of our three trees are fruiting again and this week we harvested a big basketful.  Engkalak or Litsea garciae belong to the same family as avocado. I didn’t ...

Borneo Jazz is actually just round the corner. It’s a definite East-West flavor there this year. And a fairly balanced mix (I think!) of men and women musicians.F.V.E. ProjectMost emotional setting at the ...

In Sarawak, a visit to an authentic longhouse is considered a must.In the Central Region of Sarawak, an Iban longhouse is one of  the main attractions for tourists. Several other ethnic groups traditionally ...

A long, long way they came and Sarawak Travel thank them for coming. Bon voyage to our new-found friends from Indonesia. The convoy left for Pontianak this morning.45 big bikers travelled all the ...

SWING into the jungles of Borneo and groove to music by international artists at the Rainforest World Music Festival from July 13 to 15 this year. Student Flights has a festival package for music lovers to ...

Bario means ‘Wind’ in Kelabit language (the correct pronunciation is ‘Bariew’).  Lying at an altitude of between 3400 to 6000 feet above sea level in the north-eastern corner of Sarawak is the famousBario Highland, a Kelabit ...

Mukah is the 10th Division in Sarawak and have been declared as a Division on 1st March 2003. Usually visitors like myself prefer to use express boat or speed boat via Dalat rather than by ...

Some visitors ask us ‘what is the best way to see & experience the real Sarawak culture?’  Easy… try HOMESTAY! What is homestay?  Well, our Ministry of Tourism Malaysia has come out with this superb program ...

Padawan Raft Safari by LIBUR Travel Magazine (Section - Idea Destinasi), Published in December 2011 (Raft Safari Padawan) / January 2012 (Semban Bidayuh Village).

This is the 3rd cruise ship arrival for this year. The MS BREMEN (Hapag-Lloyd, Germany) cruise ship arrived at the Sim Kheng Hong Port, Kuching at 7:00am, 10th May 2011 The cruise ship was on its ...

Kuching: A group of 25 product managers from the travel fraternity in Australia & New Zealand arrived in Kuching yesterday to experience for themselves firsthand the product offerings that Sarawak has. Accompanied by officials from ...

KUCHING: Multiple Grammy nominee Maria Muldaur is perhaps best known for her seductive top-ten single “Midnight at the Oasis”. Maria Muldaur is often referred to as America's First Lady of Roots Music. From her teen years ...