Sarawak Cultural Village, Santubong Sarawak 13 February 2012

Transport to Sarawak Cultural Village is available in front of Grand Margherita. 

Adult RM10nett per way. Children RM5nett per way.

Departure time 0915 1020 1220 and 1420

This is the transport.

Person in charge - Halik 019 8251619

He sells the Sarawak Cultural Village ticket as well and give a RM5 discount off the total amount.

Remember the cultural show time and plan your trip accordingly.

They simply love this step, going up and down. 

The Cultural showcase few of the tribes' traditional dances. 

                                            

There are two cultural shows daily, 1130am and 4pm.

Crossing the Bidayuh bamboo bridge. 

This is my second time here and never felt it was educational till I came with my children!

Bidayuh head house used to store skulls of enemies killed in a battle !!

Displays inside the headhouse.

The Bidayuh use bamboo for anything and everything.

Rice grinding.

These male and female figurines that drive evil away.

Delicate bead artwork demonstration inside the Bidayuh hut.

Kuih Jala cooking demonstration, food prepared during the harvest season.

Skulls of the enemy.

Bidayuh longhouse.

Rumah Penan.

Penan tribe looks very similar to chinese, according to Pampang Tyson, an Iban guide at the Penan hut.

Pampang showed us how to use blowpipe. He share generously and we learnt a great deal from him.

Such simple life of a Penan hut. Love it.

Rumah Orang Ulu

An Orang Ulu ,carving sape, a traditional musical instrument.

Cucur Bandung cooking demonstration, a delicacy of the Orang Ulu.

Rumah Melanau

Clay oven for cooking sago pearl.

There was a Melanau tribe person explained to us, the process of making sago.

Sago is a staple food for them. 

A shredder, used to shred the sago.

Kneading the sago into pearl shape.

Rumah Melayu. Selamat datang!

Kuih Bahulu cooking demonstration inside Rumah Melayu.

Kuih Kapit cooking demonstration.

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A woman belt out a beautiful malay song.

Chinese home. Wanyin!

Making straw hat.

Bird nest processing was briefed by a chinese aunty. Wide-eyed, Hui added "Huh, bird saliva"

Written oracle used in Kau Cim, a chinese fortune telling practice.

River Taxi, Waterfront, Kuching 12 February 2012

River taxi that brings passenger across the river. It costs 50cent  per person.

Rowing the boat.

Interior of the boat.

Exterior of the boat. 

Snorkelling at Turtle Sanctuary Pulau Satang Besar, Santubong Sarawak 11 February 2012

We came to Pulau Satang after Irrawady dolphin watching trip. It costs an additional of RM400 for two families of 8. 

Approaching Pulau Satang Besar.

Looking at the fishes in the sea. 

Wading the shore during low tide.

The beach.

Some kind of sea plants.

Frilly seaweed.

Turtle eggs hatchery.

Staff quarters

Some snippets of the corals and sea plant that we found.

The other side of the beach.

At the end, we were not able to snorkel due to the strong wave and when jellyfish was spotted.

Watching Irrawady dolphins, Kampung Buntal, Santubong, Sarawak 11 February 2012

Our transport that picked us up from Brooke Terrace to Kampung Buntal, charged RM60 both ways.

Jamil, our driver can be contacted at 019 885 7404/ 016 525 7404

Looks yummy.

Then we were taken to our boat for "Wildlife River Cruise" and "Irrawady Dolphin Watching".

Boat owner, Ehwan Bin Ibrahim can be contacted at 019 878 5088/ 019 826 5680

We paid RM400 for two families of 8 people.

A banner displayed at Ehwan's roti canai stall. 

We went in between the mangrove, trying to spot a crocodile!

Mangrove roots.

Fisherman retrieved the cast net.

Cruised along Santubong river and its vast mangrove vegetation.

We were lucky to spot the Irrawady dolphins, countless of times. 

Teluk Pandan Kecil, Stack Rocks, Bako National Park Sarawak 10 February 2012

The rock formation at Bako National Park is simply amazing.

Our boatman, who picked us up from Paku Trail. 

RM40 for a ride through the stacks rocks, then to Teluk Pandan Kecil and back to the entrance at Bako National Park.

Each rock resembles some kind of animal or objects which I have forgotten.

Another one.

Teluk Pandan Kecil. 

Arrived at Bako National Park entrance at very low tide.

We have to wade the sea. The entrance of Bako is at the very end.

My sandals. 

It was a pair of hand-me-down from my dear nephew, hence I didn't feel a pinch having them in the mud. hehe