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Hotel pickup offered
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Offered in: English
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Overview
Get your bearings in the colorful, historic city of Kuching on this walking tour that explores Borneo history from the White Rajahs to modern-day life. Walk from the waterfront to traditional Malay houses, a riverside mosque, and the imposing Astana, and explore Borneo's cultural diversity in the Sarawak Museum. This small-group tour is limited to 7 participants for a personalized experience, and includes hotel pickup and drop-off, and entrance fees.
- Explore downtown Kuching on foot
- Visit the Sarawak Museum
- Choice of morning or afternoon departure
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in Kuching
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Choose a morning or afternoon departure, then meet a guide at your hotel for transfer to the first stop of the day, Kuching South City Council, Sarawak’s governing authority, and the seat of local government. You’ll get a view of Charles Brooke’s Fort Margherita from the waterfront, and continue on foot to the Kuching Civic Centre, a futuristic building with panoramic views of the surrounding city.
Keep walking through the heart of the city as your guide shares historic facts and stories about Kuching, and see the dramatic Astana on the north bank of the Sarawak River. Once the home of the Brooke dynasty of White Rajahs and their Ranees, or queens, the Astana is now the official home of the Sarawak governor.
Take in the Old Colonial Courthouse, whose clock tower and granite obelisk recall the time of the second White Rajah, and finish the day at the Sarawak Museum, which explores Borneo’s history, traditional cultures, and landscape. This tour concludes with drop-off at your Kuching hotel.
Keep walking through the heart of the city as your guide shares historic facts and stories about Kuching, and see the dramatic Astana on the north bank of the Sarawak River. Once the home of the Brooke dynasty of White Rajahs and their Ranees, or queens, the Astana is now the official home of the Sarawak governor.
Take in the Old Colonial Courthouse, whose clock tower and granite obelisk recall the time of the second White Rajah, and finish the day at the Sarawak Museum, which explores Borneo’s history, traditional cultures, and landscape. This tour concludes with drop-off at your Kuching hotel.
Itinerary
Build in 1870 by Charles Brooke as a bridal gift to his wife Margaret. Laid out in the style of an English manor house, it is the third and last residence build by the Brooke Rajahs and was occupied by the reigning Rajah until the Japanese Occupation in 1941.
Duration: 30 minutes
Admission Ticket Free
Kuching's waterfront is pleasant and safe to stroll at night, particularly around sunset as the call to prayer reverberates across the river. The walkway has some restaurants, carts selling snacks and drinks, plus benches for taking in the view and doing some people watching.
Duration: 30 minutes
Admission Ticket Free
Sarawak State Legislative Assembly Building , the nine storey building is where 82 elected state assemblymen meet and preside over debates and the passing of laws. It is fully equipped with high tech information and communication technology. Described as one of the most Asia beautiful buildings in Southeast Asia with its distinctive payung (umbrella) roof, it is an iconic landmark for Sarawak.
Duration: 30 minutes
Admission Ticket Free
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Product code: 11036P44
