| Itinerary |
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| Day 1 |
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Depart from Kuching, passing rice fields, sago farms, rubber estates,
oil palm plantations with lush rainforest, rivers and mountain ranges.
Stop-overs at Pepper Farm, Serian and Lachau Bazaar before reaching
the jetty. Enjoy a 45-minute longboat ride upriver, below overhanging
trees, before reaching the Iban Guesthouse.
After dinner, join the
Ibans on the common verandah where a welcome ceremony awaits. The
evening’s entertainment includes cultural performances, music,
games, drinking rice wine called ‘Tuak’ and social
gathering with the people in the longhouse.
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| Day 2 |
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Depart the longhouse for a full-day jungle trek to learn about
the forest privy and the traditional uses of rainforest plants in
Iban culture. The trail also passes through the native burial grounds
and watch the natives set up ingenious animal traps.
Lunch, Iban
style, cooked in bamboo tubes over an open fire. After lunch, visit another
neighbouring longhouse.
In the evening, return to the first longhouse
for dinner and overnight in the longhouse.
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| Day 3 |
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Enjoy a blow-pipe demonstration, witness a cock-fight and take
a jungle walk to learn about the forest privy and the traditional
uses of rainforest plants in Iban culture.
The trail also passes
through the native burial grounds and watch the natives set up ingenious
animal traps.
Depart for Lemanak Jetty by longboat, then return
to Kuching via the same route. |
