Home Stay Tanjung Karang

quintessential kampung life

The home stay Tanjung Karang offers the opportunities for the tourists to experience the traditional Malay kampung life style set with acres of padi field.

Recently, the Gaya Travel Magazine and MCSC organised a four day 3 night trip for media personnel as the show case for the tourist related products.

Among the activities offerred:
- planting and harvesting the rice- depending on the seasons, as the rice (padi) are panted following the seasons.
- harvesting home grown vegetable.
- participate in the catching of fish and eels.

Contact: Faez 019 318 8220

sarawak tourism

Sarawak homestay is the effort done to promote the local villagers to be involved in the tourism sector.

There are about 10 homestay villagers who had been registered with the authority.

SARAWAK HOMESTAY
KAMPUNG MALUDAM, BETONG	KAMPUNG PUEH, LUNDU
KAMPUNG BENUK, PADAWAN	KAMPUNG PANGLIMA SEMAN LAMA, KUCHING
TELOK MELANO, SEMATAN	KAMPUNG TELAGA AIR, PADAWAN
KAMPUNG SENAU, OYA	KAMPUNG MONGKOS, SERIAN
RUMAH PATRICK LIBAU, NIAH	RUMAH LULUT TISA, KAPIT

Featuring: KAMPUNG PANGLIMA SEMAN LAMA, KUCHING

The village is situated across the Sarawak River, offering the traditional Malay experiences for the staying tourists. The program that started in 2003 with the collaboration of Tourism Ministry, made the effort to treat all guests like a member of the family.

Amongst the features of the programs are:

a. 'kek lapis' fresh from the oven

b. traditional fishing and picnics

c. traditional games

d. learn to do the traditional handicrafts

e. join the villagers in the daily activities.

The villagers are encouraged to product handicrafts to be sold to the visitors. The program has managed to atract guests from many countries such as Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, German, USA and France.

Transportation

To reach the village, take the 'perahu tambang' from Waterfront Jetty to Kampong Boyan Jetty. Then there will be 30 minutes walk to the village.

The village is also accessible by road. See the Google Map.

We hope you have a beautiful experience with sarawak homestay.