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All of the above require an overnight stay, usually with a remote and rugged terrain, visitors travelling beyond
host family. Alice Chua Travel, Jln Airport, can make the Belaga are advised to inform the Belaga District Oice,
necessary arrangements. Tel: 789788 Email ata_kpt@ Tel: 461315, www.belagado.sarawak.gov.my, about
call
yahoo.com. Longer trips requiring a lot of planning their travel plans. For licensed nature guides,
include Long Singut, a very remote Kenyah (Orang Ulu) Hamdani, Tel: 019-8865770, Daniel Levoh, Tel: 013-
longhouse on the Baleh, and expediions to the remote 8486351 or enquire at Belaga District Oice.
peak of Batu Tiban, described in Redmond O’Hanlon’s
book Into The Heart of Borneo. The Kapit Resident’s Bakun Hydro Dam and Reservoir: This huge
oice keeps a register of licensed nature guides and an hydropower project has created a hydro reservoir as
up-to-date list of longhouses that accept visitors - email large as Singapore. The lake has not yet been developed
for details. for tourism but some local families are operaing
homestays on their loaing houses - see below. The
The Pelagus Rapids: Unil the introducion of powerful imposing dam and hydropower plant are a restricted
modern engines, and generous amounts of dynamite area and may only be visited by prior appointment.
used by Briish Army engineers in the 1960s, only the Contact Sarawak Hidro Sdn Bhd, Tel: 03-7932 2310
most courageous or foolhardy boatmen would brave the Email: admin@sarawak-hidro.com.
mighty Pelagus Rapids. The rapids divide the Rejang into
lower and upper secions, and previously passengers The Belanum Floaing House-Stay, Tel: 017-8535394
would disembark, proceed on foot through the forest, Email: liashra@yahoo.com, ofers four 4-bed rooms on
and join another boat at the other side. Nowadays a jelutong (loaing house) on the lake. The river nearby
express boats and speedboats with reinforced hulls has a swimming hole with a natural massage efect. Boat
glide through the rapids with ease, but it is sill a heart- trips can be arranged to varipus parts of the lake as well
stopping experience for the irst-ime visitor. as angling trips for highly prized ish like such as empurau
and semah. Access is via Sungai Asap (see below).
The Kapit Resident’s Oice is on Level 9 & 8 of the State
Government Complex on Jalan Bleteh. Tel: 796230. Sungai Asap is the main resetlement area for the
www.kapitro.sarawak.gov.my. Open 8am - 5 pm Mon - various Orang Ulu communiies displace by the Bakun
Fri, closed Friday lunchimes from 11.30 am to 2.15 pm. hydropower project. One of the 15 modern longhouses
Take a van from Teresang Market. The helpful staf can here, Uma Belor, ofers homestay accommodaion.
provide detailed visitor informaion. Visitors can experience farming aciviies, learn to cook
local food, see how the local ‘burak’ rice wine is made,
Permits for Onward Travel: Foreign visitors require a and of course sample it. Other atracions include
permit from the Resident’s Oice for all desinaions exquisite Kayan handicrats - their colourful beads,
upriver from Kapit (Rejang or Baleh rivers). The permit woodcarvings, painings and fascinaing burial houses -
is issued immediately, is free of charge and is valid from as well as the chance to hear a sape recital by a master
one to two weeks. Visitors to the Baleh area should be musician. Contact Mr Luhat Tugau, Tel: 017-8535394,
accompanied by guides. Email liashra@yahoo.com, or the Sungai Asap Sub-
District Oice, Tel: 013-8303383. The hosts can arrange
BELAGA transport from Belaga or Bintulu.
Accommodaion
All addresses are 96900 Belaga, Sarawak, Malaysia.
Belaga’s telephone dialling code is +6086 from overseas
and 086 within Malaysia.
Belaga Hotel, 14 Belaga Bazaar, Tel: 461244. Band A.
Sing Soon Hing Hotel, 15 Belaga Bazaar, Tel: 461257.
Band A.
Sing Soon Huat Hotel, 26-27 New Belaga Bazaar, Tel
461307. Band A-B
The Upper Rejang, beyond Pelagus, is home to the
Orang Ulu or “Upriver People”. The riverine setlement
of Belaga is the last major trading post on the Rejang, Note: During the dry season (July - September), express
and a good base for arranging visits to the Kayan and boats may not be able to reach Belaga and access is
Kenyah longhouses situated further upriver. Due to the only by road (from Bintulu).
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host family. Alice Chua Travel, Jln Airport, can make the Belaga are advised to inform the Belaga District Oice,
necessary arrangements. Tel: 789788 Email ata_kpt@ Tel: 461315, www.belagado.sarawak.gov.my, about
call
yahoo.com. Longer trips requiring a lot of planning their travel plans. For licensed nature guides,
include Long Singut, a very remote Kenyah (Orang Ulu) Hamdani, Tel: 019-8865770, Daniel Levoh, Tel: 013-
longhouse on the Baleh, and expediions to the remote 8486351 or enquire at Belaga District Oice.
peak of Batu Tiban, described in Redmond O’Hanlon’s
book Into The Heart of Borneo. The Kapit Resident’s Bakun Hydro Dam and Reservoir: This huge
oice keeps a register of licensed nature guides and an hydropower project has created a hydro reservoir as
up-to-date list of longhouses that accept visitors - email large as Singapore. The lake has not yet been developed
for details. for tourism but some local families are operaing
homestays on their loaing houses - see below. The
The Pelagus Rapids: Unil the introducion of powerful imposing dam and hydropower plant are a restricted
modern engines, and generous amounts of dynamite area and may only be visited by prior appointment.
used by Briish Army engineers in the 1960s, only the Contact Sarawak Hidro Sdn Bhd, Tel: 03-7932 2310
most courageous or foolhardy boatmen would brave the Email: admin@sarawak-hidro.com.
mighty Pelagus Rapids. The rapids divide the Rejang into
lower and upper secions, and previously passengers The Belanum Floaing House-Stay, Tel: 017-8535394
would disembark, proceed on foot through the forest, Email: liashra@yahoo.com, ofers four 4-bed rooms on
and join another boat at the other side. Nowadays a jelutong (loaing house) on the lake. The river nearby
express boats and speedboats with reinforced hulls has a swimming hole with a natural massage efect. Boat
glide through the rapids with ease, but it is sill a heart- trips can be arranged to varipus parts of the lake as well
stopping experience for the irst-ime visitor. as angling trips for highly prized ish like such as empurau
and semah. Access is via Sungai Asap (see below).
The Kapit Resident’s Oice is on Level 9 & 8 of the State
Government Complex on Jalan Bleteh. Tel: 796230. Sungai Asap is the main resetlement area for the
www.kapitro.sarawak.gov.my. Open 8am - 5 pm Mon - various Orang Ulu communiies displace by the Bakun
Fri, closed Friday lunchimes from 11.30 am to 2.15 pm. hydropower project. One of the 15 modern longhouses
Take a van from Teresang Market. The helpful staf can here, Uma Belor, ofers homestay accommodaion.
provide detailed visitor informaion. Visitors can experience farming aciviies, learn to cook
local food, see how the local ‘burak’ rice wine is made,
Permits for Onward Travel: Foreign visitors require a and of course sample it. Other atracions include
permit from the Resident’s Oice for all desinaions exquisite Kayan handicrats - their colourful beads,
upriver from Kapit (Rejang or Baleh rivers). The permit woodcarvings, painings and fascinaing burial houses -
is issued immediately, is free of charge and is valid from as well as the chance to hear a sape recital by a master
one to two weeks. Visitors to the Baleh area should be musician. Contact Mr Luhat Tugau, Tel: 017-8535394,
accompanied by guides. Email liashra@yahoo.com, or the Sungai Asap Sub-
District Oice, Tel: 013-8303383. The hosts can arrange
BELAGA transport from Belaga or Bintulu.
Accommodaion
All addresses are 96900 Belaga, Sarawak, Malaysia.
Belaga’s telephone dialling code is +6086 from overseas
and 086 within Malaysia.
Belaga Hotel, 14 Belaga Bazaar, Tel: 461244. Band A.
Sing Soon Hing Hotel, 15 Belaga Bazaar, Tel: 461257.
Band A.
Sing Soon Huat Hotel, 26-27 New Belaga Bazaar, Tel
461307. Band A-B
The Upper Rejang, beyond Pelagus, is home to the
Orang Ulu or “Upriver People”. The riverine setlement
of Belaga is the last major trading post on the Rejang, Note: During the dry season (July - September), express
and a good base for arranging visits to the Kayan and boats may not be able to reach Belaga and access is
Kenyah longhouses situated further upriver. Due to the only by road (from Bintulu).
60
