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Greatown Travel (see page 65) run tours to Sarikei and
its agricultural atracions, including Sebangkoi Deer
Farm, Sebangkoi Country Park, dragon fruit orchards,
pineapple farms, pepper gardens and orange orchards .
Greatown can also arrange trips to the Rejang Songket
Factory at Kampung Rejang, to see songket weavers
in acion, as well as the smoked prawn (sesar unjur)
processing industry at Kampung Belawai.
Accommodaion
All addresses are 96100 Sarikei, Sarawak, Malaysia.
froning the Nyelong River is a pleasant place to watch Telephone dialling code is +6084 from overseas and 084
the local boat traic. On the way out of town towards within Malaysia.
Sibu, the atracive Residency Building can be seen to
the right of the road. Dragon Inn (2*), 60 Jln Masjid Lama, Tel: 651799. Band B.
Furama Hotel, 41-42 Jln Haji Karim, Tel: 655999.Band B.
Sarikei is the best place in Sarawak to buy the herbal Leh Hua Hotel, 10 Jln Tun AbdulRazak, Tel: 655000.
ingredients for pak cheng (8 treasures) soup , said to Band B.
be excellent for blood circulaion and restoring energy. Oriental Hotel, 48 Jln Repok, Tel: 655559. Band B.
Most Chinese herbalists and sundry shops stock it at Payang Puri Hotel, 1-2 Jln Merdeka, Tel: 651216. Band A-B.
around RM 5 per packet. Rejang Hotel, 1 Jln Berjaya, Tel: 652693. Band A-B.
Sarikei Hotel, 11 Jln Wharf, Tel: 651122. Band B.
About 30 minutes drive from Sarikei, the Sebangkoi SebangkoiCountry Resort, 23km, Sarikei-Kuching Road,
Deer Farm produces not only venison, but also deer Tel: 019 8772928. Band A-C.
horn for the Chinese medicine trade, which can be Southern Hotel, 54 Jln Repok, Tel: 651167. Band A.
worth as much as RM1,000 per kg. Visitors are welcome Tanjung Manis Hotel, 24 Jln Repok, Tel: 651188. Band B.
by appointment; call Mr Ting Sing Fee, Tel: 654573. Wawasan Inn, 69-72 Jln Masjid Lama, Tel: 653199. Band B.
Eaing Out
The nearby Sebangkoi Forest Park has some nice
forest trails leading to a small waterfall. The adjacent Sarikei’s Chinese cofee shops and Malay restaurants
Sebangkoi Country Resort has picnic spots and a
serve simple noodle dishes and tasty snacks. More
resthouse with accommodaion. demanding diners can try the excellent seafood and
Rumah Nyuka is an imposing and well-preserved 45- venison ofered by Hung Kiew Kee Restaurant, Golden
Happiness Restaurant (both on Jln Masjid Lama) and
door Iban longhouse constructed enirely from Belaina Oriental Restaurant (Oriental Hotel, halal). Fast food
wood, located about an hour’s drive south of Sarikei. fans will ind KFC and Sugar Bun on Jln Masjid Lama.
The 300-plus inhabitants run a homestay programme
which includes farm visits, as well as opional treks to BINTANGOR
nearby jungle waterfalls. Contact Mr Ikau Aji, Tel: 019
4687518, or Greatown Travel (see below). This small market town, 105km by road from Sibu, is
famous for its unusual green oranges - although the
Kampung Sungai Buloh in Pakan, about an hour from peel is deep green, the sweet lesh inside is orange
Sarikei on the Julau road, is the staring pont for the coloured and fully ripe. The town can be covered on
45-minute trek up Bukit Sibau to visit the tomb of foot in about an hour, taking in the colourful fruit and
Rentap, the greatest of the Iban independence leaders, vegetable market and the Bintangor orange statue. The
who opposed White Rajah rule from 1853 unil his cofee shops in town are renowned for their excellent
death in 1870. rojak, a spicy Malaysian salad of fruits and vegetables.
Further along the Julau road, Julau itself ofers the Accommodaion
historic wooden Fort Brooke at Nanga Meluan and All addresses are 96500 Bintangor, Sarawak, Malaysia.
a number of fascinaing Iban longhouses , including The telephone dialling code is +6084 from overseas and
the ornately decorated Rumah Juna Sawing, Rumah 084 within Malaysia
Ngumbang (famous for its handicrats) and Rumah Seli Hotel Ming Kiong, Wisma Cheong Siew, Lot 20 Jln
with its nearby waterfall. Contact Greatown Travel (see Kelupu, Tel: 692888. Band B.
below) or Great Holiday Travel (see page 65). Orleans Inn, 25-26 Jln Wharf, Tel: 692235. Band B.
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its agricultural atracions, including Sebangkoi Deer
Farm, Sebangkoi Country Park, dragon fruit orchards,
pineapple farms, pepper gardens and orange orchards .
Greatown can also arrange trips to the Rejang Songket
Factory at Kampung Rejang, to see songket weavers
in acion, as well as the smoked prawn (sesar unjur)
processing industry at Kampung Belawai.
Accommodaion
All addresses are 96100 Sarikei, Sarawak, Malaysia.
froning the Nyelong River is a pleasant place to watch Telephone dialling code is +6084 from overseas and 084
the local boat traic. On the way out of town towards within Malaysia.
Sibu, the atracive Residency Building can be seen to
the right of the road. Dragon Inn (2*), 60 Jln Masjid Lama, Tel: 651799. Band B.
Furama Hotel, 41-42 Jln Haji Karim, Tel: 655999.Band B.
Sarikei is the best place in Sarawak to buy the herbal Leh Hua Hotel, 10 Jln Tun AbdulRazak, Tel: 655000.
ingredients for pak cheng (8 treasures) soup , said to Band B.
be excellent for blood circulaion and restoring energy. Oriental Hotel, 48 Jln Repok, Tel: 655559. Band B.
Most Chinese herbalists and sundry shops stock it at Payang Puri Hotel, 1-2 Jln Merdeka, Tel: 651216. Band A-B.
around RM 5 per packet. Rejang Hotel, 1 Jln Berjaya, Tel: 652693. Band A-B.
Sarikei Hotel, 11 Jln Wharf, Tel: 651122. Band B.
About 30 minutes drive from Sarikei, the Sebangkoi SebangkoiCountry Resort, 23km, Sarikei-Kuching Road,
Deer Farm produces not only venison, but also deer Tel: 019 8772928. Band A-C.
horn for the Chinese medicine trade, which can be Southern Hotel, 54 Jln Repok, Tel: 651167. Band A.
worth as much as RM1,000 per kg. Visitors are welcome Tanjung Manis Hotel, 24 Jln Repok, Tel: 651188. Band B.
by appointment; call Mr Ting Sing Fee, Tel: 654573. Wawasan Inn, 69-72 Jln Masjid Lama, Tel: 653199. Band B.
Eaing Out
The nearby Sebangkoi Forest Park has some nice
forest trails leading to a small waterfall. The adjacent Sarikei’s Chinese cofee shops and Malay restaurants
Sebangkoi Country Resort has picnic spots and a
serve simple noodle dishes and tasty snacks. More
resthouse with accommodaion. demanding diners can try the excellent seafood and
Rumah Nyuka is an imposing and well-preserved 45- venison ofered by Hung Kiew Kee Restaurant, Golden
Happiness Restaurant (both on Jln Masjid Lama) and
door Iban longhouse constructed enirely from Belaina Oriental Restaurant (Oriental Hotel, halal). Fast food
wood, located about an hour’s drive south of Sarikei. fans will ind KFC and Sugar Bun on Jln Masjid Lama.
The 300-plus inhabitants run a homestay programme
which includes farm visits, as well as opional treks to BINTANGOR
nearby jungle waterfalls. Contact Mr Ikau Aji, Tel: 019
4687518, or Greatown Travel (see below). This small market town, 105km by road from Sibu, is
famous for its unusual green oranges - although the
Kampung Sungai Buloh in Pakan, about an hour from peel is deep green, the sweet lesh inside is orange
Sarikei on the Julau road, is the staring pont for the coloured and fully ripe. The town can be covered on
45-minute trek up Bukit Sibau to visit the tomb of foot in about an hour, taking in the colourful fruit and
Rentap, the greatest of the Iban independence leaders, vegetable market and the Bintangor orange statue. The
who opposed White Rajah rule from 1853 unil his cofee shops in town are renowned for their excellent
death in 1870. rojak, a spicy Malaysian salad of fruits and vegetables.
Further along the Julau road, Julau itself ofers the Accommodaion
historic wooden Fort Brooke at Nanga Meluan and All addresses are 96500 Bintangor, Sarawak, Malaysia.
a number of fascinaing Iban longhouses , including The telephone dialling code is +6084 from overseas and
the ornately decorated Rumah Juna Sawing, Rumah 084 within Malaysia
Ngumbang (famous for its handicrats) and Rumah Seli Hotel Ming Kiong, Wisma Cheong Siew, Lot 20 Jln
with its nearby waterfall. Contact Greatown Travel (see Kelupu, Tel: 692888. Band B.
below) or Great Holiday Travel (see page 65). Orleans Inn, 25-26 Jln Wharf, Tel: 692235. Band B.
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