Day 1 : DEPARTURE NEW YORK
Today you will board an overnight flight to Kuching. Overnight is in the plane.
Day 2 : ARRIVAL KUCHING
Arrival transfer from Kuching Airport to hotel, free at leisure, dinner at the hotel and overnight in Kuching.
Day 3 : KUCHING CITY TOUR + RIVER CRUISE (B, L, D)
Pick up from hotel for lunch. Followed by Kuching City Tour, evening sunset cruise at Sarawak River. Dinner at local restaurant and overnight in Kuching
Day 4 : DAY TRIP BAKO NATIONAL PARK (B, L, D)
Pick from hotel and proceed to Bako National Park (packed lunch included). Return to Kuching, dinner at local restaurant. Overnight in Kuching
Day 5 : KUCHING TO LEMANAK RIVER (B, L, D)
Departing from your hotel to the Lemanak River takes about 4 hours, passing padi fields, pepper plantations, farms, roadside kampungs and tropical jungles. Stop at the small town of Serian and later for lunch at Lachau. At the jetty, board a native boat for the upriver journey to an Iban Longhouse. On arrival, settle in at the Longhouse while your guide prepares dinner. After a simple dinner, join the rest of the longhouse folks and enjoy an evening of music and dance with rounds of tuak, their home-made rice wine. Stay overnight at the River Lodge. There are only basic facilities with no hot water for showers at the longhouse.
Remarks: Should you want to bring gifts for the people at the longhouse are highly appreciated.
Day 6 : LEMANAK RIVER (B, L, D)
Breakfast at the Guesthouse. Take part in a blowpipe and cockfight demonstration before proceeding for a nature walk to visit native farms and an Iban burial ground,a animal’s trap, edible and medicinal plants. Embark into longboat to go further upriver. Enjoy picnic lunch with food cooked in traditional way used bamboo pots and bon fire. Make a few stops to collect jungle produces before continuing to the guesthouse for dinner and an overnight stay.
Notes: Do bring swimwear as there may be opportunities to swim in the river. If there has no rain in the days prior to your visit, waters will be clear and refreshingly cool.
Day 7 : LEMANAK RIVER TO KUCHING (B, L, D)
Breakfast at the Guesthouse before travelling down to the river jetty for your journey back to the city. En route lunch at local café and drop off at city hotel. Dinner at the hotel. Overnight in Kuching.
Day 8 : SEMENGGOH WILDLIFE + SARAWAK CULTURAL VILLAGE (B, L, D)
Pick up from hotel and visit Semenggoh Wildlife. Lunch at local restaurant. Continue to visit Sarawak Cultural Village after lunch. Dinner at local restaurant and overnight in Kuching.
Day 9 : DEPARTURE TRANSFER HOTEL TO KUCHING AIRPORT, ARRIVAL TRANSFER KLIA TO HOTEL (B, D)
Breakfast at hotel and check-out. Pick up from hotel and depart from hotel to Kuching Airport and board flight to Kuala Lumpur. Arrival transfer from KLIA to hotel. Dinner at the hotel. Overnight in Kuala Lumpur.
Day 10 : FULL DAY KUALA LUMPUR CITY TOUR (B, L, D)
Pick up from hotel for full day Kuala Lumpur City Tour. Visit KL Tower Observation Deck. Lunch and dinner at local restaurant. Overnight in Kuala Lumpur.
Day 11 : DEPARTURE TRANSFER FROM HOTEL TO KLIA, FLY TO PENANG, ARRIVAL TRANSFER FROM PENANG AIRPORT TO BEACH HOTEL (B, D)
Pick up from Penang Airport and transfer to beach hotel. Free leisure and dinner at hotel. Overnight in Penang
Day 12 : FREE AT LEISURE IN PENANG (B, L, D)
Breakfast, lunch, dinner at the hotel. Free at leisure and overnight in Penang.
Day 13 : FREE AT LEISURE IN PENANG (B, L, D)
Day 14 : FREE AT LEISURE IN PENANG (B, L, D)
Day 15 : DEPARTURE TRANSFER FROM HOTEL TO PENANG AIRPORT (B)
Transfer to the airport for the flight back home.