8 Day / 7 Night LONGHOUSE & RAINFOREST TOUR
Not the type to rough it in the jungle? Here's a tour to see some of Borneo's amazing sites - in comfort and luxury.
Stay in style in Brunei's '6 Star' Empire Hotel & Country Club (reputedly to date the most expensive hotel in the world ever built), Miri's Marriott Resort & Spa, and the Royal Mulu Resort.
This tour takes you to Brunei and northern Sarawak and lets you experience the heritage of Brunei, the warmth, customs and culture of a longhouse community, the natural wonders of the inspiring Mulu Caves and the pristine nature of the rainforests of Borneo
$3,063 p.p. twin share. $1,679 Children
Minimum 2 passengers.
HIGHLIGHTS: Empire Hotel & Country Club - Jame' Asr Hasanil Bolkiah Mosque - Kampong Ayer Water Village - Oil Exploration Centre - Iban Longhouse - Gunung Mulu National park - Deer Cave - Clearwater & Wind Caves - Nature Trail Walk - Penan Longhouse
Tours can depart daily depending on flight schedules. This is small group 'soft adventure' with a Max. 6 travelling together.
Includes: Accommodation, all meals, tours, transfers, park entrance fees, domestic flights, English speaking guide.
Not included: Expenditure on personal items, park camera charges.
THE OIL EXPLORATION CENTRE (Day 3) IS CLOSED ON MONDAYS
Day 1 
On arrival in Brunei, transfer to Empire Hotel & Country Club, located near Bandar Seri Bagawan and beside the South China Sea. This luxurious estate is a destination in itself - originally built by the royal family of Brunei to house family guests. You can enjoy unrivalled entertainment and facilities, including a Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course and world-class tennis, squash and badminton courts, fitness centre, gymnasium, spa and sauna, and an 11,000 sq mt freeform outdoor pool. In addition, a theatre, bowling alley and snooker room provide more diversions, while you can choose from three cinemas. Each spacious bedroom has a private balcony, marble-tiles en-suite baths and imperial king-sized beds fitted with the highest quality linen. Spend the day enjoying this hotel. Overnight Empire Hotel Country Club. (D)
Day 2 Brunei - City / Water Village Tour
This tour will visit the spectacular Jame’ Asr Hassanil Bolkiah Mosque, made of Italian marble, gold mosaic and English stained glass with craftsmanship that reflects classical Islamic architecture. The Royal Regalia Exhibition Hall displays collection of Borneo Ethnography, natural history displays and Islamic art documenting the origins of much of Brunei’s culture. This tour will also include a view of the magnificent Istana Nurul Iman, official residence of His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei Darussalam.
After lunch, proceed to Kampong Ayer, the “Venice of the East”. It is the world’s largest water village with 30,000 people living in houses on stilts snaking along the banks of the Brunei River in the heart of Bandar Seri Begawan. The village includes several schools, a fired brigade, a police station and several shops. Overnight Empire Hotel & Country Club. (B/L/D)
Day 3 Brunei / Miri
Depart Brunei for Miri and enroute visit Seria, the oil town of Brunei. Visit the Oil Exploration Centre where the years of development of the oil and gas industry in Brunei has been well documented and presented by Brunei Shell.
Continue the journey across the Malaysian border and onto the town of Miri in Northern Sarawak. Enroute visit a pottery factory and a roadside fish market with colourful local people. Check into Miri Marriott Resort & Spa, set in 20 acres of landscaped gardens overlooking the South China Sea. Overnight Miri Marriott Resort & Spa. (B/L/D)
Day 4 Iban Longhouse / City Tour
Visit an Iban Longhouse where you will gain an insight into a way of life evolved in the bygone days of head-hunting which goes back 3000 years. You will be greeted by the chief of the longhouse and then entertained by dancers in traditional costumes performing to traditional music. See how each family lives in its one room within the longhouse.
Return to Miri for lunch and a city tour. Visit the “Grand Old Lady” - the first oil well in Malaysia for panoramic views of the city, a Taoist Temple, and in complete contrast, visit the local market, where your senses will be assailed by a jungle of colours, scents and sounds as the locals sell jungle produce and many other things unique to Sarawak. Overnight Miri Marriott Resort and Spa. (B/L/D)
 Day 5 Miri / Mulu
Transfer to the airport for a short flight to Mulu and the Royal Mulu Resort for a 3 night stay. The resort is an extraordinary holiday destination, set in the heart of the rainforest in the world heritage Gunung Mulu National Park with the Rainforest Spa, where you can indulge in pampering treatments and even have a massage beneath the rainforest.
You will be entertained with music and dancing, and between included excursions, choose from various activities, such as cycling, Kayaking, rock climbing, caving and walking.
Gunung Mulu National Park is the largest of Sarawak’s ational Parks. You can explore the amazing bio-diversity of the rainforest on included easy jungle walks with an expert naturalist.
Mulu is famous for the treasures beneath the mountains - one of the largest and most spectacular limestone cave systems in the world.
This afternoon, visit Deer Cave – the largest cave passage in the world – and as dusk closes in, millions of bats soar out of the caves in vast clouds as they reach for the sky in search of insects. (B/L/D)
 Day 6 Mulu – Wind / Clearwater Cave
This morning, depart the resort by traditional longboat and then a walk through the forest with an expert birdwatcher. Visit Wind Cave so called because there are cooling breezes running through the caves. There are some impressive stalactites and stalagmites, best seen in the illuminated ‘King’s Room’.
By longboat, travel to Clearwater Cave and be tempted to swim in the still, clear water of the subterranean river. Return to Resort for lunch and spend the afternoon at leisure.
In the evening, cut through the inky night in a motorised longboat, the cool breeze refreshing as the fireflies dance at the riverbank. The only sound apart from the motor stops is that of the insects and animals whose world you are privileged to share. (B/L/D)
 Day 7 Nature Trail Walk / Penan Longhouse
This morning, take a walk in one of the nature trails in the nearby rainforest. Learn how to use a compass, read a map, use a rope, how to trap an animal, use a blowpipe, and how to construct a shelter in the jungle. See the numerous species of birds, flowers, plants and tall trees of the tropical rainforest. Return to the Resort for lunch.
In the afternoon, travel by longboat to a Penan longhouse. The Penan are the last remaining semi-nomadic people in Malaysia and their lifestyle is a microcosm of the manners of the past. They live deep in the remote parts of the jungle. (B/L/D)
Day 8 Departure Day
Free at leisure until your departure flight to Kota Kinabalu or Miri. (B)
What to bring : Raincoat, hat, insect repellent, sun block lotion, towel, drinking water, torch, toiletries & items of personal use. Use good walking shoes. Comfortable cotton T-shirt with long or short pant recommended.
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