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You will be met upon arrival and proceed for halfday Kuching city tour. Kuching meaning "cat" in the Malay language is situated on both banks of the Sarawak River. It is also the Capital of Sarawak. This tour takes you across the Satok Bridge to cruise pass the State Mosque and a visit to the Cat Museum (closed on Mondays), view the Astana, the former residence of the White Rajahs, now the Governor's residence, the Court House, the Post Office, the Pavilion, the Square Tower, the Sarawak Museum and the Central Market. A stopover at the picturesque and colourful "Tua Pek Kong" Chinese Temple built in 1876. After the tour, transfer back to hotel for check-in.
After breakfast, visit Sarawak Cultural Village (Entrance fees included). Built on a 17-acre site, next to a scenic man-made lake, the village boasts seven ethnic houses representative of the Malay, the Chinese, the Penan and the longhouses of the Bidayuh, Iban, Orang Ulu and the Melanau. Authentically built and replete with traditional crafts, tools, utensils and artifacts
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the village has been dubbed as the "living museum" of Sarawak. Browse around the village and observe the inhabitants of the various houses display their skills in making traditional handicrafts such as beading, wood-carving, bamboo-carving, pua-weaving, etc. You can also view traditional methods of making sago, crushing sugar cane and how the Penans make blow-pipes and other hunting instruments. This tour includes a colourful cultural performance in a modern air-conditioned theatre. (Guest who staying in Damai Beach Resort/Damai Puri Resort & Spa are required to walk to and back from Sarawak Cultural Village. Entrance fees included).
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