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Introducing Belaga
Belaga is a small bazaar town and administrative centre located where the Rejang divides into the Belaga and Balui rivers. Its friendly population makes it an excellent base from which to explore the interior, and there are many Kayan and Kenyah longhouses along the rivers nearby. If you speak with a local on the way upriver, you may end up being invited to stay at their longhouse – it’s polite to bring a small gift for the family of the person who invited you. Otherwise, it shouldn’t take long to find someone in Belaga with a suggestion of a longhouse to visit or an offer to guide you.
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Boats will drop you at the bottom of a steep set of concrete steps leading up to the small town centre; all the town’s facilities are found here, in the handful of blocks across from the small park. There is no bank here, but the Teck Hua Chan supermarket will change cash.
Last updated: Nov 24, 2008
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