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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RE: Travel to Tanjung Puting from Tawau or Kuching?
by alfredm 17 April 2012
For the river trip and the local culture consider travelling on the Rejang river between Belaga and Sibu. Mulu is definitely worth the…
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Longhouse visit better in Kalimantan or in Sarawak?
by Isota 05 April 2012
Hello! We are going to make a journey visiting a couple of highlights in Borneo, Bali, Java and Sulawessi. We dont like spoiling money,…
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RE: Traveling to borneo
by alfredm 04 April 2012
For culture head to Kuching and perhaps to the Rejang river until Belaga after that. You can see orangutans in Semenggoh near Kuching:…
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