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1 Day Mongkos Longhouse

4.7
|3 Reviews
Group size
Up to 6 guests
DURATION
8 hours
Booking type
Private trip
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Free pick-up
Group size
Up to 6 guests
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On the day trip to the longhouse, Desmond will familiarise you with the Sarawak landscape and show you the farms he grew up around. Watch him interact with the Bidayuh tribe - the residents of the longhouse. To him they are close friends that he has come to know over the years.

What’s Included

Local guide
Lunch
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Where we'll meet

Start Point

Free pick-up from Anywhere in Kuching(Your hotel in Kuching)
  • 15 mins before selected timeslot

End Point

  • End at Start Point(s)

Start & Ends

Daily
09:00AM - 05:00PM

Suitability / Accessibility

  • Child Friendly (No Minimum Age)

Cancellation & other policies

  • Cancellation

    To secure your spot, your host will turn away other guests. Because of this, cancellations aren't allowed.

What to Pack

  • Bug repellent
  • Cash to purchase the customary token gift for the longhouse hosts (usually this costs 25-50RM per visitor)
  • Sunscreen
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Meet your host

Desmond is a local boy. He grew up in a small shophouse outpost in the middle of the jungle on the banks of the river that brought in goods from the native tribes which his family traded for sundry products from their shop. During his youth, he learned the local languages. His knowledge and immersion with the locals goes as deep as ink under his skin - each arm boasts a traditional tattoo - one from the Iban tribe and one from the Bidayuh. Desmond brings to light not only the traditions of the local tribes but also the long history of diverse people - the native tribes and the Chinese living side by side
Experience: 16 years
Speaks: Fluent English
Acceptance rate: 80%
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