On one of our last days in Kuching we decided to check out the Pitcher Plant and Wild Orchid Garden. We had obtained a map with bus routes to various tourist sites from the Tourist Information Center, but even so it was tricky to find the correct bus. The buses aren’t labeled very clearly, so
Our major excursion from Kuching was a kayaking trip in search of Irrawaddy Dolphins. We really hoped to see some of these rare dolphins, but our guides didn’t seem to have much experience in finding them, and the oncoming storm didn’t help either. The Irrawaddy Dolphins are found in coastal areas and estuaries, which was
We flew from Miri to Kuching, the capital of Sarawak. Kuching is known as the “Cat City,” and there are plenty of cat statues around to remind you that you’re in cat territory. There is a quite nice walkway along the river with refreshment stands and places to sit and enjoy the view of the
We stayed in Miri to be near Niah Caves, but the caves were still 110km from Miri. The local bus no longer goes to the caves, so we had to find another means of getting there. Our first evening in Miri we bargained with a taxi driver to take us to the caves the next
There were not as many options to get from Brunei onward to Sarawak as there were to get into Brunei from Sabah. We could have taken 3 buses, but it would have taken a couple hours longer and we wouldn’t have saved much money. It’s much easier to go straight through, than to have to