3 Days in Kuching Trip: Budgets, Hotels, Food & Attractions

Day 1 | Morning

Bako National Park

Opening Hours: Open from 8:00am-5:00pm

Ticket Price: 10 MYR

Recommended Length of Stay: 0.5-1 Days

Location: Sarawak, Malaysia

The park is a historic national park in Sarawak, famous for its Seasnack stones, pitcher plants and wild monkeys. Cliffs, horns, bays, beaches, etc. are widely distributed in the park, with various landforms. After thousands of years of sea water erosion, the park is distributed with cliffs, horns, bays, beaches and other landforms. The world-renowned animals such as long-armed monkeys, long-tailed macaques, and silver langurs are the protagonists of the park. The original tropical rainforest and dense mangroves also make it worthy of being one of the oldest rainforests in the world.

Reviews from Real Guests:

Roger Chia: Recommended for day trip. Great tracking routes but need good maintenance. For sure able to see Proboscis monkeys. Have stayed at bungalow chalet at the park. Beware no hot shower, poor beddings & need good upgrading. Park has basic canteen food & shop. Ensure its high tide when boarding boat to the park & upon leaving the park, otherwise has to wait for 1-2 hours or longer for the sea tide to rise.

Trip.com User: I love so much this place..i like hiking & explore the place..The place is peace and love the surrounding.

Day 1 | Afternoon

After finishing the tour at Bako National Park, you can head to Sarawak Cultural Village, the most worth visiting place around the corner.

Sarawak Cultural Village

Opening Hours: Open from 9:00am-5:00pm

Ticket Price: 60 MYR

Recommended Length of Stay: 1-2 Hours

Location: Damai Beach Resort, 93762 Kuching, Malaysia

The Sarawak Cultural Village is located at the foot of Mount Santubong and covers an area of 17 acres. Although the Cultural Village is not big, it is like a living museum, allowing visitors to witness the multiculturalism of Sarawak with their own eyes. The cultural village has a quiet environment and beautiful scenery. There are traditional longhouses and various styles of residences of the seven major ethnic groups in Sarawak, namely Ulu, Punam, Malano, Iban, Bidayu, Malay and Chinese. They are all built with raw materials such as salt wood, bamboo, rattan, and yada leaves, giving people the feeling of a primitive village. In this "living museum", each house has ethnic artists in traditional costumes busy doing handicrafts and explaining their way of life to tourists, and there are often demonstrations of handicraft making and dance and music performances of various ethnic groups in the village. . A visit to the Sarawak Cultural Village is a cultural journey, where you can deeply feel the rich cultural heritage of Sarawak. After visiting the cultural village, the fun is to sit in the theater and watch the dance performances of various ethnic groups. The programs are colorful and popular. Each dance performance is actually a wonderful performance of national costumes, which is not only a vivid portrayal of Sarawak civilization, but also brings tourists the information of multi-ethnic harmony.

Reviews from Real Guests:

Trip.com User: this place showcases the diversity and rich culture of the different ethnic of sarawak people. a must visit if you like traditional dances and enjoy the history of sarawak.

Trip.com User: its really superb place at Kuching . we was enjoy the culture dance n traditional food

Day 1 | Evening

Don’t forget to book Viva Hotel Kuching in advance, because all the tourists head to Sarawak Cultural Village love staying at it.

Viva Hotel Kuching

The Viva Hotel Kuching is one of the newest hotels in Kuching, having opened in 2022.

The hotel is just 7km away from Kuching International Airport. Seeing Kuching's sights from this hotel is easy with The Spring Shopping Mall, Soulheal Spa & Wellness Sdn Bhd and Satang Island all close by.

When guests have some time on their hands they can make use of the onsite facilities.

Day 2 | Morning

Annah Rais Longhouse Homestay

Opening Hours: Open from 9:00am-6:00pm

Ticket Price: 8 MYR

Recommended Length of Stay: 0.5-1.0 Days

Location: Siburan, Sarawak

There is a saying that it is a crime to go to Sarawak without going to the longhouse. Long houses are the traditional way of life in Sarawak and even the whole Borneo tribe. The wooden houses are built in rows and connected by a long public corridor. The people inside live under one roof. Longhouses are often built on high pillars and are also an architectural model to jointly defend against foreign enemies. Enter the tropical rainforest and explore the terrifying "headhunter" tribe. AnnahRais Longhouse, which is located by a small river deep in the mountains, is one of the ancient longhouses in Kuching.

Day 2 | Afternoon

Now we come to another great highlight in the city: Fort Margherita.

Fort Margherita

Opening Hours: Open from 9:00am-4:45pm

Ticket Price: 20 MYR

Recommended Length of Stay: 1-1 Hours

Location: 93050 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

Margaret Castle is located by the Kuching River, also known as the museum. It was built in 1879 and is a typical small British castle. The castle is a very prominent symbol of the Sarawak River, witnessing the history of the Bullock Dynasty in Sarawak. The castle, named after Charles Brooke's wife, Rani Margaery, was not used until World War II, when the Japanese tried to blow it up, but it was unsuccessful, and it has survived to this day.

Day 2 | Evening

If you want to explore other popular attractions later, Kozi Square New SGH Cozy Home LV5 is a suitable place for you to stay and refresh.

Kozi Square New SGH Cozy Home LV5

The Kozi Square New SGH Cozy Home LV5 provides a great place for travelers to relax after a busy day. The Kozi Square New SGH Cozy Home LV5 offers a pleasant stay in Kuching for those traveling for business or leisure.

The hotel offers easy access to Kuching International Airport, just 6km away. Famous local attractions Muzium Etnologi, St.Thomas'Cathedral and Tribal Remedy, can all be reached with a short walk.

After a long day of sightseeing, guests can retire to the comfort of the hotel.

Our guests consider this hotel to have excellent service.

Day 3 | Morning

Wind Caves

Opening Hours: Open from 8:30am-3:45pm

Ticket Price: 3 MYR

Recommended Length of Stay: 2-3 Hours

Location: 94000 Bau, Sarawak, Malaysia

"Wind Caves (Wind Caves) is located in Kuching Province, Sarawak, the nearest town: Shilong Gate is 5 kilometers away, while Kuching City is 48 kilometers away. The Wind Caves are part of the Wind Cave Nature Reserve, which has a total area of 6.16 hectares (0.0616 square kilometers).

Day 3 | Afternoon

When time permits after visiting Wind Caves, don’t forget pay a visit to Semenggoh Wildlife Centre.

Semenggoh Wildlife Centre

Opening Hours: 8:00-10:00,14:00-16:00

Ticket Price: 10 MYR

Recommended Length of Stay: 2.0-3.0 Hours

Location: KM 20, Borneo Highland Road, 93250 Kuching, Sarawak

Semenggoh Wildlife Center (Semenggoh Wildlife Center) is located about 30 minutes drive from Kuching City. The entire center is in the rainforest and has a large area. Residents in the suburbs used to like to keep orangutans as pets. Later, the government made a law It is stipulated that no wild animals can be adopted, so the center was opened to retrain the group of orangutans, who had lost their parents and grew up in human environments, and put them back into the forest to live on their own. There are now 24 orangutans in the center, each with its own name. 09:00 and 15:00 are the feeding times every day. The staff will put the fruit on the platform and ask the orangutan to climb down to find food. When watching orangutans, remember to keep quiet, and remember to wear cloth shoes, raincoats, mosquito repellant and a long lens. Seeing wild orangutans in the wild is different from seeing orangutans in zoos and circuses.

Reviews from Real Guests:

Trip.com User: March onwards only the monkeys will cm out from rainforest. but stil we enjoying the nature of jungle

BONG BOON WEN: Trip is really great, everything

* All reviews in the blog are machine-translated.