Wednesday 26 June 2013

The Hidden Beauties

If you are a photographer, here some pictures that  had been taken by someone that had been went there...























Travel Packages

Travel Packages

Here are some travel packages that we provided to the tourist that come to Bario or Ba 'Kelalan:

Mount Murud Adventure (4D3N) (RM 900)

Day 1: Fly from Miri via Lawas and transfer by 4WD to Lepo Bunga and will stay overnight there. (Lunch and Dinner)

Day 2: From Lepo Bunga, we proceed to Batu Linanit. Will have a great view of Mt Mulu, Indonesia, Batu Lawi and Ba' Kelalan if the weather permits. Proceed to Church Camp. Overnight. (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)

Day 3: Assending to Mount Murud, the highest mountain in Sarawak (2-3 hours). Descending to Church Camp all the way down to Lepo Bunga and Buduk Nur (8-9 hours). Check in at Apple Lodge ( Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)

Day 4: Breakfast. Fly back to Lawas and take a connecting flight to Miri.






Bario- Ba' Kelalan Jungle Trekking (RM 990)

Day 1: Take a flight using MAS rural air services. Upon arrival, settle at the local longhouse at Pa Ukat, before proceeding a see-sight tour of Bario Valley. Return back to the longhouse and have local cuisine. (Lunch and Dinner)

Day 2: After breakfast begin a morning trek trough rice and farming field towards Pa Lungan and Long Repung. Will pass an ancient Kelabit burial ground and will spend the night at the forest. (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)

Day 3: Rise early and continue jungle trekking that will lead to Ba' Kelalan. Check in at Apple Lodge. Stay overnight. ( Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)

Day 4: After breakfast, a visit to salt spring, pick an apple on the apple orchard and get a glimpse of the typical lifestyle of Ba' Kelalan's family. ( Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)

Day 5: Standby  for flight to Lawas before connecting to Miri.











Accomodation

The Homestay Experience

Homestay in Bario and Ba' Kelalan offers a distinctive style of living wiht emphasis on warm and freindly hospitality within private home. With homestay, the tourist can get an opportunity to help the environment while on holiday, a concept that covers travel, tourism and ecology into one attaractive and enjoyable experience.

The homestay combines the comfort with the personal hospitality, informality and local knowledge enjoyed when staying with the local people. It offers an insight into the culture, traditions, history  and everyday life of the family that the tourists are staying with. Moreover, visitor also get the chance to enjoy authentic local food at its very best- home cooked.

There are a lot of homestay accommodation and food are arranged for visitors. As a guest you will be provided with a clean yet comfortable room, sleeping arrangement with clean bed sheets and  towels, traditional local meals served in a homely style and free flow of coffee and tea due to the cold weather.


Bario Homestay 

Tarawe's Place

Located at the center of Bario with the wonderful view of fish pond and paddy field. It has 4 rooms with 3 single beds and 3 rooms with queen size bed. It room rate is about RM 75/night/person.

Sitting Area at Ground Floor

Exterior View

Chill Out Space

Exterior View

 De Plateau Lodge

De Plateau Lodge is a excellent place to stay for the birdwatcher and wild plant enthuasist. There is a pond and garden that is built by the owner Douglas Bala. It has 7 rooms with 3 single bed that can be combined. Its room rate is about RM 92/night/person.

Exterior View

Pond and Garden

Triple Bed per Room


Living Room.

Other than this two places, there are more homestay that available at Bario such as Leminan Lodge, Ngimat Ayu's Homestays and Gem's Lodge.


Ba' Kelalan Homestay

Home Sweet Home Homestay

Located just a 10 minutes walk from the Ba' Kelalan airport, Home Sweet Home Homestay is just a few step away from the tele-centre and cafes. It has 1 twin room and triple room with RM 69/person/night.











Tadam Asi Homestay

Newly renovated with newly built ground floor section of the house in 2011, Tadam Asi Homestay offers the freshest looking rooms with 3 meals, new bathroom and toilet. The homestay is recommended for meeting and workshop use as the sitting area is relatively large at size. The room rate is about RM 69/person/night









There are some more homestay built at Ba' Kelalan such as Balang Sigar Homestay, Juliasang Homestay, Yudan Meru Homestay, Sakai Dawat Homestay and Apple Lodge Homestay.




















Varieties of Foods






Nuba Rinagas
There are a lot of foods that you can find at Bario and Ba' Kelalan, these are some of it......


Telu Baka
Smoked Meat @ Narar Baka
Montreal Tampui@ Mangosteen
Bario Pineapple
Wild Berries @ Buah Pidang
Apples

Nuba Laya

Kelupis