Belaga

Longhouse tours

Belaga is one of the best places to do trips to see the longhouses. indigenous tribes are typically welcoming to tourists and very hospitable. expect to be shown different styles of villages old and new, as well as traditional costumes, dances, foods jungle fern, wild boar, manufacturing methods, local rice farms etc. most of the children, when not at school are fascinated by westerners and will tag along for the fun and games. be prepared to take some gifts for the tribes people mainly for the children as a show of appreciation to their hospitality. these should be given to the chieftain who will later distribute them.

Belaga Regatta/Traditional games/Belaga Rainforest Challenge Trail

Every year from 23rd-27th july. features all the indigenous tribes and longhouse people in a week long event of games and an inter-longhouse regatta challenge.

 

Prices as at January 2008 are listed below all quoted in Malaysian Ringgit, although with some haggling discounts will be found.

	1 pax	2-3 pax	4-8 pax	9+ pax
2D1N Longhouse	400++	300++	240++	160++
2D1N Camping	440++	360++	280++	200++
2D1N Trekking	420++	340++	260++	180++
3D2N Longhouse	500++	340++	280++	200++
3D2N Camping	560++	400++	320++	260++
3D2N Trekking	540++	380++	300++	220++
Longhouse Day trip	180++	100++	80++	60++

 

Longhouse tours are split up into the following categories:

Longhouse visits, and sleeping typically in the chieftain's house

Longhouse visits, jungle trekking and camping

Longhouse visits, short jungle trek followed by sleeping in the longhouse

One excellent tour operator is: