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Sightseeing Tour of Kuching City

Instant confirmation Available in English Hotel Pick up included

Activity Schedule

  • When does it run?

    Daily

  • Duration

    3 hours

  • Start time

    9am and 2pm

  • Meeting Point
    Pick up from your hotel. (Please mention your hotel name and address at the time of booking. If you do not have this information now, our customer service executives will get in touch and confirm the details)
  • Ending Point

    Your hotel in Kuching.

Key Highlights

  • Feline fanatics will love this cat-crazy city
  • The Sarawak Museum houses incredible relics from Malaysia's tribal beginnings

Overview

Kuching or Cat City is a medium-sized town on eastern island of Borneo, in the state of Sarawak. For cat lovers, this trip to Kuching is bound to be special. In fact, the word "kuching" is said to mean "cat" in the Malay language. The city centre is dominated by a gigantic cat statue in white plaster.

Kuching is also believed to have the world's only cat museum, in suburban Petra Jaya. The main city, on the western side, has markets, hotels, nightclubs and the waterfront. The broad waterfront promenade is the city's most popular meeting place now, with cafes and live entertainment, benches for watching the passing parade and restored old buildings including the Square Tower, which is now a tourist information centre. Behind the waterfront are the main bazaar with everything from antique shops to a clock tower and the court house, with its obelisk remembering Charles, the second of three of English Brookes - the White Rajahs - who ruled Sarawak for more than 100 years.

Itinerary

This tour is available in two options – coach and private. The private option offers you greater flexibility and you can spend as much or as little time at any of the places that you visit. Unlike the tight schedules of coach tours, the private option allows you to do the tour at your own pace.

You will be picked up from your hotel in Kuching and taken in a coach/private vehicle on a sightseeing tour of the city.

The highlights of the tour include:

Cat Statue: This is a giant white plaster cat sitting at the end of Jalan Padungan with one front paw raised and its backside turned toward the city and has become a mascot of the city.

Civic Centre: The viewing platform offers the best panoramic view of the city and the surrounding areas. From the top of this futuristic centre you get to enjoy a bird's eye view of the Mount Serapi, Mount Santubong and even bits of Mount Kalimantan on a bright sunny day.

Tua Pek Kong Temple: The century-old Chinese temple is the oldest of its kind in Kuching. It is particularly famous for its Wang Kang celebration to commemorate the spirit of the dead.

Astana: Set among the rolling lawns on the northern bank of the Sarawak river, the majestic palace was built in 1870 by Rajah Charles Brooke, the second white Rajah, as a bridal gift for his wife, Ranee Margaret Brooke. It is now the official residence of Sarawak's Head of the State and has served as the venue for numerous state functions throughout the years.

The other attractions in this tour includes Kuching Chinatown, the golden-domed City Mosque, a drive through Old Kuching, the Pavilion, the Square Tower, the Court House and the Charles Brooke Monument.

At the end of the tour, you will be dropped back at your hotel in Kuching.

Inclusions

  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off
  • Transportation English speaking guide

Exclusions

  • Meals

Please note

Voucher Information: Sorry, but we will need you to print a paper version of your booking voucher (we're working on changing this). At this time no refund can be given for customers without a printed copy of their voucher.

A surcharge of MYR 30 (Approx. 8.57 USD) per person applies for pick-up from Damai Beach. 

You will be picked up 30 minutes prior to your tour start time.

Museum visit may be affected with observance of religious or local holidays.


Additional info

The confirmation voucher includes the local activity operator’s contact details. They’re a nice bunch, and will happily answer any logistical questions you may have. Please give them a call at least 24 hours before your organised  activity to reconfirm.

Customer Reviews

  • Mr A Bleasdale
    Must do tour

    The only downside of this tour was needing to telephone the agent 24 to 48 hours before the tour to confirm even though isango jad confirmed to me by email. My husband and I...

    Spain 03/17/2013
  • MR STEPHEN M DIAMOND
    KUCHING WAS A LITTLE GEM

    We were picked up at the hotel & found we were the only ones that were booked for the tour, which was good as it felt more personal. The tour guide was a local resident and gave...

    United Kingdom 09/02/2011

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