Asap Koyan, Bakun resettlement scheme: and Sungai Asap itself, about 30km from the Bakun dam site project. It's a a strange land: very strange! approximately 9,000 to 12000 natives from the Kayan, Kenyah, Lahanan, Ukit and Penan ethnic groups from 15 longhouses were uprooted from their homes along the eventful upriver Balui to the bare land! No bavui, kurang payo, no masiek pasak......
Belaga, the last major town in the upper Rejang valley, before the wilderness begins. Belaga can be reached my plane (from Bintulu) or by boat from Sibu and Kapit. Belaga is still relatively unknown by western tourists, but is an interesting place to visit and spend a few days. You can visit the longhouses in the area, do jungle treks or take a swim in the nearby rivers and waterfalls. Or, catch masiek empurau at Ulu Bakun known as Batang Balui : Uma Juman Long Dupah Paradise!!! Borneo Amazon Jungle! JUST NAME IT!
The Kelabit highlands are located in the Malaysian state of Sarawak, in the centre of the island of Borneo. They are one of the remotest places, as the only EASY way to get there is by plane. There are no boats and tar-sealed roads leading there and the only way to get out of there if there are no flights is to walk for two hours across the jungle until the logging road and from there take a logging truck.The Kelabit highlands lye at an altitude of 1000 meters above sea level and have a relatively fresh climate. They are home to Penan and Kelabit people- the latter Lun Bawang. Bario, the major settlement in the area, is a major rice producing location, with rice farms fields everywhere. The Bario rice is of excellent quality, much better 100% than Thai rice.
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