To be fair, I'm not fond of going to 'centralised', 'orchestrated' cultural village either but considering the convenience it will have to zzm's family, I think they should be able to enjoy it. Plus think of it as a way for the locals to earn a living there.JR8 wrote:Cultural Village, no we didn't go there, going to see 'real' but orchestrated culture is not our kinda thing either, but as indicated it is probably the first or 2nd most popular trip out of town.
zzm9980 wrote:Thats everyone.
Carteki, Desaru is already on the list in the coming months. I want to take the Firefly boat tour for myself(Bonus if the kid enjoys it)
I've been dying to try and take some photos like these: http://digitalphoto.cocolog-nifty.com/d ... index.html
My wife's town in Vietnam is next to a big national park and has a place with fireflies like this. Unfortunately the past few times we've gone something has come up that's prevented me from going...
I guess I should also have mentioned the tribal/cutural villages and such outside Kuching have zero appeal to me. But otherwise, it does sound like both places have enough to see that I'd enjoy both. Maybe I'll make a week our of it and go to Brunei also.
I dunno, I don't consider the villages "authentic" when they open them up as tourist attractions, with all of the usual gimmicks like selling crafts, scheduled exhibits, etc. Sure they may live there, so I guess fake isn't the right word, just commercial.BillyB wrote:Where are you all getting the idea that Kuching has 'fake' villages from? Nothing could be further from the truth.
The different tribes / descendants do still live in the jungle / out of the city areas - iban, bidayuh etc. - they don't leave and go back to their 5 bed houses once the sun goes down!
That's what I meant, too. Kuching isn't solely comprised of tourist traps - there is plenty of authenticity (real longhouses & villages) mixed in as well.the lynx wrote:OK just to clarify, Sarawak Cultural Village (Kuching) and Mari Mari Cultural Village (Kota Kinabalu) are commercialised cultural villages meant for tourists. So they have longhouses (or tall houses for certain tribes) characteristic to each tribe with display of own pottery, handicraft, tools, toys and musical instruments. These cultural villages also hosts tribal festivals and many international events with tribal theme to it (such as World Harvest Festival and RWMF).
There are still many genuine longhouses spread all over Borneo where the occupants still practise nomadic living or some actually make it a permanent settlement, concentrating on simple farming/hunting. I've been to some of that and the experience was really good (except for a few faux pas I made)
See, that would be more to my liking. But how easy is it for an ang moh to get to those without being directed into some tourist trap?the lynx wrote:
There are still many genuine longhouses spread all over Borneo where the occupants still practise nomadic living or some actually make it a permanent settlement, concentrating on simple farming/hunting. I've been to some of that and the experience was really good (except for a few faux pas I made)
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