Sep 1, 2021

Travel to Brunei Part 5


This introduces some places that are likely to be tourist attractions in Brunei.


Tun Saeng Tour

The proboscis monkey is famous on Borneo Island.

Image source: wikipedia



There are tours to go by boat to look for proboscis monkeys.



Water Village

Brunei has one of the largest water villages in the world.

It is called Kampong Ayer, which means "Water Village" in Malay.

It is said that almost all urban functions, such as schools, hospitals, and mosques, exist on the water.

For further references, please see the next JICA page, etc.: https://www.jica.go.jp/nantokashinakya/sekatopix/article061/index.html


Scene of the water village


This is a school. The school is also on water.



Waterfall Climbing Tour

In Temburong, waterfall climbing tours are famous.

You take a boat upstream to climb the waterfall. It takes about 30 minutes to go upstream.


Challenge climbing the waterfall at the tributary upstream.

The water temperature wasn't that low.


This is the tour lunch


There is also such a bridge.


Snack