The 5 Best Kuching Tours in Sarawak

1.Half-Day Heritage Bike Tour in Kuching

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 162 reviews · from $63Our pick

Start at 8 am in central Kuching for a guided 17-kilometre ride through heritage streets, temples, Malay kampong lanes, and an open-air market. You’ll cross the Sarawak River by traditional sampan to reach a floating village, with bottled water, food tastings, light refreshments, a bicycle, helmet, and English-speaking guide included.

“A great way of seeing a bit more of Kuching. Although my friend was a bit scared of getting on a bicycle, our tour guide was extremely patient and friendly with us. Thanks day a lovely experience :”

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2.Night Froggy Adventure at Kubah National Park

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 71 reviews · from $75

Join a guide such as Lucian, Fionara, Danny or Cornelius for a four-hour night walk from Kubah National Park’s office to its frog pond and back. The 3-kilometre route climbs about 100 metres and may reveal more than 50 frog species, along with snakes, lizards, spiders, geckos and insects. Headlamps, transport and park fees are included.

“It was very interesting adventure to see the rainforest at night. We saw a lot of frogs and a snake also.”

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3.Semenggoh Orangutan Centre from Kuching

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 53 reviews · from $66

Travel from Kuching to Semenggoh Wildlife Centre with a guide such as Rick or David, then walk through rainforest to a feeding platform used by rehabilitated orangutans. The three-hour visit includes transport, guide service, water, and stated entrance admission. Morning departures suit the 9:00 feeding, but sightings are never guaranteed.

“You can see the orangutans but it feels only semi-wild as they are called in each day. They are also quite far away.”

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4.Bako National Park from Kuching City

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 35 reviews · from $140

Leave Kuching at 7:30 am for Bako fishing village, then cross by boat to Bako National Park. A guide such as Sally, Richard, Alex, or Phillip leads the jungle walk and helps spot proboscis monkeys, macaques, silvered leaf monkeys, snakes, and more. Lunch, bottled water, minivan transport, and hotel return are included.

“Pretty cool tour. Our guide picked us up from the hotel and brought us to take a private boat to the national park. Due to the low tide we had to wait 1.5 hours at the pier, though. I wonder if that could've been avoided, i.e. if we could have beeRead more”

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5.Semenggoh Wildlife Centre Tour: Discover Sarawak’s Orangutans

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 34 reviews · from $70

Travel from Kuching to Semenggoh Wildlife Centre in an air-conditioned vehicle with a driver such as Eng or Wesley. Walk through the center, watch for semi-wild orangutans, and attend a scheduled feeding. Sightings are never guaranteed, especially during fruiting season, but the short three-hour format suits a first visit.

“The guide is very knowledgeable about the centre and the individual orangutans, how they came to be there, the work of the rehab centre. It's not possible to see wild orangutans without a much longer overnight trip that hike into conservatRead more”

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