Sarawak Cultural Village, Kuching

Sarawak Cultural Village, Kuching Overview

Snuggled on the island of Borneo, Sarawak Cultural Village is a living museum that gives visitors a glimpse of the state’s indigenous tribes living in their traditional dwellings. It is located at Pantai Damai, 32 kilometres from the capital city of Kuching.

Sarawak Cultural Village showcases the lifestyle of the major tribes of the state namely Iban, Bidayuh, Orang Ulu, Melanau, Penan, Chinese and Malay. The longhouses are the homes to these ethnic groups where they live and carry out their day to day activities.

Sarawak Cultural Village has carefully preserved their traditional handicrafts, costumes and other related items that shed light into the region’s rich heritage. Presently, 150 tribal people are living here who takes part in folk dances to entertain the visitors. Cultural performances and interactive workshops are organised daily. Sarawak Cultural Village is also the venue for the iconic Rainforest World Music Festival.

How to Reach Sarawak Cultural Village

By Air: The nearest airport is in Kuching and there are direct flights available from Sibu, Miri, Sabah, Kota Kinabalu and Labuan. Connecting flights are available from Kuala Lumpur International Airport. From the airport, it takes around 40 minutes to reach Sarawak Cultural Village. There are options for car rentals, taxis and shuttle services from Grand Margherita Hotel.

Shuttle Service Schedule

Run No.	From Kuching	From Damai
1st	2nd	3rd
9:15 AM	12:15 PM	2:15 PM
11:15 AM	1:15 PM	5:15 PM

By Land: There are frequent buses to Kuching from Brunei and Indonesia.

Indonesia: There are two daily buses that run from Pontianak and the approximate travel time is 10 hours.

Brunei: Five buses run daily between Kuala Belait and Miri. The journey time is 2 hours. These buses go onward till Bandar Sri Begawan. There is also a direct minibus that operates twice daily and runs between Bandar Sri Begawan and Miri. The estimated travel time by road is 4 hours.

From Kuching Bus Terminal, it takes around 50 minutes to reach Sarawak Cultural Village. You can either rent a taxi or a car or you can board the Van Shuttle from Kuching Grand Margherita Hotel.

Shuttle Service Schedule