Longhouse Adventure All-Inclusive 4D3N Package Itinerary:

** Day One

Please arrive at Annah Rais Longhouse by 9:30am - Upon arrival, you will be greeted by the homestay coordinator Mr Edward in the longhouse with a welcome drink. After that, try our local herbal tea (or coffee) accompany with some local snack if available. Check-in to your guestroom in the longhouse, change to your light clothing & get ready for the jungle activities. Please be prepared to get wet in the jungle, as you will be passing through some clear & cool water streams.
Jungle Trekking - Set off for the jungle trekking, you will be amazed with the wonder of natures in the tropical rainforest. You get to see the various flora & fauna. The experienced local guide will also show you the various herbs that are used traditionally for natural healing. Learn from the guide about the basic survival skill in the tropical rainforest too.

Stunning 3-Tier Waterfall - The fun & adventurous trek in the jungle will finally bring you to the stunning 3-tier Waterfall. You will be swimming & soaking yourself in the crystal clear cool water. You can even try natural waterfall massage.

* You need to jungle-trek uphill for approximately 2 to 3 hours before you reach another trail to waterfall site, so if you are too old to do this or travel with small kids, you will have an option to opt for the transport at RM75 per transport per way (using Borneo Highlands Resort’s transportation, max is 6 pax. to bring you uphill to the starting point of the short jungle trail (20 mins easy to moderate trek) to waterfall site, please inform us during booking so we can be able to arrange it for you. Pls also note that the most fun & adventurous park is the trekking journey, so if possible, don’t opt for the transport unless you are really too old to do that. Choice is yours really J
Picnic Lunch with Bamboo Chicken - Our guide will set up the fire right in the middle of the jungle at our picnic site to prepare the Bamboo Chicken. Join them for preparing your lunch & learn how to cook the chicken in the bamboo. Bamboo Chicken is our world-famous signature dish, which you got to taste it at least once on your trip to Borneo, or your Borneo's trip will never be completed. The taste is just so original, it's tender, sweet, & go with the fragrant bamboo rice is the best combination of your midday meal. Try some local fruit as your dessert after the heavy lunch.
Afternoon Break - After the lunch, sit back & relax at the waterfall site for awhile, enjoy the beauty of the natures, while chit-chatting over a sipping of the local rice wine if available. If you just can't help yourself to swim again, just go ahead & swim it for the last time ever, before setting back for the longhouse.
Back to the Longhouse - As soon as you got back to the longhouse, quickly clean up yourself & taking a bath to refresh yourself after the long day trip in the tropical rainforest. If you have time by now, some extra in-house activities can be arranged for you while waiting for the dinner to be served. Activities include blowpipe competition, short guided walk within the longhouse & the village, visit to other families in the longhouse to learn more about the local lifestyle here if invited, local fruits tasting to go with the longhouse style coffee & etc.

Dinner Time - You will get the chance to try the local savoury delicacies. Most foods are considered organic, because the vegetables are collected from their own farm & without pesticide appplied. You will also get to try our world famous "Paku" & "Midin" fern collected from the jungle (if available at time of visit), which will be stir-fried the local way with the traditional home-made source.
Things to do after Dinner - You can either choose to rest for the long day activities or you may chit-chatting with the host & the local here while drinking the beers or the local rice wine.


*** For those who are adventurous enough, instead of opting for cultural dance performance, you can opt for night jungle camping with 4 local guides taking care of you. You will overnight in the middle of jungle, sleep inside the tent that will be setup for you. Activities will include the night jungle trekking to spot some wildlife! This option is at your extra cost of RM100 per person, min 6 person to go. Pls indicate your intention for night jungle camping during booking, cuz early preparation is required at the jungle site!

** Day Two

Breakfast - Breakfast to be served from 8am in the morning. Breakfast will be prepared & to go with the local style coffee or tea. Some fruits such as banana to go with! You will be fed well even for the breakfast, but you know yourself better how much you can take. So don't take too much if you will be having trouble with activities later on with your fully loaded stomach.
Start Your Day Two's Activities - Right after breakfast, quickly change to your light clothing & swim-suit to prepare for another jungle activities. Be prepared to get really wet this day. Start off with trekking on another trail in the tropical rainforest to see different flora & fauna. Although this jungle trekking is a short one, there's many you can see along the trail. With our local guide's explanation about the things you see along the trail, you will start to understand about the surrounding jungle & how we use the natural jungle resources to compliment the daily needs of the villagers.

Stream with Crystal-clear Cold Running Water - Before you know it, you are reaching the small stream with crystal clear running water, where located right in the middle of the jungle. The water flow slowly from the mountain right into this stream, you will just love to soak yourself in the stream to cool off yourself after the hard trek.
Soaking in the Hot Spring - Right beside the cold water stream, you will find the natural hot spring with bubble up coming from the floor. The temperature is just nice for you to soak yourself into it & will not feel the burning hot. Feel the calm of the jungle while soaking in the hot spring, you will soon to find out how wonderful it is for such a natural "Jungle Spa".
BBQ Picnic Luncheon - Soon after, the fire has been set up to start to BBQ luncheon picnic with the foods that are brought along. Join in the fun to prepare your mid-day meal.

Afternoon Break - After the lunch, sit back & relax by the stream, enjoy the beauty of the natures, or trek along the small stream to enjoy the beauty & the calmness of the tropical rainforest. If you just can't help yourself to soak again at the hot spring, just go ahead & soak it for the last time ever, before setting back for the longhouse.
Back to the Longhouse - As soon as you got back to the longhouse, quickly clean up yourself & taking a bath to refresh yourself after the long day trip in the tropical rainforest. If you have time by now, some extra in-house activities can be arranged for you while waiting for the dinner to be served. Activities include blowpipe competition, short guided walk within the longhouse & the village, visit to other families in the longhouse to learn more about the local lifestyle here if invited, local fruits tasting to go with the longhouse style coffee & etc.

Dinner Time - Dinner will be served soon later, & you will get to try another different kind of sumptuous local dishes. Eat as much as possible, there will have more than enough for you to eat & you are promised to be fed well during your stay at the longhouse.
Traditional Musical Instruments Jamming Session & Cultural Dance - Soon after dinner, the homestay coordinator will start showing you with all their traditional musical instruments & teaching you the technique of playing them. This is the very practical session, whereby you will involve & learn in making a traditional music while others are dancing. You will also be taught on performing the traditional cultural dance with the full traditional costume on if you wish (you will be very photogenic). Some of the villagers, especially the kids here will sometimes come & join in for the fun. Have fun all night long till you drop!

** Day Three

Breakfast - Breakfast to be served from 8am in the morning.
Start Your Day Three's Activities - Right after breakfast, quickly change to your light clothing & swim-suit to prepare for the adventurous bamboo rafting activities. Be prepared to get really wet again for the day. Start off with trekking on another trail in the tropical rainforest before reaching the small stream for the bamboo rafting. Along the trail, the local guide will make every effort to explain the strange things you see in the jungle, you will start to understand about the surrounding jungle & how they use the natural jungle resources to compliment their daily needs.

Reaching the small stream for Bamboo Rafting - Before you know it, you are reaching the small stream with sometimes crystal clear running water, where located right in the middle of the tropical rainforest. You would like to soak yourself in the water to cool off the body first if the water level is not that fast & deep on that day.
Making the bamboo raft – If the bamboo raft is not readily available on that day, the guide will start finding the fresh bamboo in the surrounding jungle to make the raft, & you are most welcome to learn & help in building the bamboo raft for the day.
Bamboo Fish Picnic Luncheon – At the same time the other guide is starting to prepare the picnic lunch. This time, you will get a chance to try another local signature dish, bamboo fish, that cooked right on the spot with the newly found fresh bamboo. Enjoy your bamboo fish lunch, along with some other dishes & bamboo rice.

Bamboo Rafting - Soon after lunch, the newly-made Bamboo raft is ready by then. Take your time to rest after your lunch, no hurry, & let the guide know when you are ready for the fun & exciting Bamboo Rafting trip. You will raft along the running water stream through the tropical rainforest. The experienced guide will lead you the way, you just have to enjoy the experience, & appreciate the beauty of the tropical rainforest. There's no special skill required by you, except sitting on the raft. If you are adventurous enough, you may try to stand on the raft to feel the adrenaline rush instead of sitting, but do it at your own risk though!

Afternoon Break - After the raft, sit back & relax by the stream, get some rest while enjoying the beauty of the natures, before setting back for the longhouse.
Back to Longhouse - Coming to the end of the rafting trip, you will get up from another point of the jungle trail. Your guide will then lead your way back to the longhouse through another short trekking. We know you are tired & exhausted by now, but at least trek for the one last time. Before you know it, you will find yourself already in the longhouse. Take a fresh water shower, clean up yourself & get ready for the dinner. Any spare time in between can be filled with interesting in-house activities so that you won't get bored while waiting for the dinner. You can let the coordinator know too if you would like just to take a rest, instead of activities, so choice is still yours!
Dinner Time - Dinner will be served soon later, & you will get to try another different kind of sumptuous dishes. Eat as much as possible for your last dinner at the longhouse.
Traditional Musical Instruments Jamming Session Cultural Dance - Soon after dinner, the local musician will start showing you with all their traditional musical instruments & teaching you the technique of playing them. This is the very practical session, whereby you will involve in making a traditional music while others are dancing. You will also be taught on performing the traditional cultural dance with the full traditional costume on if you wish. Some of the villagers, especially the kids here will sometimes come & join in for the fun. Have fun all night long till you drop!

** Guest can also opt for full traditional cultural dance performance at an extra cost of RM300 per session to help funding the village community to maintain its traditional culture. Dance performance will last for approximately 1 to 1.5 hour, which performed by 1 warrior dancer, 4 lady dancers & 5 musicians. It’s strongly recommended because with merely RM300 regardless of how many people in your group, you are helping to preserve the traditional culture, while enjoying the “one of its kind” performance!

** Important: Please note that we will try our best to organize the bamboo rafting trip every time we can, however, there is certain time that the water condition is just too dangerous for the raft, especially during the heavy rainy day, the trip might be delayed or cancelled, and substitute with other activities.

** Day Four

Breakfast - Breakfast to be served from 8am in the morning. Breakfast will be prepared & to go with the local style coffee or tea. Taste some local fruits with your breakfast! Breakfast will be prepared more than you can take it, so eat as much as possible before you get to say "Good Bye" to all your friends in the longhouse!
Free at Leisure - After breakfast, free at leisure! You may want to walk around the longhouse & say "Good Bye" to all of your friends that you have made during your trip here.
Wait for your Taxi to transfer back to Kuching – Please make a pre-arrangement with your taxi driver, who sent you to Annah Rais longhouse earlier on, to come back and send you back to Kuching.

* Lunch on the last day of your trip is not included in the package if you want to stay late, so please check with homestay coordinator about the cost of lunch, depending on what type of food you may require & number of person!

** Homestay Coordinator Mr Edward reserve the right to CHANGE/ ALTER the itinerary if deemed necessary.