In Kuching the kids and I had to explore 5 days by ourselves. Felix unfortunately caught a stomach bug and spend his days recovering in the hotel room.
I really enjoyed the relaxed vibe of the city. Everything felt a bit slower and less hectic than in Kota Kinabalu. Unfortunately, the city was covered in heavy haze from forest fires in Indonesia. The air quality ratings reached very unhealthy levels and we basically never saw the sun.
Our hotel was luckily right at the water front so we spent every evening strolling along the water front with its numerous food stalls. The kids absolutely adored the water fountain with its music and light show each night at 8.30.
With Felix sick, we limited our activities to places that were easy to reach. We wandered through the city, visiting China Town, the Orchid Garden, some temples and did a one hour tour with one of the small traditional boats.
One day we headed to the Sarawak Cultural Village 45min North of Kuching. It shows the traditional houses and lifestyle of the people in Sarawak. We loved it and spend almost 4h exploring the different houses, followed by a cultural Dance Show.
We also visited the Semenggoh Nature Reserve where Organ Utans live freely. After a 30min drive we walked 1km through the jungle to reach the feeding station and after a few minutes we were lucky and a mother with Baby climbed throught the trees to grab some fruit. What a special experience to come so close with a free Organg Utan.
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