My local village trip @ Danu Village (Kampung Danu)

This is one of the local village in Kuching, Sarawak, called the Danu Village. One unique thing about this village is that to enter the village, we have to cross a suspension bridge.

View the location here. <--- Click for Map

The bridge is like a lifeline to the village, if it collapse the whole village people will not be able to either get in or out of the village.

There is a huge river which separate the village and the outside world. When I reach there, saw kids swimming in the river. I step into the river to soak my feet, very cozy. And the stream water flows very quick.

Is not hard to imagine the waterflow here after a big downpour. It will be like a moster...
Upon entering the village, there is a mini flower garden, and they have a bunch of nice flower there.

The village people park their cars outside the entrance, and life here are simple and quiet. Check out the scenery video I've shoot during my visitation.



Cheers,
Wilson
I like to cross bridges

Lunch @ Macheree Homestay & Adventure

After my friends and I visited the Annah Rais hotspring... we went to the homestay just opposite the entrance of hotspring.

The homestay is run by a local villages people there, and the mum is the hotel manager, the father is the chef in the house, the two young daughter are the waiterss,and the brother is the ..... nop when I was there he just sat there are ate his lunch.

This homestay provided a variety of tour packages, they have a daytrip tour, and also an overnight tour package (A total of 6 to be exact).

The food there is super delicious, the father told us the he made the food aroma with local herb and spices, and blend them by using traditional way. All organic, no pesticide. And he also charge us RM5 per plate of food, that is damn cheap!!!

Check out the surrounding in my video below :)



Cheers,
Wilson
I want to overnight here :D

The new Annah Rais Hot Spring

Before you read on, go read my ----->> first trip here (before renovation) <<----- :D Cause this is the version before the renovation of the place :) The video below is after the renovation

The Annah Rais after the renovation

Annah Rais is a village name, and just a few kilometer away from the Annah Raise village, there is a stream which according to the locals there few thousand ago it was a volcanic active spot. So that is where the hotspring came from.

Check out the video here :)

To go there, first need to head to 10th Mile (Padawan), then need to go to the direction there Borneo Highland is. 

After you drive pass Borneo Highland, look for road sign for Annah Raise Village (Kampung Annah Raise). Is gonna be a long and lonely ride to Annah Raise village, surrounded by tress only. 

Then, after you reach the Annah Raise village (longhouse), need to drive another 20-30 min road (bumpy rocks road), and make sure you keep an eyes on the road sign to the Annah Raise Hot Spring.

I overnight at the local Sarawak longhouse

The Dunuk village, this is a village situated here (click for map). For the pass few years I've been visiting this village with my friends.

1. 2008 visitation to Dunuk Village
2. 2009 Visitation to Dunuk Village
3. 2010 visitation to Dunuk Village


This year 2011, I get another change to revisit the village again. This time it was organised by the Tzu Chi Foundation (Kuching Branch). This program is to offer the nearby village a free medical checkup, and medical treatment. Is a large scale program, so they require a lot of volunteer workers. I participated the programs with few of my friends.

The setting up start at Saturday, and the treatment will starts at Sunday. My friends and I reach at Saturday, and after the setting up is done, we went roaming in the village, I shoot a lot of short clips there.



I get to play with the village boys, overnight at the longhouse. I sleep around 9PM, and wakes up at 5AM, a very simple and healthy life. I had fun playing with the village kids, and a good experience overnight at the village longhouse. Check out my video for the full story :)



Cheers,
Wilson
hanging out with the village kids