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17 places · Kuching Division

The iconic cobra-headed sea stack off the coast of Bako National Park

Kuching Division

Bako National Park

Sarawak's oldest national park — famous sea stacks, proboscis monkeys and wild coastal trails.

An orangutan hanging from ropes among the trees at Semenggoh

Kuching Division

Semenggoh Nature Reserve

Watch semi-wild orangutans swing in for breakfast at Kuching's beloved nature reserve.

Aerial view of Trombol Beach, its forest edge and the South China Sea

Kuching Division

Trombol Beach

Kuching's hidden shore — a quiet stretch of sand, sea and forest at the end of a peaceful country drive.

The white colonnaded facade and shingled roofs of the Astana above lawns on the north bank of the Sarawak River

Kuching Division

The Astana

The 1870 riverside palace built by Charles Brooke for his bride — still the Governor's residence, and still best seen from the water.

The whitewashed crenellated Square Tower standing on the Kuching Waterfront promenade

Kuching Division

The Square Tower

An 1879 fortified tower on the Waterfront that has been a prison, a fortress, a dance hall and a lookout — and that almost everyone walks straight past.

The colonnaded verandahs and clock tower of the Old Courthouse complex in central Kuching

Kuching Division

The Old Courthouse

The 1874 seat of Brooke justice, its colonnades and belian roof now sheltering cafes, galleries and Kuching's evening crowd.

The nine-sided golden spired roof of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly building on the riverbank

Kuching Division

Sarawak State Legislative Assembly

The golden nine-sided roof across the river — a modern building shaped from the terendak, the Malay sunhat, and now Kuching's defining silhouette.

The restored colonial-era Madrasah Melayu building housing the Islamic Heritage Museum in Kuching

Kuching Division

Islamic Heritage Museum

Seven galleries of Islamic art, science and Southeast Asian history in a restored Malay college building — the quiet standout of Kuching's museum precinct.

The Salak River winding through mangrove forest in Kuching Wetlands National Park with Mount Santubong beyond

Kuching Division

Kuching Wetlands National Park

A saltwater mangrove estuary west of Santubong where Irrawaddy dolphins surface, proboscis monkeys feed at the water's edge and fireflies light the trees after dark.

Satang Besar and Satang Kecil islands lying off the coast beyond the mouth of the Rambungan River

Kuching Division

Talang-Satang National Park

Sarawak's turtle islands — four islands off the south-west coast protected entirely for the green and hawksbill turtles that nest on them.

The signed entrance gateway to Jong's Crocodile Farm and Zoo at Siburan

Kuching Division

Jong's Crocodile Farm

A long-running crocodile farm and zoo at Siburan, and the standard half-day out of Kuching for anyone travelling with children.

The timber facade and green trim of the old Indian Mosque enclosed by buildings in central Kuching

Kuching Division

Indian Mosque (Masjid India)

Sarawak's oldest mosque, built of belian in 1837 and reached down a two-foot alley between shophouses — the most easily missed building in Kuching.

A nineteenth-century view of the original St Thomas's church at Kuching, drawn by Harriette McDougall

Kuching Division

St Thomas's Cathedral

The oldest Anglican foundation in Borneo, on a green hill above the old town, with a churchyard that reads as a register of early Sarawak.

The forested Santubong peninsula rising behind the Santubong River, seen from the water

Kuching Division

Santubong National Park

The park on the mountain — jungle and summit trails climbing straight off the Damai coast, an hour from Kuching.

The carved entrance sign for Matang Wildlife Centre, painted with an orangutan, standing in forest

Kuching Division

Matang Wildlife Centre

Orangutan rehabilitation, sun bears and hornbills in forest enclosures on the edge of Kubah — the working counterpart to Semenggoh's feeding platform.

Weathered sandstone cliffs and forest meeting the sea at Bako, part of the Sarawak Delta geopark territory

Kuching Division

Sarawak Delta UNESCO Global Geopark

The geology that ties Bako, Santubong and the Bau limestone together, recognised by UNESCO in 2026 — one story under several places you already know.

Culture & Heritage

Kuching Division

Annah Rais Bidayuh Longhouse

A living Bidayuh longhouse of bamboo verandahs and a skull house, ninety minutes from Kuching, with hot springs down the road.

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