Iban Longhouse Lalang Borneo

We head to the airport and take a flight to Kuching in Sarawak, Borneo. We have been looking forward to staying in a longhouse so find a small tour heading that way and jump aboard. There is just us and 3 other travellers. We make our way by vehicle for 5 hours then long boat up river for 2 and finally arrive at our longhouse. We stay with a tribe on the river Skrang at Lalang unfortunately for our kids all the village kids are away at boarding school.

We spend the next couple of days learning how these self sufficient tribes live and enjoy watching them craft baskets, mats and bags from bamboo. They take us into the forest and show us their farming lands where rubber, rice, pineapples are all producing small amounts for them to use or sell. We spend a day in the jungle and they show us how to cook with bamboo over an open fire which was just fantastic. we spend our afternoons swimming in the crystal clear waters of the river or playing soccer on their dusty dirt pitch. We try to learn as much about their culture and tradition as possible and the tattoos that cover the mens bodies. Sadly our stay in borneo has been way to short, 12 days just wasnt enough and we vow to return soon. Next we depart Kuching and head to Bali. http://www.byokids.com.au/ ...your family travel gurus