Kuching Travel Guide

Quick note on Kuching.

Kuching is the Capital City and the administrative centre of Sarawak State. It is also the main entrance to Sarawak.

Kuching City is divided into two sections, the Kuching City South and the Kuching City North. The Kuching City South or MBKS is the old Kuching city and Kuching City North or DBKU is the new township of Kuching.

Water ferry terminal at Kuching Waterfront.

Getting to Kuching City from Overseas.

Kuching International Airport is the main gateway to Kuching. There are regular flight from Kuala Lumpur in West Malaysia and also other cities in Sarawak.

There following Airline offered flight to Kuching International Airport.

•  Malaysia Airlines System(MAS) offered regular schedule flight to Kuching from Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
•   AirAsia , offered daily flight to Kuching from LCCT in Kuala Lumpur and Senai Airport in Johor.
• Tiger Airways
•  Batavia Air
• Singapore Airline
• Silkair

Kuching International Airport.

Getting Around Kuching.

There are number of travelling option to get around Kuching City. It all depends on your destinations.

Kuching City South is a compact city centre and the various tourist attractions could be covered on foot.

You can get to some of the Kuching North’s tourist attractions by bus or by taxi.

You can also rent a car from one of the Car Rental Companies in Kuching.

You can also try the “water ferry” or the pemambang at the Kuching Waterfront Jetty to cross the Sarawak River.

Kuching Public Bus Services at Jalan Masjid Bas Station

Kuching City Tourist Attractions.

These are among the popular tourist attractions around Kuching Centre South which you can cover on foot.

• Kuching Waterfront which is one of the popular attractions in town.
• The Chinese Museum
• Tua Pek Kong Temple
•  Main Bazaar
• Jalan Carpenter
• The Square Tower
• The Court House Complex
• The Textile Museum
• Sarawak Museum
• Islamic Museum
•  Satok Sunday Market
• Fort Margherita
• Orchid Garden at Petra Jaya
• Cat Museum at DBKU City Hall.

One of the Chinese Temple along the Carpenter Street.

Accommodations Around Kuching.

There are various types and style of accommodations around Kuching City. You can find 5 stars, international standard, budget hotels, guest house and B&B and also homestay.

Kuching Deluxe Hotels

•   Pullman Kuching
•  Merdeka Palace Hotels and Suite.
•  Hotel Grand Margherita Kuching
• Riverside Majestic Hotels.
• Hilton Kuching
•  Four Points By Sheraton

International Standard Hotels.

•  Harbour View Hotel
•  Hotel Grand Continental
• Kingwood Inn
• Kuching Park Hotel
• Regal Court Hotel
• Regency Rajah Court Hotel

Serviced Apartments.

• 360 Hotel
• Chonglin Plaza Hotel & Suites
• Jinhold Service Apartment
•  Merdeka Palace Hotel & Suites
• Somerset Gateway Kuching
• Wesberly Apartments
• Riverbank Suites Kuching Apartment

 Budget Hotels.

These are some of the popular budgets accommodations found around Kuching city, offer excellent value. Among them are:

•  Arif Hotel
• Fata Hotel
• Lime Tree Hotel
• Longhouse Hotel
• Telang Usan Hotel
• Supreme Hotel
• Tune Hotel

 B&B,Lodge and Guest House.

There a number of B&B, Lodges and Guest House in Kuching providing cheap alternative accommodations among budgets conscious travellers. Among them are:-

•   B&B Inn
•   Borneo B&B
•  Singgahsana Lodge
•   Anglican Guest House
•  Berambih Lodge
•  Kuching Waterfront Lodge

Berambih Lodge, Kuching.