2020-03-01_Wanderlust

156 wanderlust.co.uk March 2020

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nSarawak,fortune

favourstheintrepid.

Malaysia’slargeststate

isn’tjustbeautiful;

it’salandofwild

encounters,of140-million-

year-oldrainforestsandunique

tribalcultures.Thosethattread

lightly–whotravelslowlyand

sustainably–willseeaside

totheregionthatfewothers

do,forthisisadestinationthat

rewardsadeeperexploration.

Spendanightinatribal

homestay,andyou’llbe

welcomedasamemberofthe

family.Joinaturtlenesting

project,andthebeachreveals

itswildside.Volunteeratan

openeduptotravellers.For

acompellingintroduction, visit

theSarawakCraftCouncil

(Kuching)andtheSarawak

CulturalVillage(Santubong

Peninsula)orchoosetotravel

witharesponsibleoperator for

amulti-dayexpeditioninto the

indigenousheartlands.This

isanincrediblewaytosee and

experienceSarawak’sremote

settlementsandyou’llbe

travellingslowly,stayingwith

familiesintheirwood-built

‘longhouses’andsharingin the

celebrationsoftheirculture.

EveryJuly,artistsfromall

overthestateconveneatthe

RainforestWorldMusicFestival

Treadlightandyou’llgetarareglimpseintotheheart&soulofBorneo...

SARAWAK

See the real

orangutan sanctuary, and

you’ll see primates at their

most playful. In Sarawak,

responsible tourism enriches

not only the landscapes and

local people – but you too.

Here’s how you can make

your trip count...

FESTIVAL FEVER

From the formidable Iban

warriors to the rainforest-

dwelling Orang Ulu tribes,

Sarawak’s indigenous

communities have lived

in harmony with its wild

landscapes for millennia.

These tight-knit yet hospitable

cultures have, in some areas,