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Tourism – Product
Ba Kelalan
Unique
opportunity
to experience
Sarawak’s
highland areas.
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• Ba’Kelalan
Of all the homestay
programmes in Sarawak,
only two offer something
very different from the rest; these
are Ba’Kelalan and Bario in the Miri
Division. Both are unique in that
they are nestled in high altitude
and the weather conditions are very
favourable due to the coolness and
the ample sunshine everyday. The
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only drawback, if you want to call it
that, is the accessibility, only by air
(though many say it is this factor of
limited access that attracts them!).
Of course the land route is an option
that only those with time, stamina
and hardiness can try in hiking
through rugged highlands, sleeping
in makeshifts shelters and relying on
stream water.
Ba’Kelalan & Bario Homestay is
actually a new name given to the
age old tradition of sharing one’s
home with visitors in the highland
areas in Sarawak. Ever since visitors
from outside started arriving at
the highlands, they have always
been staying with families who
opened up their homes to welcome
these visitors. The remote nature
of these areas and the limited
accommodations available mean that
visitors have to put up with some
families. Visitors need not worry
about families being unfamiliar with
their arrival and sharing of their
homes.
Ba’Kelalan is about 170km from
Lawas while Bario is much closer