Bawang Assan Iban Longhouses, Sibu,
bawangbawangan.com Bawang Assan is an Iban settlement of 9 longhouses dating from the eighteenth Century, about 40 minutes from Sibu by fishing boat or road.
It is particularly appealing to site visitors for two reasons; first of all the longhouses range from the very traditional to the quite modern, so visitors can about the idea of how longhouses have evolved to keep pace with the days; and secondly, many of the older inhabitants can speak excellent English and are therefore superb interpreters of their culture. The longhouse also offers overnight keeps, with visitors accompanying the locals in their daily activities, such as rice planting and fishing.
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Bawang Assan Iban Longhouses, Sibu Sarawak
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Bawang Assan Iban Longhouse
Producing a stop in the Sibu area is unfinished without taking the possibility to visit an Iban longhouse. Although the Ibans in the Sibu area are modern people who have fully embraced the twentieth century, they still try out many traditional customs and retain their 'adat' or traditional law. The Ibans are a warm and hospitable people, which food, coupled with their wealthy and colourful customs and traditions, can be a memorable experience.
I was not too sure if the normal Iban house is open for browsing but if you have any Iban friends, be sure to request them for a tour to their house.
Bawang Assan Iban Longhouses, Sibu Sarawak
There may be one homestay at Bawang Assan, you can your tradition there. Bawang Assan Iban Longhouse Stay Program is the first homestay program develop by Ministry of Urban Creation and Tourism. If you are driving at the own, do get the address or ask the local people for the course, I followed the big sign board but it is lost somewhere. You will reach Bawang Assan River, drive straight you will observe the Iban long house. if you wish to go to the homestay, you have to turn right soon after you cross the bridge of Bawang Assan River.
To reach Bawang Assan, take a taxi (RM50), a truck from outside the Sibu Central Market (every 2 hours, RM 2) or an express boat (every 2 hours from the Kapit Wharf, RM installation payments on your 50) or liaise with local travel agent to prepare the whole tour. ***Information from Sarawak Tourism Board
Bawang Assan Iban Longhouses, Sibu Place
To reach Bawang Assan, take a taxi (RM50), a vehicle from outside the Sibu Central Market (every 2 hours, RM 2) or an express boat (every 2 hours from the Kapit Wharf, RM installation payments on your 50) or liaise with local travel agent to set up the whole tour.
