Location : Kota Sanggau, Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia.

Gawai Dayak Sanggau is an annual traditional gawai harvest festival event at the venue of Rumah Betang Dori’ Mpulor. Sanggau Regency is a regency in West Kalimantan province of Indonesia.

Mid year is always a busy time for most parts of Borneo as the indigenous people celebrate the harvest festival. More so in West Kalimantan where such festivities are well supported by tribal pride and the government.

We were covering the grand opening of the cultural centre in Bengkayang and half way through we suddenly decided that we wanted to join our friends from Sadir who were attending the Gawai in Sanggau.

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Mack and his Sadir gang

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The drive took a lot longer than shown on the map

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We managed to arrive after more than 5 hours at the venue of Rumah Betang Raya Dori Mpulor, just in time for the last program of the day’s session. It was the kids’ beauty contest. They all looked awesome in their individually designed traditional attires. Big efforts from their parents. Gawai Dayak, thanksgiving, authentic, traditional, wisata budaya, Ethnic, indigenous, tribal, Kalimantan Barat, Tourism, tourist attraction, travel guide, 探索婆罗洲游踪, 西加里曼丹上侯, 原住民丰收节日, Gawai Dayak, Paddy Harvest Festival, authentic, backpackers, Ethnic, indigenous, native, tribe, Indonesia, Obyek wisata, Tourism, travel guide, 跨境婆罗洲游踪, 上侯达雅丰收节, 土著传统文化, Gawai Dayak Sanggau, Paddy Harvest Festival, authentic, culture, ethnic, indigenous, native, tribe, Indonesia, West Kalimantan, Tourism, tourist attraction, travel guide, Cross Border, Borneo Gawai Harvest Festival, thanksgiving, authentic, native, culture, event, backpackers, indigenous, tribal, Tourist attraction, travel guide, Trans Borneo, 穿越婆罗洲游踪, 印尼西加里曼丹, 达雅丰收节日, Harvest Festival, authentic, traditional, culture, backpackers, Ethnic, indigenous, native, tribe, tourist attraction, travel guide, Borneo, 婆罗洲游踪, 印尼原住民丰收节, 西加里曼丹土著文化, thanksgiving, traditional, budaya, destination, Ethnic, indigenous, tribal, Indonesia, Obyek wisata, Tourism, travel guide, Cross Border, 探索婆罗洲游踪, 印尼西加里曼丹, 上侯原住民丰收节, Gawai Dayak Sanggau, culture, ethnic, event, indigenous, tribe, Indonesia, Rumah Betang Raya Dori Mpulor, Tourism, tourist attraction, travel guide, Trans Border, Borneo, 探索婆罗洲游踪, 西加里曼丹上侯, 原住民丰收节日, Harvest Festival, traditional, budaya, indigenous, native, tribal, Indonesia, West Kalimantan, Rumah Betang Raya Dori Mpulor, Obyek wisata, Tourism, travel guide, Cross Border, 跨境婆罗洲游踪, 印尼西加里曼丹, 上侯达雅丰收节日, Harvest Festival, authentic, traditional, culture, backpackers, Ethnic, tribe, Kalimantan Barat, Tourism, tourist attraction, travel guide, Borneo, 婆罗洲游踪, 西加里曼丹原住民, 上侯达雅丰收节日, Paddy Harvest Festival, thanksgiving, culture, event, backpackers, indigenous, tribal, tribe, West Kalimantan, wisata budaya, travel guide, Cross Border, 跨境婆罗洲丰收节, 印尼西加里曼丹, 上侯土著传统文化,

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Ladies bead stringing competition

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Shield painting competition

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