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adventure, Borneo, Ethnic, Iban, indigenous, Kapit, longhouse, malaysia, native, nature, outdoors, longest Rajang river, Sarawak, sea dayak, Sibu, Song, town

CNY eve in Kapit, 2014

// Location : Kapit, Sarawak, Malaysia. The town of Kapit is on the south bank of the Rajang River. The district comprises 15,595.6 square kilometers. Although accessible only by boat (slightly more than 2 hours from...
adventure, Borneo, culture, Land Dayak Bidayuh, festival, gawai, indigenous, Krokong, native, ngabang, nyobeng, Nyobang, outdoor, ritual, Sarawak, Malaysia, Bau, Baruk, Village,

Nyobang “Skulls Bathing & Feeding” at Krokong

// Location : Krokong, Bau, Sarawak, Malaysia. An ancient practice of the Bidayuhs in the Land of the Headhunters, 'nyobang'. It is a ritual of appeasing the spirits (of the heads taken) where the skulls...
antique, belian, Borneo, culture, Ethnic, headhunter, homestay, Iban, indigenous, Klingkang range, malaysia, motifs, native, Ngajat, outdoors, pua kumbu, Sarawak, sea dayak, skulls, Sri Aman, traditional, tribal, village

Po Ai Iban Longhouse, Sri Aman

// Location : Po Ai Longhouse, Sri Aman, Sarawak, Malaysia. There are 2 longhouses here, Enggat which is modern and beautifully painted with tribal motifs and the 'semi-modern' Rumah Wilson. Rumah Enggat was our first...
West Kutai Barat, Jempang, Kwangkay, tempelag, coffin, Lamin, adventure, Borneo, Indigenous Dayak Benuaq, East Kalimantan timur, hard wood, traditional longhouse homestay, Indonesia, outdoor, village, Statue carving, sculptures, Belian, totem pole, Tonggak Keramat, native,

Lamin Adat Muara Nayan, Kalimantan Timur

// Location : Kampung Muara Nayan, Kecamatan Jempang, Kabupaten Kutai Barat, Kalimantan Timur, Indonesia. After covering the 'belian' event at Melak light was fading fast and there was no way that we could make it...
East Kalimantan, Indonesia, Dayak Tunjung, Borneo, outdoors, authentic, ethnic, traditional, indigenous, native, Melak, Kutai Barat, West Kutai, Culture, Tonyooi tribe, Benuaq, Sekolaq Darat, totem pole, tonggak keramat,

Belian Ceremony of the Dayak Benuaq, Kalimantan Timur

// Location : Kampung Sekolaq Joleq, Kecamatan Sekolaq Darat, Kabupaten Kutai Barat, Kalimantan Timur, Indonesia. Luck was with us just as we were about to leave Melak town we were informed that that very evening...
Linggang Bigung, adventure, nature, East Kalimantan Timur, Indonesia, Dayak Benuaq, Borneo, outdoors, Tourism, ethnic, native, West Kutai Barat, tunjung, air terjun,

Jantur Mapan Waterfall, Kalimantan Timur

// Location : Kampung Linggang Mapan, Kecamatan Linggang Bigung, Kabupaten Kutai Barat, Kalimantan Timur, Indonesia. Any trip without a waterfall would have been considered incomplete. We insisted on our guides Warta & Antok to bring...
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