Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Kuching North City Hall
Situated 8km (by road) north of the city centre is the hilltop Kuching North City Hall
(known by its Malay abbreviation, DBKU), a landmark prestige project - some say it
looks like a UFO - inaugurated in 1993. Buses K5 and K15 (RM1.50, about hourly) link
the Saujana Bus Station with the bottom of the hill. A taxi from the centre costs RM20 to
RM25. If you're going to the Santubong Peninsula by car, you can stop here on the way.
NOTABLE BUILDING
Activities
Satok Weekend Market
(Pasar Minggu; Jln Satok; about noon-10pm Sat & 6am-1pm or 2pm Sun)
Kuching's
biggest and liveliest market begins around midday on Saturday, when rural folk, some
from area longhouses, arrive with their fruits, vegies, fish and spices. The air is heady
with the aromas of fresh coriander, ginger, herbs and jungle ferns, which are displayed
among piles of bananas (10 kinds!), mangoes, custard apples and obscure jungle fruits. If
you smell something overpoweringly sweet and sickly from November to February,
chances are it's durian. Vendors are friendly and many are happy to tell you about their
wares, which are often divided into quantities worth RM1 or RM2.
At research time, the market was situated on Jln Satok about 1km west of the Sarawak
Museum - from the centre, walk south on Jln Tun Abang Haji Openg and turn east at Jln
Satok (under the flyover). But there were plans - bitterly opposed by vendors - to move
(some would say exile) it across the river to a complex about 2km further west.
MARKET
Hash House Harriers
Kuching's various Hash House Harriers (HHH) chapters hold about half-a-dozen one- to
two-hour runs, over meadow and dale (and through thick jungle), each week. For details,
ask around or visit
www.kuchingcityhash.com
,
the website of the Saturday afternoon run.
Visitors are welcome to join the fun.
FUN RUNS
Kuching Bike Hash
(
www.kbh.doturf.com
)
Bashers (bicycle hashes) gather every second Sunday afternoon to
ride 17km to 25km. Visitors are welcome. Cycling has become hugely popular with out-
doorsy Sarawakians in recent years.
CYCLING
