Sarawak - Borneo - page 324

Lau King Howe Memorial Museum
(Jln Pulau; 9am-5pm, closed Mon) One glance at this medical museum's exhibits and
you'll be glad saving your life never required the application of early-20th-century drills,
saws and stainless-steel clamps - or the use of a ferocious gadget called a 'urological re-
tractor'. Another highlight: an exhibit on the evo- lution of local nurses' uniforms that
some visitors may find kinky. Situated about 500m northwest of Wisma Sanyan.

MUSEUM

Bawang Assan Longhouse Village
An Iban village one hour downstream from Sibu (by road the trip takes just 40 minutes),
Bawang Assan has nine 'hybrid' longhouses (ie longhouses that combine traditional and
21st-century elements). To stay here without going through a Sibu-based tour company,
contact the Bawang Assan Homestay Programme ( 014-582 8105; ht-
tp://ibanlonghousestay.blogspot.com ; per person incl 3 meals RM110) ; ask for Marcathy
Gindau, who can often be found in Sibu at the Lehdo Inn Offline map Google map (
084-331894; 21 Jln Tukang Besi) . To arrange transport by van, call Mr Broken (
019-836 1134) .

LONGHOUSE

Tours
Two well-regarded Sibu-based travel agencies offer tours of the city and visits to sights
both upriver and down.

Greatown Travel
( 084-211243, 084-219243; www.greatowntravel.com ; No 6, 1st fl, Lg Chew Siik
Hiong 1A) Offers longhouse stays (eg at Bawang Assan and in the Kapit area), visits to
the 'Melanau heartland' around Mukah, and various other trips lasting three to six days.
Staff are happy to tailor-make bespoke itineraries. Its office is about 1km northeast of the
centre along Jln Pedada.

TOUR

Great Holiday Travel
( 084-348196; www.ghtborneo.com ; No 23, 1st fl, Pusat Pedada, Jln Pedada) Based
out near the long-distance bus station, this outfit can organise half-day walking tours of
Sibu, a day trip or overnight to Bawang Assan Longhouse Village, and two-day trips up to
the Kapit area. Reasonably priced.

TOUR