Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Getting Around
To/From the Airport
Sibu Airport is 23km east of the city centre; a taxi costs RM35.
From the local bus station, the Panduan Hemat bus to Sibu Jaya passes by the airport
junction (RM2.70, every hour or two from 6am to 7.15pm), which is five minutes on foot
from the terminal.
Bus
To get from the local bus station (in front of the Express Ferry Terminal) to the long-dis-
tance bus station, take Lanang Bus 20 or 21 (RM1.20, 15 minutes, once or twice an hour
6.30am to 5.15pm).
Taxi
Taxis can be ordered 24 hours a day at 084-320773 or 084-311286. Taking a taxi from the
city centre to the long-distance bus station costs RM13.
Batang Rejang
A trip up the tan, churning waters of 640km-long Batang Rejang (Rejang River) - the
'Amazon of Borneo' - is one of Southeast Asia's great river journeys. Express ferries bar-
rel through the currents, eddies and whirlpools, the pilots expertly dodging angular black
boulders half-hidden in the roiling waters. Though the area is no longer the jungle-lined
wilderness it was in the days before Malaysian independence, it retains a frontier,
ulu-ulu
(upriver, ie back-of-the-beyond) vibe, especially in towns and longhouses accessible only
by boat.
To get a sense of the extent of logging and oil palm monoculture, check out Google
Earth.
UPPER REJANG TRAVEL PERMITS
Theoretically, a free, two-week permit is required for all travel:
