Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
C1
Shopping
B2
Sights & Activities
Fort Sylvia
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(Jln Kubu; 10am-noon & 2-5pm, closed Mon & public holidays)
Built by Charles
Brooke in 1880 to take control of the Upper Rejang and to keep the peace, this wooden
fort - built of
belian
- was renamed in 1925 to honour Ranee Sylvia, wife of Charles Vyn-
er Brooke. On the facade, lines mark the high-water marks of historic floods, one of
which crested at an incredible 19m above normal. Inside, the exhibits offer a pretty good
intro to the traditional lifestyles of the Batang Rejang Dayaks and include evocative pho-
tos of the colonial era. A worthwhile stop before you head to a longhouse.
MUSEUM
Waterfront
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Kapit's waterfront is lined with ferries, barges, longboats and floating docks, all swarming
with people. Porters carry impossibly heavy or unwieldy loads - we've seen 15 egg crates
stacked in a swaying pile - up the steep steps from the wharfs.
PORT
Pasar Teresang
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( 5.30am-6pm)
Some of the goods unloaded at the waterfront end up in this colourful
covered market. It's a chatty, noisy hive of grass-roots commerce, with a galaxy of unfa-
miliar edibles that grow in the jungle, as well as handicrafts. Orang Ulu people sell fried
treats and steamed buns.
MARKET
