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The new BSM Bank branch has an ATM but it's often (or should we say usually) on the
fritz. The medical clinic has one doctor. Several places to stay offer wi-fi.
Getting There & Away
When the express boat is running, it's possible to visit Belaga without backtracking, cruis-
ing the Batang Rejang in one direction and taking the logging road to/from Bintulu in the
other.
BOAT
If the water levels at the Pelagus Rapids (32km upriver from Kapit) are high enough, you
can take an express boat to Kapit (RM35, 4½ hours) departing at about 7.30am. To find
out if the boat is running, call tour guide Daniel Levoh ( Click here ) . When the river is
too low, the only way to get out of Belaga is by 4WD to Bintulu.
LAND
A bone-jarring (and, in the rain, fiendishly slippery) logging road connects Belaga with
Bintulu (160km). Part of the way the route follows the 125km-long paved road to the
Bakun Dam.
4WD Toyota Land Cruisers link Belaga with Bintulu (RM50 per person, RM400 for the
whole vehicle, four hours) on most days, with departures from Belaga at about 7.30am
and from Bintulu in the early afternoon (between noon and 2pm). In Belaga, vehicles to
Bintulu congregate in front of Belaga B&B at about 7am. To arrange a vehicle from Bin-
tulu, call Daniel Levoh ( Click here ) .
If you're coming from Miri or Batu Niah Junction or heading up that way (ie north-
east), you can arrange to be picked up or dropped off at Simpang Bakun (Bakun Junction),
which is on the inland (old) highway 53km northeast of Bintulu and 159km southwest of
Miri.
UPRIVER FROM BELAGA
About 40km upstream from Belaga, the Batang Rejang divides into several rivers, includ-
ing the mighty Batang Balui, which wends and winds almost all the way up to the Kali-
mantan border. Just below this junction, the controversial Bakun Dam generates electricity
and provides locals with a place to fish. Belaga-based guides can arrange visits to area
longhouses.
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