Travel Reference
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ECO-LODGE
Looking for great place to hang out and be mellow, surrounded by tropical fruit trees?
TreeTops Lodge
(
085-472172;
www.treetops-borneo.com
;
Kampung Siwa Jaya; d/q incl breakfast RM120/180, with fan & shared
bathroom RM80; )
, run by Mike (a retired British pilot) and his Sarawakian wife Esther, has eight, beau-
tifully maintained rooms - four of them quite basic - set in a lovely, calming garden. When you're not lounging
on the beach (2km away), you can fish for tilapia in the pond or go hiking. A light lunch costs RM7, and dinner is
RM22.
TreeTops is 15km southwest of Miri along the coastal (new) road to Bintulu. From Miri's local bus terminal,
take bus 13 (RM4, every 1½ to two hours from 5.50am to 6.30pm) to the end of the line, whence it's a 2km walk.
From the airport, a blue taxi costs about RM75. TreeTops is not far from the western reaches of Lambir Hills Na-
tional Park but getting to park HQ involves a 40km drive (transport available).
Eating
DAYAK
Summit Cafe $
(Centre Point Commercial Centre, Jln Melayu; mains from RM3; 6am-early afternoon
Mon-Sat)
If you've never tried Kelabit cuisine, this place will open up whole new worlds
for your tastebuds. Try the colourful array of 'jungle food' -
canko manis
(forest ferns),
dure'
(fried jungle leaf), minced tapioca leaves, and (sometimes) wild boar. The best se-
lection is available before 11.30am - once the food runs out they close! Gets rave reviews.
Meng Chai Seafood $$
(11a Jln Merbau; fish per kg RM25-80; 4.30pm-midnight)
Discerning locals crowd
this first-rate eatery, housed in two and very unassuming adjacent buildings. Specialities
include barbecued garlic fish,
kampung
-raised chicken and
midin
fern. Seawater tanks
hold live clams and prawns. Does not serve pork.
SEAFOOD
Rainforest Cafe $$
CHINESE
