Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
clinics. Accepts direct payment for in-patient care from certain insurance companies. Con-
veniently located in the city centre.
Post
Main Post Office
(Jln Post; 8am-4pm Mon-Fri, to 2.30pm Sat)
Tourist Information
National Park Booking Office
( 085-434184;
www.sarawakforestry.com
; 452 Jln
Melayu; 8am-5pm Mon-Fri)
Inside the Visitors Information Centre. Has details on
Sarawak's national parks and can book beds and rooms at Niah and Lambir Hills (but not
at Gunung Mulu or Similajau).
Visitors Information Centre
( 085-434181;
www.sarawaktourism.com
; 452 Jln
Melayu; 8am-5pm Mon-Fri, 9am-3pm Sat, Sun & public holidays)
The helpful staff
can provide city maps, information on accommodation and a list of licensed guides. Situ-
ated in a little park.
Visas
Immigration Department
(Jabatan Imigresen; 085-442117;
www.imi.gov.my
;
2nd fl,
Yulan Plaza, cnr Jln Kingsway & Jln Brooke; 8am-5pm Mon-Thu, 8-11.45am &
2.15-5pm Fri)
For visa extensions.
Getting There & Away
Miri is 212km northeast of Bintulu and 36km southwest of the Brunei border.
GETTING TO BRUNEI: MIRI TO BANDAR SERI
BEGAWAN
Getting to the border
The only company that's allowed to take passengers from Miri's Pujut Bus Terminal to
destinations inside Brunei is
PHLS
(Jesselton Express; in Brunei +673-718-3838, +673-719-3835,
+673-717-7755, in Miri 085-438301)
, which sends buses to Bandar Seri Begawan (BSB; RM40) via Kuala Belait
(RM25) and Seria (RM25) at 8.15am and 3.45pm. Tickets are sold at the Bintang Jaya counter. Another option to
BSB (RM50, 2¾ hours) is to take a
private van
( in BSB +673-887 7642, in Miri 016-873 2742)
from Pujut
Bus Terminal; hotel pickup can be arranged. For details, contact the Dillenia (
Click here
)
(Mrs Lee), Minda (
Click here
) or Highlands (
Click here
)
guesthouses in Miri or Miri's Visitors Information Centre (
Click here
)
.
