Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(Jln Bangkita; 6am or 7am-5pm or 6pm)
Bisayah, Lun Bawang and Iban women sell
jungle edibles, sausage-shaped Ba Kelalan salt and a dozen kinds of upland rice. The lar-
ger weekly
tamu
(market) takes place all-day Thursday and until noon on Friday. From
the Purnama Hotel, go one long block inland.
Thien Hsing Vegetarian $
(mains RM3-4; 6.30am-2pm; )
A very basic eatery serving vegie Chinese dishes.
Situated on a back alley 3½ short blocks south of the Purnama Hotel, right behind Ling
Brother Enterprise bike shop at 46 Jln Wayang.
CHINESE
Bangunan Tamu Limbang $
(Jln Wong Tsap En; mains RM3.50-5; 6.30am-5.30pm)
Houses Limbang's main
Malay market, with an upstairs hawker centre. Diagonally opposite the Purnama Hotel.
HAWKER
Night Markets $
In the afternoon and evening, food-stall action shifts to the
Malay night market
(
5pm-midnight)
, on the riverfront 300m northwest of the Purnama Hotel; and to the
Chinese night market
(Jln Bangkita; 2-10pm)
, a block northeast of the Purnama
Hotel.
FOOD STALLS
Information
Limbang has several international ATMs.
Sun City Cybercafe
(Jln Bangkita, 1st fl; per hr RM2.50; 8.30am-midnight)
A haven
for gamers. One long block east of the Purnama Hotel, above the Cahaya Delima Cafe.
Getting There & Around
The Sungai Pandaruan ferry between Limbang and Bangar (Brunei), a major bottleneck,
should be replaced by a bridge in 2013.
AIR
MASwings
(
www.maswings.com.my
)
links Limbang's airport, 7km south of the centre,
with Miri. A taxi into town costs RM18.
BOAT
Express ferries from Limbang's immigration hall to Pulau Labuan (RM30, two hours,
8am daily) are run by two companies on alternate days,
Lim Pertama
( 012-865 3753)
