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Monday, November 1, 2010

BENUK VILLAGE AND THE LONGHOUSE


Benuk Village Homestay Program is Borneo's latest Eco tourism Destination manage by Ministry of Urban Development and Tourism Sarawak.

  The homestay program offers visitors with an excellent opportunity to experience exotic culture, warmth and friendly hospitality along with nature at its best. Benuk Village Longhouse is one of the very few surviving Bidayuh Longhouse in Sarawak.

  With its history of being the first Bidayuh longhouse in Sarawak,Benuk Village had played host to royalties including the previous Sultan of Pahang, British Navy officials, Heads of Governments, Ministers and tourists from all corners of the world gives evidence that tourism was booming in Benuk Village since the 1950s.

  Their daily activities are mainly traditional farming (planting padi, pepper, rubber, cocoa, bananas and vegetables) Its has a population of 2,500 with some living in traditional longhouse while the rest live in typical modern Bidayuh village house.

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