15 Kuching Tours Worth Booking

1.Half-Day Heritage Bike Tour in Kuching

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 162 reviews · from $63Our pick

Start in central Kuching at 8:00 am for a guided 17-kilometre ride through heritage streets, temples and Malay kampong lanes. Cross the Sarawak River by traditional sampan, visit a floating village, taste local food, and stop often for water and refreshments. Azra is among the guides praised for her friendly help.

“Een echte aanrader! Zeer mooie en goede verzorgde fietstour. Azra de gids was er aardig en behulpzaam. We kregen veel over de geschiedenis van Kuching te horen. Ondanks de hitte was het goed te doen met de vele stops voor te drinken en lekkere hapjes.”

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2.Night Froggy Adventure at Kubah National Park

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 71 reviews · from $75

Join a maximum-six-person night walk from Kuching to Kubah National Park, where guides such as Lucian, Fionara, Danny, and Cornelius look for frogs, snakes, lizards, insects, and other nocturnal life around the Frog Pond. The 3-kilometre route climbs about 100 metres and lasts roughly four hours.

“Amazing experience, Fionara was so helpful and patient, pointing out some amazing herps for us. She really went the extra distance for us and was so kind.”

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3.Semenggoh Orangutan Centre from Kuching

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 53 reviews · from $66

Travel from Kuching to Semenggoh Wildlife Centre with a guide such as Rick or David, walk through rainforest, and watch rehabilitated orangutans return for feeding. The morning visit is timed for 9:00 AM, but sightings are never guaranteed because these animals still live freely in the forest.

“We were so lucky to see so many Orangutans… it can be a hit or a miss. Kuching is a beautiful city and I recommend a visit to this park while you are there”

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4.Bako National Park from Kuching City

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 35 reviews · from $140

Travel by air-conditioned minivan and boat from Kuching to Bako National Park, then walk jungle trails with a professional guide in search of proboscis monkeys, macaques, silvered leaf monkeys, snakes, and other wildlife. Groups are usually small, though the official maximum is 15 people.

“We had a great time! Exploring nature and wildlife. Got to see the proboscis monkey was the highlight. We learned a lot from our guide, Alex. Thank you!”

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5.Semenggoh Wildlife Centre Tour: Discover Sarawak’s Orangutans

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 34 reviews · from $70

Travel from Kuching to Semenggoh Wildlife Centre in an air-conditioned vehicle with an English-speaking driver such as Eng or Wesley. Walk the center’s trails, learn how rescued orangutans return to the forest, and watch feeding time, while remembering sightings are never guaranteed.

“We had a great visit to see the Semenggoh orangutans! Wesley was an excellent guide. Not only was he knowledgeable and friendly, but he also gave great advise about where to spend our time, which gave us the chance to observe some unusually active and interesting behaviors.”

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6.Bako National Park

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 18 reviews · from $158

Start with hotel pickup at 8:00 am, drive to Bako village, then take a boat into Sarawak’s oldest gazetted park. With guides such as Julian, Elvin, JayBee, or Alex, you’ll walk rainforest trails, look for proboscis monkeys and other wildlife, and reach the coast. Expect a small group of up to 15.

“Well-organised tour. I was contacted by whatsapp by the tour guide (JayBee) the evening before the trip to confirm the pick-up time from our hotel, and we were driven from our hotel to the Bako national park jetty, and then sent by speedbRead more”

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7.Night Frogs Tour at Kubah National Park

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews · from $114

Join an English-speaking guide such as Danny, Estee, or Cornellius for a four-hour night walk in Kubah National Park. Search streams, ponds, and boardwalks for more than 60 frog species, including tiny and hard-to-spot varieties, while looking for pitcher plants and aquatic life. Hotel transfers and park fees are included.

“This tour is well worth doing. It takes you our into the national park with an amazing guide with the sharpest eyes ever. you spot animals - frogs along the way to a pond and walk around a pond boardwalk. It is informative, fun, and beautiful.”

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8.Kubah’s Nocturnal Wonders Nighttime Frog Safari

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · from $75

Join guide Danny for a four-hour evening trip to Kubah National Park, including transport, park entry, lights, and a raincoat. Spend about two hours on foot near streams and ponds, looking for frogs, snakes, lizards, spiders, bats, and other nocturnal wildlife.

“We enjoyed this trip so much. We saw so many frogs and insects and even some mammals (civets, a fruit bat and a shrew) plus a bird (weevil), some impressive spiders (huntsman and scorpiontailed orb weaver) a snake (viper). Our guideRead more”

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9.Sarawak Cultural Village Tour from Kuching

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · from $112

Travel from Kuching to Sarawak Cultural Village with hotel or port pickup, then explore seven traditional houses, craft displays, blowpipe demonstrations, and a 45-minute dance show. English-speaking guides such as Julian and Eng add useful cultural context.

“What a fantastic experience, awesome. Eng our guide for the day was an absolute delight; extremely knowledgeable and full of facts about the area, the culture, history etc. Would highly recommend her; great personality.”

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10.Sarawak Cultural Village Tour from Kuching

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · from $86

Travel from Kuching to the Sarawak Cultural Village with hotel pickup, an English-speaking guide, and entrance included. Walk through seven traditional houses, watch bamboo carving and beadwork, try a Penan blowpipe or Orang Ulu sape, then see a colorful performance in the air-conditioned theatre.

“A wellnworth visit to see the whole of the Sarawak region in one place. Our guide. Richard was very good and explained each tribes culture and with the local people within each of the areas, the place comes alive. To finish there is a full culture show.”

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11.Shared Mangrove & Irrawaddy Dolphin Watching Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 10 reviews · from $71

You’ll leave most Kuching city hotels at 8:45 am for Kampung Santubong, then spend about two hours on the Santubong River. An English-speaking guide helps spot Irrawaddy dolphins, proboscis monkeys, crocodiles, jumping fish, monitor lizards, and birds. Adam may lead your outing, and the boat holds no more than 15 people.

“Great tour, highly reccomend! Saw many Irawaddy Dolphin, nice cruise along the river, not too crowded.”

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12.Semenggoh Orangutan Center & Sarawak Cultural Village

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 10 reviews · from $158

Spend about eight hours visiting Semenggoh Wildlife Centre and Sarawak Cultural Village from Kuching. Watch orangutans return for morning feeding, then explore seven ethnic houses and an hour-long cultural dance show with guides such as Mr. Don or Mr. Kent.

“The Sarawak Cultural Village is absolutely worth to visit! Very nice and interesting place! Also the Semenggoh Orangutan Center, while you should be aware of the timing of when they feed the Orangutan to try to see them.”

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13.3-in-1 Ultimate Borneo Expedition Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 8 reviews · from $191

Start with a guided kayak trip along the Sarawak River, cool off at a waterfall, eat lunch in an old gold-mining town, then cycle rocky rainforest trails to Sarawak’s oldest gold mines and spectacular caves. Hotel pickup is available, with equipment, snacks, water, and park fees covered.

“Definitely an adventure. The kayaking portion was great bit a little bit slow. For the price we paid we were surprised to just be attached to a group that had never kayaked and proceeded to spend a lot of time waiting around rather than kayRead more”

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14.Semenggoh Wildlife Centre: Orangutan Discovery from Kuching

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 8 reviews · from $69

Travel from Kuching to Semenggoh Wildlife Centre in an air-conditioned vehicle, enter with admission included, and watch rehabilitated orangutans return from the forest to feed. You may have a guide such as Wesley, with hotel pickup and drop-off included in central Kuching.

“For solo traveller much much cheaper and more convenient to book a guide/driver to take you to the centre. Actual experience amazing but too expensive for solo experience”

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15.Kuching City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 6 reviews · from $60

You’ll spend about three hours seeing Kuching’s key sights with an English-speaking guide, hotel pickup, and entrance fees included. Expect Old Kuching, Central Markets, Sarawak Museum, the Cat Statue, Tua Pek Kong Temple, State Mosque, and Astana. Groups are capped at 15.

“Join the Kuching city tour is nice choice, you can understand everything very quickly. The tour guide is very excellent and explained all history in detail.”

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