Sunday, December 26, 2010

Annah Rais Longhouse

Today, i will like to talk about the Annah Rais Longhouse. Annah Rais Longhouse is a Bidayuh longhouse that located at Padawan District(the outside of Kuching), approximately 60km away from Kuching city. From Kuching city go to Annah Rais Longhouse will take around one and half hour drive. Although the journey take very long time to arrived but visitors will not feel bored because they will be amazed by the scenic countryside view. Like the beautiful mountain range, limestone hill, paddy field, palm oil plantation and.......

Before entering the longhouse, visitors will like to pay for entrance fee to entrance. The entrance fee is RM8 per person for adult and RM5 per person for children. This collected by the village's committee as community fund that will be used to maintain the Annah Rais Longhouse original structure and perserve the Bidayuh's cultures. Visitors are advice arrived early because the activities will start  from 10am. Besides, you will found the second longhouse that called Mr Edward Gunui at door no.71 inside the Annah Rais Longhouse.

In additions, I will like to suggest some transport to go to there. After doing some research, I found that taxi is  the only public transport to go to there.This is because, Annah Rais Longhouse is so remote and not many local people will travel to there. So, no bus services serving to there. The only public transport available for visitor is Taxi. Genarally, the local taxi will charge RM90 to RM110 for 1 way transfer from Kuching city to Annah Rais Longhouse. Besides, the other way go to there is rent car. The normal price is RM70 by small private car Perodua kancil, maximum 3 adult; or by 10-seater van at RM120.

During the trip at longhouse ,visitors, specifically visitors from oversea, they will know about the traditional way to live. Like way to cook, way to hunt and culture. As we know that, different culture has different custom. I believe that the knowledge that learn from this trip, actually can't found from text book or learn from school.

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