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Diario De Viaje Singapur – Malasia DIARIO DE VIAJE SINGAPUR – MALASIA - BORNEO (10 Octubre-2 Noviembre 2.009) 10 OCT…VALLADOLID / BARCELONA……IB-8665 14:20 -15:30 28€ Hotel Tryp Barcelona Aeropuerto – HD……..….69,55€ 11 OCT…BARCELONA / SINGAPURE…SQ-0377 10:25 - 07:35*1… 347€ Salida en vuelo de línea regular con destino Singapur. Noche a bordo. 12 OCT… LLEGADA SINGAPUR 07:35 Hotel 81 Bencoolen – SA……….43,81 € Shattle Arpto/HT……………..…....$18 Pack Bus/Noria/Barco……..……..$49 Cena………………………………………....….$102 - 49€ Llegada al aeropuerto de Singapur. Cogemos un taxi que nos lleva hasta el hotel aunque existen otras posibilidades de ir hacia el centro, como el bus urbano, metro y limutaxis. Los dos primeros son mucho más baratos que el taxi. El metro de Singapur es muy moderno, limpísimo, fácil y con aire acondicionado por todas partes. El tramo desde el aeropuerto hasta el centro tarda una media hora en llegar, y viene a costar unos 2,70 $, aunque te devuelven 1$ al devolver la tarjeta. 1 Un dato interesante sobre el metro MTR, cuando compras tu billete pagas diferente cantidad dependiendo de la parada donde vayas. Una vez en la salida, debes ir a las máquinas donde se compran los billetes e introducir la tarjeta ya vacía de nuevo, para que te devuelvan un dólar. Esto siempre se hace, es una manera que tienen de reciclar las tarjetas. Por la mañana decidimos coger un bus turístico de 2 pisos para situarnos y ver los puntos más importantes de la ciudad, y luego ya por la tarde, y al final del viaje que volveremos, visitaremos por nuestra cuenta. Una vez finalizamos el tour, nos dirigimos a la zona del Circuito de Fórmula 1, que se puede visitar y andar por el circuito sin problema y de forma gratuita. Al lado de la parrilla de salida del circuito, se encuentra la mega noria, va a "cámara lenta" y el trayecto de un giro completo, dura media hora. Ya por la tarde visitamos Little India, el Barrio Árabe y parte del centro. Little India es muy interesante y muy auténtico. Los que conozcáis India lo comprobaréis. Por la noche nos vamos a cenar a Boat Quay. Sin duda un lugar increíble, lo mejor es visitarlo de noche por sus vistas desde las terrazas de los restaurantes. Es una zona con mucha marcha y muy animada, llena de locales de copas y restaurantes. 13 OCT…SINGAPURE / KUCHING (BORNEO) MH638 13:35 15:00… SGD 79.00 – 38€ (Ok web Malaysia Airlines) Hotel Telang Usan (Pagado Hotel) - HD....RM 100...19€ Taxi Hotel / Arpto………………………………………...$18 Taxi Arpto / Hotel…………………………………..…….RM26 Cena Mc…………………………………………………….……….RM37 - 7€ Llegada a Kuching, capital de la provincia de Sarawak, al sur de la isla de Borneo. Esta ciudad es uno de los destinos más importantes que hay en la zona malaya de la isla. El nombre significa la ciudad de los gatos, por lo que hay esculturas de este animal por toda la ciudad, aunque además se puede visitar, el Palacio de Astana y residencia oficial del gobernador de Sarawak, mezquitas, museos, mercados locales, acabando en Jalan India, una de las calles peatonales más importantes de Kuching. 14 OCT - KUCHING / P.N. BATANG AI (LEMANAK RIVER) Telang Usan Travel & Tours Kuching – PC………321€ Semonggoh Orang Utan Tour………………………………RM 88 - 17,50 € Lemanak Longhouse Tour (2D1N)………………………RM 588 - 116 € Iniciamos nuestro viaje de 280 km en coche, con pocas paradas durante el trayecto. La primera parada a 24 Km de la capital, es en el Centro de Recuperación del Orangután de Semenggoh, dónde se rehabilitan los orangutanes, y una vez recuperados, se devuelven a la vida salvaje. Recordar que no es un zoo y por lo tanto nadie te puede asegurar que los veas, solo los podrás 2 observar si alguno de los orangutanes acude a buscar comida, porque no la haya podido encontrar en la selva, por lo que siempre se recomienda visitarlos en horario de comidas, donde se les ofrece fruta en lugares habituales, La siguiente parada es en la pequeña localidad de Serian, donde compramos regalos y alimentos para la tribu de los Iban, repelente de mosquitos, etc. También visitamos un mercado de frutas y verduras de la zona. Las siguientes paradas son en una granja agrícola de pimientos y en un lugar dónde se pueden observar abundancia de orquídeas salvajes y una especie de planta que se come los insectos. La última parada es en Lachau un pequeño pueblo chino dónde se puede comer algo y observar el comercio de trueque entra los nativos Lalimantan, los propietarios chinos de los negocios y entre los nativos Sarawak. Después del almuerzo, llegamos a la parte final del trayecto, el río Lemanak, dónde embarcamos en unas canoas de los nativos y tras 45 minutos a lo largo del río, llegamos a la casa nativa de los Iban, Lemanak Longhouse,una etnia distribuida a lo largo de la jungla de Borneo. A la llegada, los nativos de esta tribu nos dan la bienvenida y vemos como organizan sus tareas diarias y junto con los niños de la aldea, damos un paseo y nos muestran sus actividades diarias, y animales domésticos con los que conviven. Disfrutamos también de una pelea de Gallos y disparamos con una cerbatana. Al finalizar la tarde, pasamos a cenar, un menú preparado por nuestro guía, y cuando terminamos la cena, las mujeres Iban muestran sus artesanías hechas a mano para que puedan comprar sin ningún tipo de obligación. Nos ofrecen también un espectáculo de bailes típicos de la tribu a los que nos invitan a bailar y a tomar una bebida típica de la zona, llamado sakí. Nos retiramos a nuestra especie de habitación en la propia casa nativa de los Iban, con comodidades muy básicas, que consiste en un espacio formado de paredes de madera y esparto, con colchonetas individuales y mosquiteras. 15 OCT…P.N. BATANG AI (LEMANAK RIVER) / KUCHING Hotel Telang Usan (Pagado Hotel) – MP....RM 100 - 19€ Cena…………………………………………………………….….…..RM54 - 10,5€ Por la mañana, dejamos la Iban longhouse, y regresamos hacia Kuching por la misma ruta que utilizamos el día anterior. A la llegada, tiempo libre para pasear por la ciudad y poder embarcar en un pequeño crucero por el río Sarawak,con las salidas desde una zona cerca del Hotel Hilton Kuching. Al anochecer aprovechamos para coger una una embarcación local que nos lleva a la otra orilla del rio y disfrutar del atardecer, dura una hora y media y cuesta RM30. También hay otros barcos que cuestan RM45, en los que entra más gente. En la otra orilla cenamos en un mercado con restaurantes junto a una población local. 3 *BAKO N.P… Visita de este parque para visitar desde Kuching si hay tiempo, visitando toda la flora y la fauna de este bellísimo parque, hábitat natural de las plantas carnívoras, los manglares, los monos típicos de borneo, lagartos, macacos... Este parque ofrece tambien bonitas playas de arena blanca, donde podremos descansar durante los paseos por la jungla. 16 OCT…KUCHING / MIRI…WEB MALAYSIA MH2802 07:00-08:00….RM69 - 14€ MIRI / MULU…WEB MALAYSIA MH3630 10:25-10:55……RM103 - 20€ Hotel Royal Mulu Resort – MP……………………………………………………………..RM 350 - 68,50€ Taxi Hotel / Arpto......................................................................................RM 32 - 6€ Show Caves(Cueva de Ciervo, C. de Lang, Clearwater Cueva y Cueva de Viento)...RM185-36€ Adventure Caving – Espeleología de Aventura-Turtle Cave……….…RM 40.00 - 8€ Canopy Skywalk (2 Hours): Group of 2 to 8 persons only………...RM 66 - 13€ www.mulupark.com Nos dirigimos al Hotel, donde nos relajamos en sus instalaciones, y donde antes de iniciar la visita por las cuevas, almorzamos y nos bañamos en la piscina del Hotel. Parque Nacional de Gunung Mulu, (Taman Negara), Patrimonio Mundial por la Unesco desde el año 2.005, tiene una de las redes de cuevas más extensas del mundo, que componen la mayor red de grutas del sudeste asiático. Todo un tesoro para los amantes de la espeleología por sus gigantescas cavernas Lo más habitual es visitar sus cuevas más famosas, al menos 4 de ellas, y realizar algún treking por la selva. En nuestro caso nos dirigimos al inicio del Canopy Walk de Gunung Mulu NP, caminando a unos 20 metros de altura entre puentes de cuerdas, y enlazados entre los troncos de árboles. Finalizada la actividad, decidimos antes de meternos en las cuevas, realizar un pequeño treking por un sendero a través de unas pasarelas sobre el suelo, nos lleva hasta unas pequeñas cascadas, Paku Waterfall. Posteriormente empezamos a visitar el primer grupo de cuevas durante esta tarde, Deer Cave, (Cueva del Ciervo) y Lang's Caves (Cueva de Lang), las dos se encuentran una al lado de la otra. La primera cueva que entramos, la Lang's Cave, (Cueva de Lang), no es muy grande pero destaca por sus formaciones naturales como estalactitas y estalagmitas, destacando la jellyfish, formación que recuerda a una medusa. La segunda que ternemos la oportunidad de visitar es la Deer Cave, (Cueva del Ciervo) es la segunda cueva más grande del mundo, con 2 km de largo y 174 metros de altura. A la entrada sur de la cueva, encuentras la famosa cara de Abraham Lincoln, esculpida de forma natural. La cueva alberga en sus techos entre 3 a 5 millones de murciélagos, y como consecuencia los suelos están llenos de guano. 4 Al atardecer, frente a la montaña, se ve lo que se conoce como Bat Exodus, millones de murciélagos formando una gran nube negra, dibujan espirales en los cielos Dirigido por un Guía del Patrimonio Mundial se ofrece un tour de 2 horas. Sale de la oficina a 7.00 pm y las reservas deben hacerse antes de las 12:00 de cada día.
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