Temburong

Today I went to Temburong which is another part of Brunei. It is mainly jungle. To get there we had to go by boat. So we went to the water village in Bandar (the capital) to catch a water taxi. The water village is called Kampung Ayr and it is a whole community that lives in houses that are built on stilts in the water (see picture above).

We went in a little speed boat. The picture above is me, Neil and a load of people from work.

When we got to Temburong, we got in a mini bus and sped off to the other river that would take us deep into the jungle. When we got to the river, we then got into long boats, which are very narrow boats which can navigate very shallow waters. The drivers were extremely skilled, because they had to continually check the water for upcoming rocks which they needed to avoid.

We arrived in Temburong National Park Visitors Centre about 30 minutes later. The area feels really cut off from the outside world. It’s really quiet and lovely.

One of the highlights was a jungle trek through the forest where we saw massive trees and humungous ants….thankfully no leaches. The man in the picture above was our guide called "Hadi".

At the end of the jungle trek walk there is a canopy walk way, which is high up in the tops of the trees. You have to climb up scaffolding to reach the top. It is amazing to look out over untouched pristine rainforest from that height.

When we got back to the base camp, we had lunch and then cooled off by having a swim in the River. It was actually surprisingly cold but extremely refreshing. You can just about see me in the picture below (I'm the one wearing the straw hat). Neil didn't go swimming....cuz he's a wimp...hehe.

It was a great day. By the way, to get a closer look at any pics on my blog, just click on them to open them up. You may need to click on them a second time to see them full screen.