THE BEST Sights and Attractions in Kuching

🏛️ Sights and Attractions in Kuching

• Bako National Park — A coastal park 37km from Kuching with rainforest, mangroves, proboscis monkeys, and dramatic sandstone cliffs.
• Semenggoh Wildlife Centre (orangutans) — A rehabilitation center for orphaned orangutans, where you can watch semi-wild orangutans feed in the jungle.
• Sarawak Museum — A 1891 museum in a Norman-style building, one of the best in Southeast Asia, showcasing Borneo's natural and cultural history.
• Kuching Waterfront — A 900m promenade along the Sarawak River, with food stalls, a musical fountain, and views of the Astana and State Assembly.
• Sarawak Cultural Village — A living museum showcasing the traditional longhouses of Sarawak's ethnic groups, near Mount Santubong.
• Fort Margherita — A 1879 British colonial fort on the north bank of the river, now a police museum.
• Astana Palace — The former palace of the White Rajahs, now the governor's residence, on the north bank of the river — visible from the waterfront.
• Tua Pek Kong Temple — Kuching's oldest temple, built in 1770, on a small hill overlooking the river.
• Cat Museum — A quirky museum dedicated to cats, with feline art, artifacts, and Kuching's cat statues — the city's name means "cat".
• Sarawak State Legislative Assembly Building — A striking modern building across the river with a golden roof, shaped like a hornbill.