Brunei Water Village Heritage & Exclusive Local Morning Market Tour

Start the day with pick up from your hotel and drive to the morning local market in the capital city or locally known as “Tamu Kianggeh” located on the banks of Kianggeh River where you will observe most of the traders being Bruneian women and senior citizens from the water village selling things ranging from traditional cooked food and raw cooking materials ranging from local rice, fruits, vegetables and traditional herbs for medicinal use. Prior to the establishment of Tamu Kianggeh, sellers sell their products on floating boats.

 Handicraft enthusiasts will find various local handicraft items on sale as well. Your tour guide will brief you about the various local medicinal herbs and usage of various plants in the local ceremonial ceremony. Other than these, you can also get a chance to savour homemade local delicacies that are on sale such as: satay, ketupat and etc. After local morning market visit, we will proceed with water village tour where you will get the chance to ride on local water taxi crossing the river to visit the Water Village Cultural and Heritage Museum. After a guided tour of the museum, you will be taken on a walking tour of the water village where you can have a brief experience of how it feels to live in a village built on stilts above the Brunei River. Feel free to break the ice with the local villagers you see and don’t be surprised if you are invited for tea by some of them!

The tour ends with drop-off at your local accomodation.