This Half-day city tour & water village tour, you will be exploring Brunei Darus- salam. Drive past the Lapau, Dewan Maj- lis, Sir Omar Ali Saiffuddien Mosque and visit the Maritime Museum, The Royal
Regalia Centre, Jame Asr Hassanil Bolkiah Mosque.
Take a boat ride by local “Water Taxi”around Brunei River. Your fond
memories will be captured by a photo at the Istana Nurul Iman.
This tour begins with pick up fromyour hotel. Highlights include visits tothe
Morning Market, Malay Technology Museum, Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien
Mosque, Hassanil Bolkiah Mosque and photo stop at the entrance of the big- gest residential palace in the World –
Istana Nurul Iman which is the official residence of His Majesty The Sultan of Negara Brunei Darussalam.
Lunch at a local restaurant included. After lunch, continue with visit to the
Royal Regalia Museum which was built in 1992 to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of His Majesty’s The Sultan of
Brunei accession to the throne in1967.
The museum houses a collection of
royal paraphernalia and also an exhibi- tion on the Constitution of the nation.
After that, proceed on a scenic boat ride around the biggest Malay Water
Village in the world and a visit to a lo- cal home where you can witness the daily livelihood of a typical villagers
living in houses on stilts on Brunei Riv- er. Local refreshments will be served. Visit Yayasan Shopping Complex be- fore transfer back to your hotel.
Just minutes from the center ofBandar Seri Begawan are isolated mangroves where nature stilldominates.
The boat leaves the center of Bandar, traveling past the old and new Water Villages housing towards the man-
grove-lined waterways. The water vil- lage is also known as the Venice of the East. Moving quietly along the narrow mangrove channels, stopping to listen and look for the birds and animal life
that call the mangroves home. If you are lucky you can observe the shy pro- boscis monkey (Only found in Borneo). Our tour guide will explain the man-
grove ecology and some of the diversi- ty of plant and animal life in the tangle of mangroves, vines, palms and trees. The boat returns to the center of Ban- dar Seri Begawan stopping along the way to visit a local house to have
morning or afternoon tea.
Enjoy your dinner in a local restaurant. Depart for an evening cruising around Bandar Seri
Begawan”, drive past the city and stop for a pho- to shot of the Beautiful view of The Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque and drive pass the Istana Nurul Iman Palace where the sultan resides an from
here your will make another stop at the glittering of the Jame’ Asr Hassanil Bolkiah Mosque for a quick photo and from here you make a little shop at the Gadong night local market where you can taste some local delicacies at your own expenses and also can view the various type of vegetables and fruits and well as cloths. When there is Duri- an season you will get to taste and enjoy our lo- cal Durian especially the Durian Otak Udang Ga-
lah and Durian Simpur. Your will transfers back to hotel after the night market with fun memories.