Brunei

Brunei
Where to find it
Brunei is located on the tropical island of Borneo, facing the South China Sea and just 5 degrees north of Equator
Brunei covers just 5,765 square kilometers and has a population of only 380,000 that enjoys one of the highest standards of living in the world. Its wealth derives from crude oil,petroleum products and liquefied gas.
It is an independent Islamic state ruled over by the 29th Sultan.

Brunei Darussalam is the capitol
Visas for thirty days are granted free to most European nationals
on arrival and although alcohol sales were prohibited in 1992, non-Muslims are allowed to import liquor for their own private consumption. 1 bottles of wine and 2 cans of beer.
Malay is the official language but English is widely used.
The local people are very friendly and seem to enjoy living in a state which has no income tax and many free benefits.

Brunei attractions
Are you interested in wildlife? Then check this out:-
The sights
Mona Flora Fauna Tours offers you Sungai Brunei Night Safari. Here you can see hundreds of fire flies with a guided walk or try a boat ride along the river through the jungle at night if you are lucky, you can see freshwater and saltwater crocodile.
For those who like Para sailing, banana boat and flying fish just contact Dolphin seaport.

Royal Regalia Museum (Jln Sultan; 222-8358).
You can see the giant ceremonial carriage built to celebrate the silver jubilee of the Sultan’s coronation as well as featuring opulent symbols of Brunei’s 600 year old monarchy it includes a fascinating section
dedicated to the gifts world leaders bestowed upon the second richest man in the world.
Want to go sailing in Brunei? Visitors can choose from a variety of activities which include Day sailing, Sunset tours, Fine dining, Business Meeting, Honeymoon Cruise, wedding pictures, family trip.

Not enough! Well go to ulu temburong Day trip Adventure. It is a protected and preserved area for scientific research. If you want a real adventure please contact Mona Fauna Tours.http://www.bizb.co.uk/brunei/index.htm
Or you could try Ulu kitani Package.
to taste some traditional foods of Brunei.
Experience the way of longhouse at ulu melilas living out their daily life. Have fun in the hot spring, stunning waterfall and more.
One of the highlights in Brunei is his Majesty the Sultans Birthday celebration. It’s a great time for Bruneians as well as for the tourist. enjoy the experience and watch the celebrations, all over Brunei the streets are lit up with decorations and there is plenty of opportunity to sample all the different types of local foods at the night stalls.

The River
Cheap public speedboats ply the waterways and it is worth taking a thrilling 45 minute ride to Bangar, which gives views of the tropical rain forest all the boats offer to take you to see the monkeys ,there worth a haggle to get the price down .
We recommend to go on a two hour evening cruise safari with Jungle Dave,Jungle Dave,brunei tours
with great views of the Sultans luxurious palace (Jln Tutong) and see proboscis monkeys; baby crocodiles; monitor lizards and fire flies and much more.
Sungai Belait, is a river that stretches back hundreds of km into Borneo’s heart of darkness and mystery.
no one has ever really explored this river
All along the banks is a virgin patch of trackless jungle and is reputedly the home of several rare species of carnivorous pitcher plants,and orchids.
even rarer but possible to see is the Sun Bear, Borneo Gibbon, several species of hornbills, and the elusive Clouded Leopard, Borneo’s largest wild cat which while we were there one had walked infront of a tour group at the camp site as they were geting ready to go firefly watching.
...........Jungle Dave ,is the best we found ........exciting with good english ............. he runs Mona Florafauna Tours (209, 1st Floor, Kiaw Lian Building, Jln Pemancha; 223-0761; mailto:mft.brunei@gmail.com
in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei Darussalam,