Batang Ai is one of Sarawak’s Iban heartlands with numerous communities dotted along the network of rivers that feed into the Batang Ai reservoir.  The typical dwelling for these communities is the longhouse: a village under one roof usually built adjacent to the river.  Rivers still provide the main access and the Iban in Batang Ai are expert boatmen, maneuvering their slender outboard-powered longboats through and around rapids and rocks.

Enjoy the surrounding of the longhouse and witness the local daily life. In the evening, enjoy the traditional performance and a bottle of tuak — the local rice whiskey — usually appears and you'll be expected to drink alongside your hosts. The night ends with you on a mattress under a mosquito net.

The next morning hike into the jungle, a tour of the gardens, and a chance to learn how to shoot a traditional blowpipe gun.