Kuching

Location:
Kuching is situated at the banks of the Sarawak River on the North-Western part of the island of Borneo. It is the largest city in the entire Borneo and placed in the fourth place for the biggest city in Malaysia. It is also known as the City of Kuching.


The Best City to Retire in the Asia is Kuching, the Capital of Sarawak

The Malaysia Government has a program called The Malaysia Second Home Program (MM2H) to welcome oversea residents to stay in Malaysia. 
In order to qualify for this program, you need invest in a landed property worth over RM 500.000.00. or RM 350,000.00 for non land property. 
According to recent report, Malaysia has welcome more three thousands people around the world to stay in Malaysia last year. 

The top reasons people love to stay here is Kuching is a liveable city. The people are peace loving. 
The food are good. The main reason is the malaysia government offer the Malaysia Second Home Program that welcome everyone around the world to stay in Kuching.
Kuching has a lot of Attractions. The attractions like health facilities, good air pollution index. tropical climate,places of shopping, places of interest, its people, etc.


Kuching tourist attractions:
Kuching is very attractive. Most tourists go to Sarawak just to explore Kuching. It has many tourist attractions offered to locals as well as visitors. If you want to get up close and understand more about the multi cultures in Kuching, the best thing to do is to go visit the temples and mosques around the city. One of the famous temples in Kuching is the Tua Pek Kong Temple. This temple is the oldest Chinese temple in Kuching and is easily access almost anywhere in Kuching. After a visit to the Chinese temple, you can go to visit the Muslims mosque. There are two main mosques in Kuching, namely the Kuching City mosque and Masjid Jamek. Both mosques are packed with devotees performing prayers expecially on Fridays.

For all of you adventurous people out there, Kuching offer a lot of activities that bring you a step closer to the nature. There are national parks around including Gunung Gading National Park and Kubah National Park. There are more activities that have to be done or else your visit to Kuching is incomplete. They are Longhouse Adventure, Kuching Kayaking, visit to Borneo Highlands, fish feeding and more.

A tour or a travel is never complete if you have not tasted their local delicacies. Thus, remember to have a taste of all the popular Kuching's food. They are Sarawak Laksa, Kolok Mee, Mee Sapi, Manok Pansoh, Nasik Aruk, just to name a few. After filling your stomach, souvenirs are the next thing to get. The best places to have these shopping experiences are Sunday Market and Main Bazaar. If you are looking for accommodation, Kuching is not letting you down. They are various kinds of hotels from budget ones to high end luxurious hotels. Of course, there are camping sites available if you are to visit and overnight in the national parks.


Health Facilities:
Kuching Health facilities offerring with World Class Specialist Hospitals are Timberland Medical Centre, Kuching Specialist Hospital, Normah Specialist Hospital and Borneo medical centre. Also of one famous Sarawak Heart Specialist Hospital located in Kota Samarahan, capable of performing open heart operation namely Heart-By-Pass.


Language Spoken:
English is widely spoken, Mandarin and Bahasa Malay.


Places of Shopping:
- The Spring Mall Kuching offers international lifestyle Mall Shopping experiences situated at Jalan Simpang Tiga.  
- Plaza Merdeka Mall near the Famous Kuching Indian Street.
- Cityone mall located at Jalan Song.
- Boulevard Shopping Mall located at 4th Miles.
- Summer Mall located at Kota Samarahan
- Giant Hypermarket located at Jalan Samarahan and 10th Miles Jalan Kuching-Serian
- Kuching Central near Kuching airport


How to get to Kuching:
Kuching is 11 km from Kuching Airport (Kuching, Malaysia).
Kuching Airport (Kuching, Malaysia)
Right now, 13 airlines operate out of Kuching Airport.
Kuching Airport offers nonstop flights to 15 cities.
Every week, at least 560 domestic flights and 105 international flights depart from Kuching Airport.