The Google layer below provides a sense of the sheer scale of this resort, developed an hour’s drive from Kuching, the capital of Sarawak, with a population of 325,000. The Borneo Empurau Resort will provide a tourism experience at a price point which will make it accessible to families, young people and the elderly. The Malaysian state of Sarawak shares the island of Borneo with Brunei and Indonesian Kalimantan to the north. Borneo is the third largest island in the world, named in 1602 when it was first mapped. Borneo 1602 is the branding for an excellent craft beer produced in Sarawak.
The resort is large and will open later in the year, providing thousands with a jungle and wildlife experience. The resort will make accessible to many the experience previously only available to few, and mostly foreign, visitors who can afford to pay for a jungle lodge experience. The Borneo Empurau Resort democratises the tourism experience, making it accessible to the majority of local people.
There will be parking for 1,200 vehicles, and beds for 1,000 guests, mostly in budget accommodation. There are only six conventional hotel-style bedrooms, there will be 26 chalets around an artificial lake, and 12 dormitory rooms in the traditional “longhouse”, camping and mobile homes, container houses, and eight modern family guest houses. There is a large walk-in aviary, rabbits, tortoises, a water theme park, a “recreational tree”, an obstacle course, jungle trails, several farm experiences and two types of restaurants, one serving Halal.
Empurau (Tor tambroides) is a species of mahseer native to Southeast Asia. With its brightly coloured scales, majestic look and barbells at the tip of its mouth, the Empurau is also known as King of The River. The fish is often considered one of the most expensive freshwater fish in the world. Through farming, the resort has been able to make it available to a much wider demographic.
The resort also has a memorable gents.
