Monday, March 02, 2009

900 sign up for Rajang luxury cruise


KUCHING: The fare for a nine-day "Into the Heart of Borneo" river cruise is RM9,000 per person. But what a cruise it will be.

The trip on Sungai Rajang combines six-star luxury on a replica of an American paddle steamer with jungle adventure and shooting the famed Pelagus rapids in a longboat.

About 900 people from all over the world have confirmed their bookings. On July 1, the RV Orient Pandaw will embark on its maiden voyage from Sibu with 60 mostly American and European tourists.

Sarawak Tourism Board chief executive officer Gracie Geikie described the cruise as the first of its kind in Malaysia.

The cruise slogan was taken from the title of a book Into the Heart of Borneo by Redmon O'Hanlon, who will be one of the special guests on board the inaugural cruise.

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