Sarawak Cultural Village

Sarawak Cultural Village is an award-winning living museum located at Pantai Damai in Santubong, about 35 km north of Kuching, Sarawak. Established in 1990, it showcases Sarawak's diverse ethnic heritage through seven authentic replica houses representing the Iban, Bidayuh, Orang Ulu, Melanau, Malay, Chinese and Penan communities. The 17-acre site is known for cultural performances, craft demonstrations and as the venue for the Rainforest World Music Festival.

Visitors can explore a 17-acre hillside site with seven traditional houses built on stilts and set around a lagoon, each representing a major ethnic group of Sarawak with authentic architecture, interiors and artifacts. The village offers guided tours, live craft demonstrations such as beadwork, woodcarving and pua kumbu weaving, and twice-daily multicultural dance and music performances in the theatre. Surroundings include rainforest foothills of Mount Santubong and Damai Beach nearby.

Opened in 1990 and developed by Sarawak Economic Development Corporation to preserve and showcase the heritage of Sarawak's ethnic groups. The village was conceived as a living museum to document traditional architecture and lifestyles and has received international awards for cultural tourism.

Represents the cultural heritage of Sarawak's major ethnic groups - Iban, Bidayuh, Orang Ulu, Melanau, Malay, Chinese and Penan - through authentic houses, artifacts, crafts, music and dance. It serves as a centre for cultural preservation, education and the promotion of inter-ethnic understanding and hosts the Rainforest World Music Festival.