Bario, Kelabit Highlands

Bario is a small village located in the centre of
Kelabit Highlands in the north east of Sarawak.

To go to Bario from Kuching, you need to take
one hour flight from Kuching to Miri, then

take another 55 mins flight from Miri to Bario.

This is the small MAS wings plane going to Bario,

around 19 persons per flight only.

Some of the flight transit in Marudi.

Marudi is another small village near Miri.

Calling for Bario

After entered the plane, we can see directly into the pilot seats.

The space inside the plane is narrow but quite comfortable

The scenery took in the plane

We are almost landing in Bario airport

The map of Bario

The cool climate in Bario is approximately 20°C just like an air-con room.

During night time, everyone must sleep warm with a blanket.

Bario famous in Bario rice and juicy pineapples.
June till Sept is the paddy planting season in Bario,

because raining season at that periods. 

The golden green paddy fields

Bario pineapples - sweet and juicy

Some of them eat pineapple as dessert 

Some of them cook pineapples with curry, as one of their dishes

The scenery in Bario is very nice, and
I took some of them to keep it as memory

A new woody foyer in front of Tele-center Gatuman Bario

During sunset

Paddy fields

One year ago, Bario road is full of muddy but

now they build a cement road already

of course come road still remain muddy

From here you can see the cement road

The scenery look from the small hill in SMK Bario

There are some flowers and

the famous Nepenthes (Monkey Cup) can be found in Pa Umor bush.

Nepenthe (Monkey Cup)

Bario is a very nice place for us to experience the village culture and

also to feel the nature atmosphere.