April 30, 2010, Friday Borneo Post
KUCHING: Kampung Annah Rais in Padawan and Kampung Bunuk in Penrissen have been selected as the venues for the inaugural Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) Tourism Gawai to be held on June 12.The Council’s Landscape and Tourism Standing Committee chairman Edward Kurik said the event was initiated by MPP in collaboration with the State Tourism and Heritage Ministry and the Tourism Promotion Board Malaysia.
Speaking to reporters at a press conference after the MPP full council meeting yesterday, he explained that the main objective of the Tourism Gawai was to promote the home-stay programme in the two destinations.
“Most importantly, since it coincides with the Gawai Dayak festival season, foreign visitors in particular, will have an opportunity to get first hand experience on how the Bidayuh community prepare for their Gawai celebration,” he said. He said for that purpose, some visitors would be staying at the two participating longhouses to experience for themselves the unique and interesting Dayak tradition and culture.
“From the feedback we have received from the Tourism Promotion Board Malaysia and Sarawak Tourism Board so far, we can expect about 150 visitors to stay overnight in Kampung Annah Rais on the night of June 11. We don’t know how many will be putting up at Kampung Benuk homestay.
“Apart from those staying in the home-stay in both places, we also expect that many will be coming for a day trip to see the Tourism Dayak celebration on June 12. On that day itself a number of cultural performances will be presented and we can promise lots of interesting and enthralling experience for that,” he said.
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