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Brunei: Brunei River
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Brunei is the official entry point to BIMP-EAGA, including Borneo, Sulawesi and the southern Philippines. Mt Kinabalu, Mulu Caves, The Kinabatangan River, Sepilok Orangutan Sanctuary, Turtle Island, Pulau Tiga and Sukau are some of the popular destinations. Air, road, ferry, sailing and walking links from Brunei bring overseas visitors to all these attractions.
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A haven for eco-tourism, over half of Brunei is unspoiled rainforest, a large proportion of which is located in the Temburong district. Here fish hold station against the swift current of crystalline rivers. An occasional electric blue kingfisher may be soon streak low across the water. Among the vine-laced trees, unique flora and fauna flourish, from the parasitic pitcher plant to the distinctive hornbill.
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The terrain of Brunei consists of a narrow coastal plain and a hilly interior. There are extensive swamps, especially in the west and northeast. Most streams flow north to the coast, including the Belait River, the longest in the country. Brunei has a humid, tropical climate, with an average annual temperature of about 27°C (about 80°F). The annual rainfall is heavy and is concentrated in the monsoon season of November to March, but there is no dry season.
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Early European visitors to Brunei Darussalam described the Kampong Ayer, or Water Village, as the Venice of the East. Today, visitors continue to be fascinated by these traditional and historic houses on stilts which span the greater part of the Brunei River.
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It is ... possible to drive from the Sarawak towns of Limbang and Lawas to the Temburong district of Brunei. The drive from Limbang requires a ferry ride across the Pandaruan River (RM8 or B$4) which forms the border between Malaysia and Brunei. You can now conduct immigration formalities at Pandaruan (and no longer at Limbang Wharf) with the opening of the Malaysian checkpoint in June 2007. Brunei immigration formalities are conducted at Puni, about 600m away from the ferry landing. From Lawas (which is connected by road to Kota Kinabalu in Sabah, Malaysia), a ferry ride across the Trusan River (RM10) is required before you can proceed to the actual border at Labu. Malaysian immigration formalities are done in Trusan (the immigration office, officially known as the Mengkalap immigration checkpoint, is in a shoplot just east of the ferry crossing) about 8km away, and no longer in Lawas.
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The mangrove-fringed Brunei, Temburong and Limbang River estuaries have high organic contents and contribute to the richness of Brunei coastal fisheries. Shrimp is abundant and peak catches are made from February to April after the northeast monsoon rainy season.
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