Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque
Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque is located in the heart city of Brunei and takes 25 minutes from Brunei International Airport. The mosque is a royal Islamic mosque and the mosque named from the 28th sultan of Brunei. The building was completed built in 1958.
The mosque is built in an artificial lagoon on the banks of the Brunei River at Kampong Ayer. The mosque is surrounded by a plethora of trees and floral gardens which in Islam symbolize heaven. A structure in the lagoon meant as a replica of 18th century Sultan Bolkiah Mahligai barge which Sultan Bolkiah is the 5th sultan of Brunei.
The mosque is open on Sunday to Wednesday from 8am to 5.30pm except at prayer times and the mosque closed on Thursday and Friday. Shoes are to be removed before entering the mosque and dress appropriately and free admission.
Jame’ Asr Hassanil Bolkiah Mosque
Jame Asr Hassanil Bolkiah Mosque located at Kampong Kiarong in Brunei Muara district and take 15 minutes from Brunei International Airport. The mosque built to commemorate the 25th anniversary of His Majesty’s accession to the throne. The mosque was officially opened in 14 July 1994. The mosque shows the structure’s basic design the meticulous attention to details and reveals the depth of the love that inspired the vision to build this splendid symbol of devotion to Islam.
The mosque is open on Sunday to Wednesday from 8am to 12noon, 2pm to 3pm and 5pm to 6pm. The mosque is closed on Thursday and Friday. Shoes are to be removed before entering the mosque.
Kampong Ayer
Kampong Ayer located in the city of Brunei and take 35 minutes from Brunei International Airport. It also known as Water Villages and Kampong Ayer is that extends for more than 3km along the bank of Brunei River.
Record 16th century heyday of Kampong Ayer, the village had a population of 100,000 and was the centre of an empire stretching across most of Borneo, Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago. Today’s population more than 20,000 and it still claims to be the world’s largest water village.
For visit Kampong Ayer, using water taxis or small boat by the pickup from the jetties lining Brunei River.
Kampong Ayer Cultural and Tourism Gallery
Kampong Ayer Cultural and Tourism Gallery is a mini museum that display handmade by people Kampong Ayer and the reminders of historical Kampong Ayer over the centuries are exhibited in 5 mini galleries within building.
Kampong Ayer Cultural and Tourism Gallery open on Monday to Thursday and Saturday from 9am to 5pm and closed on Friday and Sunday. No charge for visitor.
The Royal Regalia Building
The Royal Regalia Building located in the heart of Brunei city and take 20 minutes from Brunei International Airport. Royal Regalia building has been designed to incorporate various characteristic of the philosophy of Malay Islamic Monarchy and a collection of documents that chronicles His Majesty life up to the coronation together with the constitutional history gallery.
The building consists of four galleries there are Royal Regalia, Royal Exhibition Gallery, Silver Jubilee Gallery and The History and the Development of Constitutional of Brunei Darussalam Exhibition Gallery.
The Royal Regalia Building open on Sunday to Thursday from 9am to 5pm and on Friday from 9am to 11.30am and 2.30pm to 5pm and on Saturday 9.45am to 5pm.
Bubongan Dua Belas
Bubongan Dua Belas located at kota Batu in Brunei Muara district and take 40 minutes from Brunei International Airport. Bubongan Dua Belas means building with twelve roofs that completed built in July 1907. It built on the side of a hill where can see a nice view of Kampong Ayer and the building made by traditional wood shingle roofing and hardwood floors. The building now hosts a small Relationship Exhibition, celebrating the ties between Brunei and United Kingdom. There are interesting charts, maps and reports on the area dating from the first British contact here in the 18th century.
Bubongan Dua Belas open on Monday to Thursday and Sunday from 9am to 4.30pm and Friday from 9am to 11.30am and 2.30pm to 4.30pm and on Saturday from 9.45am to 4.30pm.
Admission free and for more information contact number 673 222 6937
Tamu Kianggeh
Tamu Kianggeh located in the heart city of Brunei and takes a few minutes from Kampong Ayer and this place is the business going on and the lifestyle of Bruneians asides from buying fresh food, the local cuisine and necessities for home, not only food that being selling, there is also local medicines, ceremonial needs and special section sells rare and unique things such products they sell from their own private collections or they inherited them from their ancestors. Open on Monday to Sunday in early morning to evening.
Tasek Merimbun Heritage Park
Tasek Merimbun is located in Tutong district and it took more than 1 hour from Bandar Seri Begawan. The park was declared as one of the ASEAN National Heritage. Tasek Merimbun which supports a variety of fish and inhabited by species endemic to the region, like the red- leaf monkey, slow Loris and flying lizard. For nature lover, apart for relax and picnic, here there soak up the beauty the place.
The Labi Longhouses
The Labi Longhouse located in Belait district and it take about 3 hour from Bandar Seri Begawan and the Labi Longhouse literally a village under one roof, a longhouse consists of a single shed-like structure divided along its length into separate family lodgings, each of which is accessed via a communal area running the length of the building. This communal area is the venue for the village population's social and daily indoor work activities.
The nearest longhouse to the town of Labi is Rampayoh Longhouse which is divided into 161 lodgings. Other Longhouse Mendaram Besar Longhouse which has 12 doors and is home to some 100 people, Mendaram Kecil Longhouse and at the end of the road is Teraja Longhouse which has 6 doors and is home for 30 people. Now longhouses are made from wooden planks with corrugated iron roofs. Modern staircases have replaced the traditional notched log.
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