The first stop is the Bidayuh Longhouse. In the Barok – the head-house of the Bidayuhs – traditional gongs, war drums and bamboo musical instruments are displayed. In one of the longhouse dwellings, sitting by the window is a master carver expertly carving an intricate design on bamboo – free hand! Outside, two Bidayuh ladies in traditional black outfits are busy pounding and winnowing rice, while another demonstrates the art of weaving fine bamboo strips into beautiful baskets. You can try your hand at these activities. For some adventure, don’t forget to walk across the narrow bamboo bridge, just wide enough for one person. Feel the bridge bend and sway under your weight, and imagine rushing water below. Built above ground, the Iban Longhouse has a notched log serving as a staircase to the house. Several individual family rooms front the common walkway in an Iban Longhouse. In each unit, enemy skulls in a net hang from the rafters, as the Ibans were fierce head-hunters in the olden days. An Iban lady can be seen weaving the traditional ‘pua’ on a back-strap loom while others make the intricate beaded collar and the tasty ‘kuih jala’. The Penan Hut is very small and simple, as Penans are nomadic people who live in the dense virgin forests of Central Borneo. They use the blowpipe for hunting, and a Penan warrior would be happy to show you how to make a blowpipe, all by hand, and shoot with it. The Penans are also very skilful at making decorations from soft wood. The Kayan, Kenyah, Kelabit, Lun Bawang and other minor tribes of Sarawak are known as Orang Ulu. On the verandah of the imposing Orang Ulu Longhouse, the Orang Ulu musician plays a beautiful melody on the ‘sape’, a stringed musical instrument. The ladies are famous for their intricate beadwork, which is demonstrated in the longhouse.