MY · Sarawak · 4.18°N 114.32°E

marudi

Thick-cut kueh tiaw, the Fort Hose museum and an old trading town on the Baram River.

Best time
March to September has more dry spells. The Baram floods after long rain, which postponed the 2025 regatta. The Baram Regatta is now held about every two years; the last one was in July 2026.
How long
1 day, or 2 for the regatta
Getting there
Fly from KL to Miri (about 2 hours 15 minutes), then drive about 1.5 hours on the winding Miri–Marudi road and over the Marudi Bridge, opened in November 2024. Older guides send you by ferry or express boat; you no longer need either.
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Dear group chat,Thick-cut kueh tiaw, the Fort Hose museum and an old trading town on the Baram River.— gowherelahTo: whoever’s drivingMarudiMY, Sarawak
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Sarawak: interior of the Baram Fort. Photograph. Iconographic Collections Keywords: Borneo; FORTIFICATION; Charles Hose; saraks; Anthropology; Malaysia; Ethnography; platinum photoprints

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Photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each.

The old trading town on the Baram River, where the Brooke government met the Kayan, Kenyah and other peoples of the interior. Charles Hose's hilltop fort is now a museum, Sarawak's oldest regatta started here in 1899, and the town has its own thick, short kueh tiaw. Since the Marudi Bridge opened in late 2024, it's a drive from Miri, no ferry needed.

Makan

  1. Kueh tiaw MarudiShort, thick rice noodles, fried or in soup as kueh tiaw basah. The stalls upstairs in the town market start early.Map ↗
  2. Kopitiam breadSoft home-baked loaves with kaya or butter, the Marudi breakfast to go with your kopi.Map ↗

Things to do

  1. Fort HoseThe hilltop fort above the river, rebuilt after a 1994 fire, houses the Baram Regional Museum, with beadwork, textiles and Charles Hose's photographs of the Baram peoples.Map ↗
  2. The Baram RegattaLongboat and powerboat races on the river, a tradition since an 1899 peace meeting between the Baram's tribes.Map ↗
  3. The old townSmall enough to walk in a morning, with Orang Ulu motifs painted on the walls.Map ↗
  4. The waterfrontWatch the boats come down the Baram in the late afternoon, when it's cooler.Map ↗

Good to know

  • The kueh tiaw is mostly cooked in Chinese kopitiams, so ask about pork and lard if it matters.
  • Drive back to Miri in daylight; the road is narrow and winding.

Last checked October 2026. Things change, so check opening times, fees and transport before you go.