Off the Beaten Track

Wasai Kandal

Wasai Kandal, about 12km (7mi) south-west of BSB, is a forest area with waterfalls and pools. A wide, easy-to-follow path leads past picnic ponds and pools to Air Terjun Tinggi, the most impressive falls. A rough track takes you to Air Terjun Rendah, another waterfall with its own picnic area. You'll need a car to get here.

Pantai Seri Kenangan

Often known as Pantai Tuton, this is a popular beach with picnic tables and a simple restaurant. It's on a spit of land with the ocean on one side and the Tutong River on the other. The white-sand, casuarina-lined beach is probably the best in Brunei. The nearby town of Tutong has a market every morning. The area of beach at the end of the road is quiet and ideal for camping. Tutong is on the main highway, halfway between BSB and Seria, and you can get there by bus.

Batang Duri

Batang Duri is an Iban longhouse on the Temburong River, about 40km south-east of BSB. If you visit here, introduce yourself to the chief before you start wandering around. From here you can get a boat to the Kuala Belalong Field Studies Centre, which researches tropical rainforest species. The forest around here is rich in flora and fauna - there are walking trails and limited accommodation. There is also a zoo, Taman Batang Duri, nearby. The zoo has civets, monkeys, otters and birds.

Peradayan Forest Reserve

This forest reserve contains the peaks of Bukit Patoi and Bukit Peradayan, which can be reached along a walking trail. This is the most accessible rainforest in Brunei, and the wildlife includes squirrels, treeshrews, moonrat and mouse deer. You won't have much chance of seeing these mainly nocturnal species, but you'll probably spot hornbills.

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