Kampong Ayer

A must-see place in Bandar Seri Begawan.Traditional Malays water village.

Absolutely must visit when in the capital of Brunei! Take a cheap $1/way boat ride from mainland to the water village and just roam around exploring the mosque and several cute stalls and houses. There are also many boat tours available if you want to travel further down the river to see some wild monkeys and the royal palace.. #gowithfelix

This water village is on the water surface of the Brunei River, and one by one, the high-footed wooden houses have become a large area, which is very spectacular. There are residents, schools, shops, police stations, fire brigades in the water village. There are schools, hospitals. It is a complete social system.

Kampong ayer di Brunei Darussalam,sgt indah dan ianya tempat tarikan pelancong.terletak.di Bandar Seri Begawan.hendak pergi ke Kampong Ayer hendak lah menaiki perahu tambang dgn kadar bayaran 50 sen hingga $1 seorang.

The water village is actually a wooden structure hanging on the Brunei River built by the Brunei Malays for hundreds of years. It can be said to be the "Venice of the East". There are not only 30,000 villagers living in the building, but also hospitals, schools, mosques, post offices, police stations, shops, restaurants. It can be said that there are basic living facilities on land, water is owned, don't look at the appearance of the house is simple, but in fact, some families' interior decoration is exquisite and antique. People living in the water village rely on water wooden speedboats to and from the land and the water village, and the whole water village is connected by a wooden bridge. Because it is built on the water, it is easy to corrod, so the government funds the repair of the water village facilities every year. 【Water Village Pier】Located in the middle of the Japanese restaurant and Western restaurant opposite the yayasan shopping center; [Tour time] about 1.5 hours; [Tour fee] There is a yacht specializing in attracting tourists at the water village pier. As long as you approach the pier, there will be many boaters who take the initiative to come up to you and ask you if you go to the water village? The price is 20 Wen/person (or 50 Wen/ship), only the price of the water village is about 13 Wen/person (including the water village showroom), if the bargaining price is up to 15 Wen/person, equivalent to RMB 75, if there are no other tourists, then congratulations on chartering the boat. Visiting the water village includes: water village people visit, take a yacht to see the city of Sribaga Bay, view the Saifuding Mosque and the Palace from afar, visit the mangroves, watch the long-nosed monkeys, etc. [Best time to visit] Brunei is a tropical country, all year round is summer, so early in the morning or evening is the best for sightseeing, 11 to 16 o'clock hot weather, long-nosed monkeys appear less likely.

There are 30 high-footed houses on both sides of the Brunei River, full of rural atmosphere, known as Al Water Village, and the villagers almost continue their traditional lifestyle, which is the world's largest traditional water village. After five centuries of water city Kanbang Aya still retains the old style, all kinds of stone pillars, wooden boards built water houses are covered with both sides of the Brunei River, with about million residents. The water village has schools, clinics, police stations and churches. Visitors can enter the water village residents' homes to feel their daily lives. It is recommended to have a drainage restaurant on the edge of the pier. Among them, the buffet is good, and each person is 16.8 Wen coins. It is only available on Friday, Saturday night and Sunday noon. Make an appointment in advance otherwise there is no place.

Brunei Water Village is the birthplace of Brunei. We see a section of the sea near the Brunei River. There is a bridge that South Korea helped build. It is said that the longest bridge in Brunei is built in China. The village built on the water is very distinctive.