Food Adventures
Thursday 21st July ~ Setting Up Day at the Festival Site in Bario ~ Pesta Nukenen Bario Rice Farm Walk ~ Pesta Nukenen Longhouse Visit ~ Welcome events at Kelabit Highland Homestays ~ Highland Menus at Bario Cafes & Shops ~ Story Telling & Cultural Heritage Award Events [Dancing, Sape Playing]. Friday 22nd July ~ Day 1 of Food Festival - Local Trading Day ~ Fresh Wild & Farmed Foods from the Farms and Forests of the northern Highlands and Central Kelapang Area [tengayen, kikid luang, kikid kerid-kerid, nuba
Bario Rice Farm Walks ~ learn about rice production with a 1 hour guided walk around a family owned organic rice farm, followed by a long house visit & tea. Wild Food Walks ~ discover some of the common wild vegetables found on farms, streams in the forest. Three hour walk followed by cooking demonstration and wild food tastings. Home Stay Supper ~ commission a special Pesta Nukenen meal at home stays and cafes in the highlands, made with Bario Rice & seasonal foods. Long Distance Trekking ~ ask your home s
Bario & the Kelabit Highlands are home to community-based tourism. There is a wealth of clean family-owned home stays, lodges & longhouse to choose from, all accessible by foot or by hired transport [4WD] from Bario airport. For trekking advice, please talk to home stay owners. A selection of homestays, lodges and B&B accommodation is listed below. Junglebluesdream Art Gallery & Home Stay ~ [email protected] Leminan Lodge ~ [email protected] ~ Tarawe's Lodge Nancy Harris Homestay ~ nancyharriss@yah
Food Adventures