Day 1
Your rafting adventure begins with a journey by road in the early morning from your hotel in Kuching to the hydro lake at Lubok Antu 155 miles away. On the journey there, you will pass small roadside towns, farmhouses, Malay, Chinese and Bidayuh villages, padi-fields, pepper orchards, rubber, coco and oil palm plantations. Stopover at Serian to stretch your legs and for a short tour of the town where you will view a quaint monument of that king of fruits - the durian. The bazaars and the market-place will fascinate you with its wide variety of exotic and strange tropical fruits and vegetables. Continue with your journey until you reach Lachau or a similar roadside town where you will break for lunch. The terrain becomes more hilly and undulating as you go deeper into the interior and farmlands soon give way to creeper-covered trees of the secondary jungle and tall towering trees of the virgin rainforest. The deep blue water of the hydro lake looms in front of you as you arrive at the dam at Lubok Antu. This will be the last modern structure of any significant size that you will see for a few days. Board an Iban longboat to cross the lake and into the Engkari River. Arrive at Ugat Longhouse, where 40 families of the Batang Ai's Iban tribe live under one roof. Spend the evening observing and experiencing the traditional and communal lifestyle of the inhabitants who still spin cotton, weave the pua (traditional cloth), hunt with blowpipes, dance to the music of the gongs and drink tuak. Dinner and overnight at CPH's guesthouse equipped with basic amenities.

Day 2
Breakfast at the guesthouse. Depart Ugat longhouse for Lubok Pantau longhouse situated on the upper reaches of the Engkari River. The river starts to narrow as you proceed into hilly terrains. Overhanging branches reach high across the river creating a scenic view. The water flows faster as the boat climbs higher inland and this is when the boatman has to occasionally "shoot the rapids".
PM. Arrive at Lubok Pantau longhouse, consisting of 13 doors or families and still largely untouched by modern civilization.In this longhouse you can still see old human skulls hanging from the rafters of the "ruai" (communal verandah). Activities include swimming and in the evening participation in the social and cultural activities of the inhabitants of the longhouse such as dancing, drinking, etc. Dinner and accommodation in the longhouse.

Day 3
Breakfast in the longhouse. Commencement of construction of traditional Iban rafts made from timber or bamboo and vines. With the completion of the rafts you will be able to travel downstream in near "white water" condition. One Iban raftman will be assigned to every 2 pax. Dinner and accommodation by the river bank or at a nearby longhouse if the water level is too high. Accommodation by the river bank will be in either tents or make-shift shelters made from jungle produce.

Day 4
Breakfast by the river bank. Continue rafting until you reach Ugat longhouse where you will board a longboat to take you to the jetty at Lubok Antu hydro lake. Depart by van/coach for Kuching. Lunch enroute.

Notes to the above tour :-
Except for 1st and 2nd night accommodation at Ugat and Lubok Pantau longhouses respectively, the 3rd night spent by the river bank will be in either tents or make-shift shelters constructed from jungle materials. Food and drinks will consist mainly of canned and bottled items but where possible will be supplemented by fresh fish obtained from the river and other jungle produce. Although the tourists should be advised to bring their own rain coats(pancho-style), insect repellants and torches they should travel as lightly as possible.

The raft used in the above tour will be dried and chopped into little pieces by residents of Ugat longhouse for use as firewood for cooking and for smoking fish and meat.

The best time of the year to take this tour is between the months of September to April.

Only fit or reasonably fit persons should apply for this tour. They would also be expected to assist in the construction of make-shift shelters and the rafts.

Number of persons participating - not less than 2 (minimum) and not more than 20 (maximum).