Kampong Ayer Cultural & Tourism Gallery
Kampong Ayer Cultural & Tourism Gallery
Kampong Ayer Cultural & Tourism Gallery
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9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
2:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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JudyB2646
Morwell, Australia14 contributions
Sept 2015 • Couples
Well worth the visit - explains the history of Kampong Ayer. there is a tower to cling to get views over the villages and beyond
Written 20 September 2015
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Shimnik
Delft, The Netherlands7,231 contributions
Jun 2019 • Solo
If you are interested to know a bit more about the history of Kampong Ayer and about the life of inhabitants, you can visit this information center. You can also go to the tower and have a view over the village from above. It is a free access.
Written 27 June 2019
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iNomad60
Palmerston North, New Zealand50 contributions
Aug 2017 • Couples
This tiny slice of kampung ayer life is worth the trip over the river.
With excellent displays and photographs of old Brunei Town, you can see how extensive the water village once was.
With excellent displays and photographs of old Brunei Town, you can see how extensive the water village once was.
Written 7 November 2017
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Sivarnee
Bangkok, Thailand1,056 contributions
Feb 2017 • Business
Kampong Ayer is classified as one village community with more than 30,000 people live in the city, and it brings the total population to 10% of the entire country of Brunei.
Mostly visitors can hire a speed boat to visit Kampong Ayer water, as it was open to publics everyday.
For me, the most interesting part was seeing that it is a town like any other, despite being built entirely above the water, this village composed of a large network of own electricity, plumbing, a school, mosque, police station and fire station on-the-water.
This is one of the principal tourist attractions of Brunei with a good sense to observe some local life.
Mostly visitors can hire a speed boat to visit Kampong Ayer water, as it was open to publics everyday.
For me, the most interesting part was seeing that it is a town like any other, despite being built entirely above the water, this village composed of a large network of own electricity, plumbing, a school, mosque, police station and fire station on-the-water.
This is one of the principal tourist attractions of Brunei with a good sense to observe some local life.
Written 6 July 2017
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Sweet L
77 contributions
Apr 2017 • Friends
Small but nice items on display explaining some Brunei history in English. Played hopscotch, some traditional games, learned a few things. Got a free "I heart Brunei" badge. Tourist shop and some sales displays where you can buy locally-weaved material, village products, even locally-produced glassblown souvenirs. Only accessible by water taxi so that was fun!
Written 3 June 2017
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Lisa A
18 contributions
Mar 2017 • Family
Get to see the city from the Gallery's tower. It's free of charge and you can also see the brief history of the water village.
Written 23 March 2017
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skink
Falls Church, VA670 contributions
Jan 2017 • Friends
This small museum is very well done with five small rooms of panels describing the history of Kampong Ayer and the traditions of its residents. It is very informative and all of the panels are translated into English. I recommend about 1/2 hour to 45 minutes to see the museum. Entry is FREE!
Written 19 January 2017
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177traveller177
London86 contributions
Sept 2016 • Family
Although this is not a big museum, it has an interesting description of the history of the water village as well as video presentations, and you can wander through then water village from here.
Written 17 September 2016
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Kelly A
Malaysia115 contributions
Aug 2016 • Friends
I visited Brunei for a day trip from Kota Kinabalu Sabah. Once we reached Brunei, we went straight to Kampong Ayer.
We parked at the nearby pier at the side of the road, here you can park everywhere, I think (Some even parked near a traffic light). You need to get across the river to go there. There's a boatman everywhere along the stretch of the river, you can call them up like calling a taxi (raise your hand and wave), depending on the boat (one with roof and one without, small boat or big boat) and your agreement with the boatman, the fare range about $2 for 1 person to $1 for 2 person (Brunei currency).
The cultural building is near Jeti 1 (First Pier). We walked here from Jeti 3 to have a looked at the village, it was quite a sight for those who never seen such village before. But the building is too commercialize, it was just like any other inside. You can have a look while you're at it, and don't forget to go to the observation tower (in the same building). Spend about 10minutes here, because the interesting part about Kampong Ayer is not the cultural building, it's the village itself. Go outside and explore.
We parked at the nearby pier at the side of the road, here you can park everywhere, I think (Some even parked near a traffic light). You need to get across the river to go there. There's a boatman everywhere along the stretch of the river, you can call them up like calling a taxi (raise your hand and wave), depending on the boat (one with roof and one without, small boat or big boat) and your agreement with the boatman, the fare range about $2 for 1 person to $1 for 2 person (Brunei currency).
The cultural building is near Jeti 1 (First Pier). We walked here from Jeti 3 to have a looked at the village, it was quite a sight for those who never seen such village before. But the building is too commercialize, it was just like any other inside. You can have a look while you're at it, and don't forget to go to the observation tower (in the same building). Spend about 10minutes here, because the interesting part about Kampong Ayer is not the cultural building, it's the village itself. Go outside and explore.
Written 30 August 2016
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yui lim
Tutong, Brunei Darussalam206 contributions
Nov 2015 • Friends
You need to cross to this gallery using water taxi which cost for 50 cent per person...Free entry this gallery & you can see the view on top of this place to see the view of this place...take a look around in this gallery for 30 to 40min..they also sell handcraft here too..
Written 6 November 2015
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