Duration 4 hours
Tour Departs hourly 0800hrs / Last trip at 1300hrs
This three and a half duration tour is designed for you to the highlighted places whereas your journey starts with a scenic drive through our Blessing city, Bandar Seri Begawan.
First stop will be at the Brunei Museum located on an archaeological site at Kota Batu which focuses on historical and cultural aspects, Islamic arts, Bruneian artefacts and customs, fine arts and the oil industry in Brunei Darussalam.
After that, we will move to the magnificent looking state mosque in Brunei with its grand shimmering golden domes and beautiful landscape of gardens and fountains named Jame ASR Hassanil Bolkiah mosque. Non-Muslim visitors are allowed to enter but must be in a conservatively dressed up.
Then we proceed to the Istana Nurul Iman that known to be the worlds largest residential palace nowadays owned by His Majesty the current 29th Sultan. You may take photos of its glistening domes tiled with 22 carat of gold leaf from the outside areas.
Next stop is at the Royal Regalia building which stores the collections of royal artefacts such as the gold and silver armoury, jewel-encrusted crowns, a royal chariot, a replica throne as well as the gifts that His Majesty has received. A documentation of constitution of Brunei Darussalam is also displayed. Before we end up the tour, we shall stop at the new local handicrafts market where you can see how the traditional weaving brocade (Jongsarat) are done and you also have the opportunities to buy a with range of local souvenirs and handicrafts at the reasonable prices offered.
NOTE: - Visits inside the Mosque are during specific hours everyday except Thursday and Friday.
We will provide guests with:
Transportation, Insurance, mineral water, & Local English Speaking guide.
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