Having a little background information can be very useful when planning your trip. Here are links to information pages on the background of Kuching.
- History
- Kuching was supposedly founded by a representative of the Sultan of Brunei in 1827, although there was almost certainly a trading village on the site long before that. At the time, all of Sarawak was under the rule of the Sultan, although there was a lot of unrest among some of the tribes. It was during one of these uprisings that the Sultan turned to James Brooke for assistance. More...
- Weather
- Within less than two degrees of the equator, Kuching's tropical location subjects it to annual monsoons, but there is no really dry time of year. The heaviest rains are from December to February. Because it is so close to the equator, there's no real dry season. Current conditions are shown in the box at right. More...