Introduction  

Miri is more than just a booming oil and timber town; it is the gateway to the Northeast region, rapidly becoming Sarawak's most popular tourist area. Miri is the third largest town in the state with some 230,000 inhabitants.

The town is within easy reach of some national parks,large rivers, heritage and adventure travel destinations and some of the best scuba diving in Borneo.

The town's rapid growth has meant the opening of several modern shopping malls, but near the old harbour there are handicraft shops. Exotic jungle produce can be found at the native market opposite the main bus station. The town's most famous landmark is the grand Old Lady on top of Canada Hill, the first well to strike oil in 1910. These days production is offshore and some of the platforms can be seen from Canada Hill. Let's not forget as a new landmark the biggest Taoist Temple in Southeast Asia.

Its international airport, just 15 minutes from the town center, has frequent flights to Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu in Sabah and all of Sarawak's major towns. There are also light aircraft flights to several isolated rural communities.

Taoist Temple

Transportation in Miri

Bus
From the marina, you could take the bus (11&13) in front of the ParkCity Everly Hotel towards town. Bus every hour from 06:20am to 21:00pm.

Taxi
Many taxis are available in Miri, they all have a meter. Call the taxi station at 085-432277.

Rental Cars
Avis Rent A Car: 085-430222
TWT Transworld Travel: 085-422277
Wah Tung Travel Service: 085-411288
FT Car Rental Services:+60 13-830 0040
Liberty Entreprise Car Rental: 085-437401
Mega Service Rent A Car: 085-431885

Miri Map

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