| Achong Tanjong |
THE Deputy Permanent Secretary (Tourism) at the Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism Wardi bin Haji Mohammad Ali recently presented certificates to the participants of Sail Brunei 2018, in a ceremony at Kampong Sungai Bunga in Mukim Kota Batu.
This year marks the fifth year of Intrepid Management Sdn Bhd, as a licenced operator of the Sail Brunei event.
The Sail Brunei event is part of a three-month yacht rally starting from West Malaysia along the coasts of Borneo, including Brunei, before concluding in the east coast of Sabah.
This year, Sail Brunei has 13 yachts with 27 participants from Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, France and the United States. Most of the participants are husband-and-wife crews and retired couples undertaking a big adventure to sail around the world.
The participants arrived in Brunei via Kuala Belait from Miri, on July 7, and will depart via Serasa on July 16.
Their 10-day tour of Brunei includes trips to Teraja Waterfall and the Ulu Temburong National Park, in addition to visiting Kampong Ayer and learning how to cook local delicacies at Kampong Sungai Bunga.
The main highlight of their tour will be His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam’s birthday celebration tomorrow.
Yesterday, the foreign visitors witnessed several traditional music and dance performances by the Youth Community Transformation Club (KKBT) of the Youth Centre, along with a display of locally made products by the Kampong Sungai Bunga Village Consultative Council and its Women’s Bureau.
The Managing Director of Intrepid, Allan Riches, said that he was impressed with the warm hospitality, adding, “We hope to bring in more tourists to visit Brunei especially to Kampong Sungai Bunga.”