Accommodation

The Homestay Experience

Homestay in Bario offers a distinctive style of living with emphasis on warm and friendly Kelabit hospitality within private homes. This is your chance to experience the genuine Kelabit lifestyle. With homestay, you can get an opportunity to help the environment while on holiday, a concept that covers travel, tourism and ecology in to one attractive and enjoyable experience.

The homestay combines the comfort with the personal hospitality, informality and local knowledge enjoyed when staying with local people. It offers an insight into the culture, traditions, history and everyday life of the Kelabit family that you are staying with. Moreover, visitors also get the chance to enjoy authentic Kelabit food at its very best - home cooked.

Homestay Accommodation

In Bario, there are 10 to 15 Homestays where accommodation and food are arranged for visitors. As a guest you will be provided with:

• A clean comfortable room
• Sleeping arrangements with clean bed sheets and towels
• Traditional local meals served in a homely style
• Free flow of coffee and tea