On this Sunday morning I have joined the complimentary electric bus ride to the Semenggoh Wildlife Centre, in Jalan Puncak Borneo Kuching and the road journey was just fine despite the torrential rainfall the night before.
The event was organised by our Ministry of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Sarawak (MTB) and it was aimed to see whether the travelling schedule needs to be adjusted in order to improve the tourists' experience, especially in ensuring punctual arrival at the Orang Utan sanctuary's feeding time.
The adjustment of schedule is important and was made after it was discovered in recent times, the past schedules had caused some tourists to arrive late, thus missing out on the opportunity to witness the animal feeding session.
Based on the old schedule, some buses were not fully utilised schedule needs to be adjusted to better meet the needs of tourists. The Orang Utan feeding time at the Semenggoh Wildlife Centre is actually held twice a day, at around 10 am and between 3 and 4 pm, and the new bus schedule has now been arranged earlier to meet present needs.
The visit to Semenggoh Wildlife Sanctuary was also to assess the effectiveness of the new routes and schedules introduced, as well as to ensure that the use of the electric bus service was more optimal and in line with the main activity schedule at the wildlife centre.
The existing free electric bus service also goes through several major hotels around Kuching City to facilitate the movement of tourists and locals. For the past years, our Sarawak government has provided four fully electric buses that are environmentally friendly, in line with the state's commitment towards sustainable tourism and reducing carbon emissions.
The free electric bus service also involves travelling from Kuching city to the Sarawak Cultural Village in Pantai Damai, Santubong and interested visitors can check the travel schedule via the website https://mtcp.sarawak.gov.my or the Kuching Metro application.
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