Simunjan

The Simunjan Coal Works area, Gunung Ngeli, an historic mining hill exploited by first the British and then the Japanese. With a bit of trekking several interesting mine entrances can be viewed in a fun day outing from Simunjan town. The jungle and farms of the foothills make for an attraction on their own right, the mines scattered more or less close to the overgrown remains of an old coal road, where here and there stonework is still visible. There are nine mine caves in all and to see them it is best to be with a guide as many are overgrown with jungle (RM50 seems to be a going rate, ask around in town). These mine caves are all to be found starting ten minutes walk up the jungle hill section that faces the Hospital, and then the old mine track leads parallel to Jalan Sual which is opposite the school. Do not go inside the caves as they are in a dangerous condition. Besides, almost all have collapsed already, a few meters in, or are flooded.

Here on the Simujan river, a branch or the Sadong, various small long boats leave every hour or so to villages close by. Ask the other waiting passengers where they are going and when a boat returns. Barges can be seen off loading timber and gravel.

Free public Internet with 4 computers. Open in the daytime only, though if the only staff member is otherwise occupied it might be closed. If so there is an Internet gaming shop in the backstreet behind the hotel, but this might be quite noisy.

With the friendly local kids, after school, or morning and afternoon on the Weekend.