If you’re looking for a morning walk or a brief hiking, why not head over to Bukit Singai in Kuching, Sarawak. But first of all, we would like to highlight that this place may not be suitable for everyone. It’s more sort of a religious place but free for anyone to visit, so if you’re not interested, you may want to skip this one.
Mount Singai is not that high. Honestly, I can’t find any official height published on the net at this time of writing but my suunto recorded the highest at 1660 ft a.m.s.l while some blogs express it at 1800 or more. About an hour walk and you’d reach the top, and another 40 minutes to get back to starting point. What’s unique about Mt Singai is there’s a church built 200 ft up the mountain.
“Bukit” in Malay literally means “hill” so yes, this is a hike in a jungle that requires some “going up” but you are compensated with the refreshing air, the beauty of mother nature and most importantly, stronger leg muscles. The trek is made up of long stairway leading up to a hilltop where a Catholic Church and Religious Retreats seats. Along the way up, you will also see 12 monuments erected every few meters. Each of these monuments represents 12 days leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus. The trip up would take about 35 minutes to reach the top, depending on your fitness
Transportation wise to this location may not be convenient however. We’re not so sure about the availability of public transport to reach this place except taxi but if you’re driving, you may goggle Mount Singai for the map *winks*
