Ferries and Boats
Ferries sail to all the major islands off Malaysia's east and west coasts, but during the monsoon (Nov-Feb), east-coast services are vastly reduced. There are no ferry services from the Peninsula to East Malaysia, so you'll have to fly. Once you're in Sarawak , the most usual method of travel is by turbo-charged express boat along the river systems; they run to a fairly regular timetable. On the smaller tributaries, travel is by longboat, which you may have to charter. This mode of travel can get very expensive, as diesel prices multiply alarmingly the further into the interior you travel. Increasingly, however, longboat travel is becoming obsolete as isolated riverside longhouse communities are getting connected to the road network - mostly by way of logging tracks hacked out of the jungle by timber concessionaires. This makes them accessible by 4WD and trucks, if not yet by buses, taxis and cars. Sabah has no express boats, but regular ferries connect Pulau Labuan with its west-coast towns. Ferries to Indonesia and the Philippines from eastern Sabah ports are being increasingly used by travellers.
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