Announcement

1. Complementary pick up shuttle from Kuching Int. Airport to Riverside Majestic Hotel will be provided on 16th September 2018 (Sunday) at 3.00 p.m and 8.00 p.m (only TWO rounds). Those participants who wish to use the service should inform to us earlier.

2. Half day Kuching City-tour Trip will be held on the second day of iDECON 2018 (18th September 2018 Tuesday - 1.30 p.m - 6.30 p.m). Complementary limited seats are provided (open for ONLY 35 seats). ON FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS. Those participants who interested to join for the tour should register during the conference registration.

Conference Venue

Conference Venue:

Riverside Majestic Hotel, Kuching, Sarawak, MALAYSIA

Sarawak, a Malaysian state on Borneo, stretches along the island’s northwest coast, including many beaches on the South China Sea. It's known for the rugged, dense rainforest of its interior, much of it protected parkland, home to diverse indigenous tribes (including the Iban) and endemic flora and fauna. The capital, Kuching, is a bustling, diverse city set on the Sarawak River.

 

The Riverside Majestic Hotel is strategically located in the heart of Kuching's business entertainment, dining and shopping district, the Riverside Majestic Hotel is the ideal place for business, meetings and leisure. The hotel commands a panoramic view of the city and the Kuching Waterfront. It is 20 minutes away from the Kuching International Airport and within walking distance of some of the city's major tourist attractions such as the Kuching Waterfront, Chinese Museum, Tua Pek Kong Chinese Temple, Fort Margherita and the Main Bazaar. Overlooking the Sarawak River, the hotel commands a panoramic view of the city and the Kuching Waterfront across, where fitness enthusiasts enjoy their morning jogs and evening strolls along the 1.7km scenic stretch.

 

The hotel is adjacent to the Riverside Shopping Complex, a 5-storey shopping podium featuring a cineplex and bowling centre. Opposite the hotel is its sister property, the Grand Margherita Hotel, plus the Sarawak Plaza Shopping Complex and the Sarawak Economic Development Corporation Building.

 

Use the GPS coordinate to find out the conference venue location: 1°33'28.3"N 110°21'05.2"E. The 7th iDECON2018 Conference Organizer will not providing any pick-up transportation from and to the Kuching Airport form and to the conference venue at a Riverside Majestic Hotel, Kuching.

 

 

Place of Interest:  

Tourist Attractions

Food Outlets & Restaurant

Activities

Shopping & Entertainment

Astana (5 minutes boat ride)

Carpenter's Street
(20 minutes walk)

Cat Museum (30 minutes drive)

Charles Brooke Monument
(20 minutes walk)

Chinese Museum
(5 minutes walk)

Fort Margherita
(5 minutes boat ride)

Hong San Si Temple
(10 minutes walk)

Kuching Orchid Garden
(30 minutes drive)

Kuching Waterfront
(2 minutes walk)

Main Bazaar (15 minutes walk)

Sarawak Cultural Village
(45 minutes drive)

Sarawak Museum
(10 minutes drive)

Sarawak Tourism Complex
(20 minutes walk)

State Legislative Assembly Building (30 minutes drive)

Tua Pek Kong Chinese Temple(5 minutes walk)

Divisional Mosque
(20 minutes walk)

Sikh Temple (15 minutes walk)

St Joseph Church
(10 minutes car ride)

St Thomas Cathedral
(15 minutes walk)

St Peter’s Church
(30 minutes walk)

Kuo Ning Temple
(10 minutes drive)

Blue Lagoon (in hotel)

Café Majestic (in hotel)

Khatulistiwa Restaurant
(2 minutes walk)

Kubah Ria (15mins drive)

Mango Tree Restaurant
(20 minutes drive)

Meisan Restaurant
(Grand Margherita Hotel)

Open Air Market (15 minutes walk)

Orchid Garden Coffee House
(Grand Margherita Hotel)

Riverview Deck
(Grand Margherita Hotel)

River Palace Restaurant & Coca  
Restaurant
(in hotel)

Tebingan Boyan Gersik Surabaya
(BGS Waterfront)
(20 minutes drive)

Topspot Food Court (5 minutes walk)

Bako National Park (1 hour drive)

Borneo Kayaking

Damai Beach (45 minutes drive)

Damai Golf & Country Club
(45 minutes drive)

Gunung Gading National Park
(2 hours drive)

Irrawaddy Dolphin Watch

Kubah National Park
(1 hour drive)

Matang Family Park (1 hour drive)

Mount Santubong
(45 minutes drive)

Semonggoh Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre
(1 hour drive)

Wind & Fairy Cave (1 hour drive)

Boulevard Shopping Mall
(20 minutes drive)

Electra House (10 minutes drive)

India Street Pedestrian Mall
(20 minutes walk)

Riverside Bowling
(5 minutes walk)

Rajang Lobby Lounge
(Grand Margherita Hotel)

Riverside Shopping Mall
(adjacent with hotel)

Sarawak Plaza Shopping Mall
(3 minutes walk)

Satok Plaza (15 minutes drive)

Satok Weekend Market
(15 minutes drive)

Star Cineplex (10 minutes walk)

The Club (in hotel)

The Spring (15 minutes drive)

Tun Jugah Shopping Mall
(2 minutes walk)

Wisma Saberkas
(20 minutes drive)

How to Get to Riverside Majestic Hotel, Kuching, Sarawak. 7th iDECON2018 participants may refer to Kuching City Map and Riverside Majestic Location Map as available below: