
Celebrating
18 YEARS
of Service to Asia's
Gay & Lesbian Community!

 Utopia Gaydar User Search
|

| Travel & Resources: KUCHING
Please help us keep these listings up-to-date. Special thanks to asiatrip, london29, pakcikt. sg_je, namisenshi, vbil21, morfy72, dickkuch, markyek74, younggun80, Hotsaqu, nimrod40, Hotsaqu, S. Hong and Buzz! |
KUCHING (Sarawak)

Kuching (which means "cat") is the capital of Malaysia's largest state, Sarawak, on the island of Borneo, and its beautiful 19th century colonial buildings and Chinese shophouses lie along the graceful curves of the Sarawak river. The waterfront has been pleasantly landscaped into a cool and peaceful esplanade for locals and visitors to stroll along. Exploring the nearby fresh market and shopping streets is fun. The Sarawak Museum is also nice (just next to the evening cruise park) and there is also a museum (the world's largest) devoted to cats.
Like nearby Sabah, the population is very mixed here with lots of indigenous ethnicities, and Muslims are in the minority. Kuching has a decidedly small town atmosphere so even though there are lots of local gays around, aside from a few mixed clubs and cruising spots, they tend to make connections online using Sarawak chatrooms, particularly on Dalnet IRC. If you plan to visit, start looking for local friends well in advance of your arrival.
The population of Kuching is around half a million (that's 20,000 Utopians).
Kuching Gay Scene Updates message forum
Men in Kuching message forum


-
The Gallery Arts and Café (mixed)
Riverbank Suite. Mostly young crowd. Popular on weekends.
-
Grappa (mixed)
Jln Kuching (opposite Café Tray, near the new Batik Boutique hotel). Happening club with gay customers on Sat nights. Music is progressive house. The front end is more local Chinese and the rear is more Malay.

- Khaturistiwa (mixed)
Kuching Water Front. Crowd mostly young Chinese.

-
Planet (mixed)
3rd Mile, Jln Rock, Sarawak. Crowd is mostly mature Chinese.

-
Borneo Traditional Massage UTOPIAN VERIFIED DEC 2011
Muara Tabuan, appointments: 016-888-9956, email. Native traditional massage by well trained male masseurs, helping to ease stress and tension. Call before you go. It's a bit secluded and outside the central city. You'll need directions if you are not familiar with the area. The boss is very friendly. In and outcall.
Comments from Utopians:
"Newly open massage center with well trained local masseurs: Zensation Touch at MJC, Batu Kawa, +60 14-698-3380. They provide incall/outcall." -- morfy72, May 11, 2013

-
Kuching Waterfront, foreigner cruising area, after 9pm nightly.
-
Lake Park
Kuching Reservoir Park (Jln Taman Budaya). Open T-Su from 3-11pm. A social spot for local gays who hang out and relax with friends. Inexpensive food and drinks.
-
Sarawak Museum, back garden, track up hill. After 7:30pm nightly. UTOPIAN VERIFIED AUG 2012
Comments from Utopians:
"A common place to cruise in Kuching is the back garden of the renown Sarawak Museum. It is very erotic as it is surrounded by graveyards. People here are very friendly and yet shy. Very cruisy, especially after 10pm on weekends. Wear long pants to prevent mosquitoe bites. Beware of pickpockets." -- younggun80, Aug 2, 2012
- Shopping Centers
- Sarawak Plaza, ground floor facilities.
- Wisma Satok, 1st floor facilities.
- Wisma Saberkas, ground floor facilities
- Swimming Pools
- KMC public swimming pool
Padungan area of the city. Mixed crowd (be discreet). Evenings best.
- Setampak Swimming pool.
-
Starbucks Coffee UTOPIAN VERIFIED MAY 2010
The Spring Mall. At times you will see a group of guys or gals gathering outside the café.
- Waterworld
In the housing estate of BDC Stampin area. Formerly Stampark swimming pool. Mixed crowd (be discreet). Very cruisy in the evenings.

-
Café Tray UTOPIAN VERIFIED NOV 2011
A gay-friendly café serving various, reasonably price food and beverages (try the Oreo Crush). Very nicely decorated place. Friendly staff, chilled-out crowd.
Comments from Utopians:
"A newly opened gay-friendly bistro and bar called Secret Garden is located near the Civic Centre (near the crusing garden). A very cozy place with different areas to hang out. Gay-friendly themes on certain days of a week. Very friendly staff. Most importantly - the price is very reasonable. Good place to hang out." -- younggun80, Aug 2, 2012

- Grand Spa (mixed)
Grand Continental Hotel. A spa with dry and wet saunas. Some gays frequent the sauna, in the afternoon mostly, but you have to be discreet as it is basically a straight spa.
- Hilton Kuching Gym (mixed)
Steam Room is great, but be discreet.
Malaysia Gay and Lesbian Resource Listings by City:Johor Bahru | Kuala Lumpur | Kota Kinabalu | Langkawi | Penang | other cities and provinces
![[BACK A PAGE]](backm.gif)
|

 |
Help Utopia improve the lives of Asian LGBTs by including your voice in this 7th annual survey.
join with us now
| |  |

Guys are dolls at the 2012 Phuket Gay Festival.
| |  |
Live your dreams of India with Pink Vibgyor tours for GLBT travelers...
get the full story
| |
|