By D’Drift Team
ULU BARAM, March 15: You may have heard of Three Sisters Waterfall of Long San by now, but do you know that U’ong Bilong, found on the way to Three Sisters Waterfall, is in the shape of a cross?
U’ong Bilong is a single waterfall that graces the tranquil rainforest of Long San. It stands tall at about 60 metres and bears a cross-like shape.
The curves of the rock formation surrounding the cascade are spectacular, and the horizontal protrusion of its layer completes the cross.
In the Kenyah language, ‘U’ong’ means ‘waterfall’, whereas ‘Bilong’ is a wordplay made by the waterfall’s founders, Linda and Sylvester, referring to ‘belong’, as in ‘belonging to you’.
The D’Drift team went on the trail leading to U’ong Bilong earlier today. We began our trek at 8.30am and arrived at the waterfall at 9.45am, a journey that took us a little over an hour.
River trekking was the way to go as we headed to the much-anticipated cross-like waterfall, U’ong Bilong.
We took some time to take in the amazing landscape of U’ong Bilong’s cross-like cascade before continuing our journey to another waterfall.
This time around, we managed to fulfil a previous year’s regret for not being able to visit the Three Sisters Waterfall, the location to which we were headed next.
The trail took us almost one and a half hours to depart from U’ong Bilong, and like the previous waterfall, the sight was just as breathtaking.
Its waters are cold and crystal clear, and as we stood before its splendorous beauty, we were almost blown away by the intensity of its downpour. We enjoyed lunch before its triple cascades while enjoying the relaxing sound of the falling waters.
Unfortunately, our journey had to come to a close as we bid our farewells and returned to our stay.
Jevinda Village Stay is our current accommodation, a place we hoped to stay at our previous year in Long San. Safe to say, it was another regret we managed to fulfil.
Linda and Sylvester, founders of the two waterfalls, are also our lovely hosts, providing us with the utmost professionalism and hotel-tier hospitality.
The two are meticulous in their preparation to ensure their guests’ comfort. They put up nets at every window to prevent bugs from entering, provide a variety of toiletries for guests to use, and prepare scrumptious meals twice a day.
Tonight will be our last night in Long San, and tomorrow, we will be heading to Long Sela’an to pursue our next waterfall. — DayakDaily
