Approximately an hour and a half drive from Bandar Seri Begawan, Tasek Merimbun is a nature lover's delight with Brunei's largest lake offering a myriad of bird life or a quiet and peaceful place to picnic. The lake forms an S-shape and has an island in the middle, accessible via a wooden boardwalk. The park also has a jungle trail.

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Tutong District covers over 1,100 sq kms and is home to many indigenous groups, including Kedayan, Murut and Dusun peoples. A popular park just five minutes from Tutong town center is the Sungai Bason Recreation Park, which features a small lake, huts and open activity area.

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A beautiful stretch of beach on a narrow spit of land, bounded by the South China Sea on one side and the Tutong River on the other, Pantai Seri Kenangan is the most popular recreational area in Tutong. Before the bridge over the Tutong River was built in 1959, the ferry used to cross at the mouth of the river in Kampong Kuala Tutong (Tutong River Village).

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Built by Shell Petroleum to commemorative His Majesty's Silver Jubilee, the park was opened in 1992 by His Majesty. Situated about 80 kms from Bandar Seri Begawan, the park has recreational facilities and is another popular picnic spot.

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"Nodding Donkey" oil wells are common all over the Seria area, and this is a sign that Seria is an oil town. The Seria Market, which opens every Saturday from 6am - 11am, is situated between Jalan Bolkiah & Jalan Nakhoda Manis Seria about 15 minutes from the town centre and offers shoppers a variety of fresh foodstuffs, household goods, fresh fish and poultry.

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Designed by a local architect for Brunei Shell Petroleum, to commemorate the billionth barrel of oil produced by the Seria oil fields. The monument is built close to the sea wall near the site of S-1, the first well dug over 60 years ago. The approach to the monument is through an arched entrance and between two rows of trees, with a tiled floor in Islamic patterns and arches reminding visitors that Brunei is an Islamic country.

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Temburong District is the area of Brunei Darussalam which is surrounded by the Malaysian State of Sarawak on three sides and the shores of Brunei Bay on it's fourth side.

A joint venture project between Brunei Shell Petroleum and the University of Brunei Darussalam (UBD), the FSC is very close to Kuala Belalong in the Batu Apoi reserve. There are seven timber houses for accommodation, laboratory and dinning room and it caters for up to 24 people. A major center for research, teaching and training in lowland tropical rain forest habitats the FSC provides facilities for fieldwork at university and secondary school levels. Government Departments and overseas scientists are also catered for. The trip to the FSC is difficult and can take more than two to three hours pushing and pulling a long boat over 23 rapids, but it is worth the haul to visit this magnificent area.

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50,000 hectares of park located within the Batu Apoi Forest Reserve, Ulu Temburong is rich in biodiversity and given it's remoteness, human impact has been limited. The Forestry Department has built several kilometers of wooden walkways which protect & preserve the ground vegetation and reduce erosion. The forest-canopy walkway is a fascinating chance for scientists and visitors to examine the tree tops. Tree houses set 20 meters high are connected by hanging bridges which provide opportunities to view this tropical rain forest.

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