Marudi is a town on the Baram River in the north of Sarawak which borders the state of Sabah in Malaysia and the small country of Brunei.
Marudi is a quiet river town situated inland from Miri, similar in size
to Kapit though nowhere near as busy. Its main attraction is yet
another of the Brooke outposts, the beige wooden Fort Hose. It is the
cultural heart of Sarawak's highland tribesfolk, collectively called
Orang Ulu.
Marudi, a riverine town about 100 km upriver from Kuala Baram, is the
largest town in the sparsely populated Baram district. It is also the
district administrative headquarters and has been since the days of the White Rajahs. Marudi used to be a stepping stone to a well known tourist destination, Gunung Mulu National Park. Pioneer tourists would travel from Miri
to Marudi first, and then from the river, tourists would have to use
long boats cutting through few adventurous rapids upstream before
reaching Mulu. With the completion of a small airport at Mulu, most
tourists prefer to take the Twin Otters direct from Miri airport.
