Batang Lupar's Benak

I realized this entry is most popular search by the foreigner...

so,i wanted to updated it and put more picture of it.

I will share about my experiences and travel stories to this small town in Sarawak

 Every year on May, Sri Aman town will have this important annual event call 'PESTA BENAK'

 Me and family drive over that took us 3 hours from Kuching to reach Sri Aman

Dont afraid of long distance driving from Kuching because it wont take long. You'll enjoy along your trip a nice view of Borneo Land, i promise!!

Pesta Benak is one of Sarawak's favor event every year.

Usually will runs for 5 days or 1 week

Benak or Tidal Bore is a nature phenomena that have attract many people to come to Sri Aman

As you can see the picture taken by me....

a lot of people that i have to sneak under somewhere to capture my picture

We stay a night at my dad's friend house

and rush back to Kuching the next day

This trip is unplanned trip made by my dad coz mom not around going to Mukah

so,we have nothing to do at home also...

anyway

no regrets!

Below have some information about Tidal Bore that i copy from wikipedia:  

In wikipedia, A tidal bore (or simply bore in context, or also aegir, eagre, or eygre) is a tidal tidal wave (not to be confused with a tsunami). phenomenon in which the leading edge of the incoming tide forms a wave (or waves) of water that travel up a river or narrow bay against the direction of the current. As such, it is a true

Bores occur in relatively few locations worldwide, usually in areas with a large tidal range (typically more than 6 metres (20 ft) between high and low water), and where incoming tides are funneled into a shallow, narrowing river via a broad bay. The funnel-like shape not only increases the tidal range, but it can also decrease the duration of the flood tide, down to a point where the flood appears as a sudden increase in the water level. Note the tidal bore takes place during the flood tide and never during the ebb tide.

A tidal bore may take on various forms, ranging from a single breaking wavefront with a roller — somewhat like a hydraulic jump— to ‘undular bores’, comprising a smooth wavefront followed by a train of secondary waves (whelps). Large bores can be particularly dangerous for shipping, but also present opportunities for river surfing.

Two key features of a tidal bore are the intense turbulence and turbulent mixing generated during the bore propagation, as well as its rumble noise. The visual observations of tidal bores highlight the turbulent nature of the surging waters. The tidal bore induces a strong turbulent mixing in the estuarine zone, and the effects may be felt along considerable distances. The velocity observations indicate a rapid deceleration of the flow associated with the passage of the bore as well as large velocity fluctuations. A tidal bore creates a powerful roar that combines the sounds caused by the turbulence in the bore front and whelps, entrained air bubbles in the bore roller, sediment erosion beneath the bore front and of the banks, scouring of shoals and bars, and impacts on obstacles. The bore rumble is heard far away because its low frequencies can travel over long distances. During his expedition in the Qiantang River mouth, Captain Moore heard the first murmur of the tidal bore one hour before it reached his Pandora ship. The low-frequency sound is a characteristic feature of the advancing roller in which the air bubbles entrapped in the large-scale eddies are acoustically active and play the dominant role in the rumble sound generation.

The word bore derives through Old English from the Old Norse word bára, meaning a wave or swell.

Rivers that have been known to exhibit bores [in Asia] include those listed below^:

• Ganges–Brahmaputra, India, Bangladesh
• Indus River, India, Pakistan
• Qiantang River, China, Tidal bore of Qiantang River which has the world's largest bore, up to 9 metres (30 ft) high, traveling at up to 40 kilometres (25 mi) per hour.
• Batang Lupar or Lupar River, near Sri Aman, Malaysia. The tidal bore is locally known as benak.