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Petra Jaya
Suburb in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

Petra Jaya

Petra Jaya is a suburb of Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.

Plan a trip to Petra Jaya→From Johor Bahru

This suburb was named after the sixth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Yahya Petra of Kelantan (1975-1979), added by jaya, the Sanskrit word for "victory," "triumph", or "success".

How locals move

Getting around Petra Jaya the local way

  • Get inFor Tanjung Datu National Park, catch a connecting Sarawak Transport Company bus to Sematan where you will have to charter a boat to the park.
  • Get inFor those who can afford it, private helicopters and aircraft are available for charter from Hornbill Skyways.
  • Get aroundSpeedboats are available for people who wish to go to Taman Negara Bako (National Park), Satang Island and Talang-Talang Island from Santubong.
  • Go nextBeaches and jungle trekking easily reached by bus from downtown Kuching.

From Wikivoyage: Kuching, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Cerevisae (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.