BIM
C-1 |
Ethnic Water Village In A
Lagoon (4 hours) Depart 0830
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40km from KK,
Mengkabong is a Bajau fishing village set on
stilts over a lagoon with mangrove-lined shores.
The fishermen are self employed and work alone.
Visit a native market* and a suspension
footbridge. This tour gives a cultural insight
into a lifestyle in transition with its blend of
traditional and modern. Visit a pottery on the
return trip.
*Tamparuli
market on Wednesday & Tuaran market on other
days.
Duration: 1/2 Day: 4Hrs, Min 2
persons
BIM
C-2 |
Ethnic Villages in A Valley
(5 hours) Depart 0800 |
40 minutes & a
world away from the Mengkabong are the
kadazandusun rice farmers of the narrow Kiulu
Valley. Visit a native market* and tour a
gloriously unspoilt scenery of terraced
ricefields, bamboos, and simple bamboo
farmhouses, with a sparkling clean Kiulu River
flowing over a stony bed, spanned by suspension
bridges. And all around, the steep, lush green
slopes of the Crocker Range foothills. Cool off
with a dip in the Kiulu. Visit a pottery on the
return trip.
*Tamparuli
market on Wednesday & Tuaran market on other
days.
Duration: 1/2 Day:
5Hrs, Min 2 persons
Inlcudes Refreshment
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BIM
C-4 |
Kota Belud Sunday Market
(Daytrip: 6 hours) ) Depart 0730
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Drive 75 km north
along the Crocker Range to Kota Belud,
the horsy capital of the Bajau community.
Visit the biggest open-air 'Tamu' in
North Borneo. Handicrafts and livestock,
ranging from poultry to goats and water
buffaloes, are sold alongside with local
native hinterland products. A weekly
social event for the rural folk, the tamu
is of socio-historical significance and
provides a good photo-opportunity to
capture some of Borneo's cultural
heritage. Duration: Daytrip:
6Hrs, Min 2 persons
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BIM
C-5 |
Rungus Longhouse Tour (Daytrip:
9 hours) Depart 0800 |
The Rungus, a
tribe of the Kadazandusun group, are found mainly
on the Kudat and Bengkoka Peninsulas in the
northern part of Sabah. Experience the past
through the communal longhouse lifestyle that is
fast giveing way to modernity. Excellent
phot-opportunities as many of the ladies still
wear the traditional chest-to-calf black sarongs
and other native ornaments. Cultural performance
can be arranged on request. Visit will also be
made to Kota Belud Tamu (BIM C-4) if it is
Sunday.
Duration: Daytrip:
9Hrs, Min 2 persons
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BIM
C-3 |
Ethnic Villages: Bajaus &
Kadazandusuns (Daytrip: 7 hours)
Depart 0830 |
This tour combines
BIM C-1 & BIM C-2, with lunch at a
coffeeshop. End the tour with a dip in the
refreshingly cool waters of the Kiulu before
returning to KK in the late afternoon.
Duration: Daytrip:
8Hrs, Min 2 persons
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Remarks:
- All rates are
nett per pax in Malaysian Ringgit and
inclusive of English-speaking guide.
- Tour will be
treated as private for any one booking
exceeding 9 pax.
- Private tours
for group size of 2-9 pax will be subject
to a 50% surcharge on SIC Rates.
- Child rates
is applicable to 11 years and below.
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