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Learn about traditional Sabahan life and the daily routines of Borneo’s ethnic groups at the Mari Mari Cultural Village. Watch a variety of demonstrations including blowpipe making, fire starting, and tattooing. Eat Sabahan delicacies during a buffet lunch and enjoy some wine tasting. You're accompanied by your guide to this open-air museum, with hotel transport by minivan from Kota Kinabalu.
Choose from Tour Option 09:00 am / 1:00 pm / 5:00 pm.
Hi Tea for 1 pm session
Driver/guide
Transport by air-conditioned minivan 6 pax & above
Buffet lunch for 9 am session
Transport by Innova 5 pax & below
Live Borneo Cultural Dance Performance
Hotel pick-up and drop-off
Personal expenses
Departure Point
Traveler pickup is offered
Mari Mari Cultural Village, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia Mari Mari Cultural Village is located deep in the countryside away from the city. The village operates a museum that preserves Borneo's ethnic cultures. it aims to share the knowledge , history , culture and tradition of Borneo with you so it it not forgotten. 20 minutes
Sabah, Malaysia The Kadazandusun of Sabah are traditionally paddy cultivators. While those living in the hills and and further inland cultivate dry paddy, the inhabitants of coastal plains and valley grow the wet variety. 20 minutes
Sabah, Malaysia A Rungus Longhouse is made up of 7 to 15 family apartments. Traditional longhouse house is build from wood, bamboo and atap (palm leaves). To avoid flood and wildlife such as snake, the house is lift off the ground by stilts made of hard wood such as bogil, belian ironwood, mangrove wood and manzalangan. The roof is dry palm leaves of sago or nipah and needs to be replaced every 3 to 5 years. 20 minutes
Sabah, Malaysia Lun Bawang people are traditionally agriculturalists , rearing poultry , pigs and buffaloes. Lun Bawang are also known to be hunters & fishermen. Meat & Fish are brined or pickled using salt and is stored in hallow bamboo stalks for a duration of a month. Meat & Fish are also preserve by smoking. Salt is obtain from evaporating brine from salt springs. 20 minutes
Sabah, Malaysia Bajau are commonly known to westerners as Sea Gypsies. Originally seafarers, their are now two distinct groupsEast Coast Bajau & West Coast Bajau. The west coast Bajau has settle down and learn the art of farming & cattle rearing. Their skills in horsemanship is very known locally. They are the famous cowboys of Sabah. The east coast Bajau however still live i traditional ways. Fishing is their main activities and some are still nomadic boat dwellers. The Bajau are skilled fishermen. 20 minutes
Sabah, Malaysia The Murut were the last of Sabah ethnic group to renounce headhunting. The Murut were shifting cultivators or hill paddy & tapioca , supplementing their diet with blowpipe hunting and with some fishing. They live in communal longhouses usually near rivers , using the rivers as their highways. 20 minutes
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
No refunds for cancellation received within 24 hours' notice
Cruise Passengers take note Morning Session starts at 10.00am
Cruise Passengers take note Afternoon Session starts at 2.00pm
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
Jennifer_M
05 May 2024
Mari Mari village was so interesting and well organized- food and drink samples along the way, excellent cultural performance followed by a delicious lunch. Incredible history of the region- highly recommend
Pamela_L
04 Dec 2023
Wonderful experience from the fun and friendly driver to the Mari Mari park itself. We could not stay for the entire experience due to our short port time, and when our driver explained our situation to the park staff, they kindly set up our small group of 4 with our own tour guide so we could go see all the tribal houses at a quicker pace. We were sad to miss the cultural dancing but were so grateful for how accommodating the staff was to our predicament. Our guide was funny, friendly and knowledgeable! We really lucked out. The tour was very interactive, and we even got to sample foods and drinks in the houses. Our awesome driver Joe got us back to the cruise port at a comfortable time and had us laughing the whole way! Would highly recommend this experience if you have any interest at all in the cultural tribes of Borneo.
Coastal63762977562
21 Aug 2023
The guide was fantastic. Enthusiastic, knowledgeable and very articulated. He made the visit so enjoyable and it was wonderful to see all the staff enjoying what they are doing.
Certainly recommend this and special mention to Papoi ( not sure if I got it correctly but we joked that his name is similar to Popeye)
We know that he is half Bajau.
This tour in
Kota Kinabalu
is organized by
Magunatip Holidays Sdn Bhd
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