Mari-Mari Cultural Village: A Journey into Sabah's Rich Ethnic History and Culture

Kota Kinabalu

Leave the urban hotel for Mari-Mari Cultural Village, a heritage hub in Sabah. This village serves as a living museum that safeguards the diverse ethnic heritage of Borneo. It imparts the wisdom, historical background, customs, and traditions of Borneo to guests to ensure these cultural elements are remembered.

Duration: 5 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Mari Mari Cultural Village - Our tour guide will pick up you at 9 am and start your cultural tour to Mari-Mari Village.\n\nUpon arrival, you will be greeted as preparation for you time-travelling into prehistoric Borneo; briefing on the Village Rules is a must before you enter. You will be greeted by the Chief and go through a custom Welcome…

What's Included

Convenient hotel pickup and drop-off (Central KK)
Delicious local lunch and high tea included
Comfortable private AC transportation
Engaging activities and cultural performances
Informative house tour with live demonstrations
Knowledgeable English-speaking driver

What's Not Included

Other food and drinks
Any other things not mentioned

Location

Mari Mari Cultural Village

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Chua_l

Sep 7, 2024

Interesting and exciting - The guides were lively, staff were welcoming. There was food tasting. We got a good insight to how the native tribes lived. Dance performance was very good

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Paulwh7804fe

Aug 13, 2024

Excellent fun cultural experience - Excellent tour (and we have been to a number of similar ones in other countries). In house guide spoke fluent English. Group sizes reasonable (13 in ours). Visited 5 tribal reconstructed longhouses, all fully explained. Lots of food and drink to sample. Interactive throughout, fun, entertaining and informative. Short dance and music show. Excellent buffet food at the end. Difficult if mobility issues as some steps up and down into houses, but may be alternatives. Thoroughly recommended, including for children.

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G661rnemmar

Jul 18, 2024

Good value and great experience - very interactive. - Great experience. Overall a good snap shot into the tribes history and how they lived day to day. Very Interactive and the staff really enjoy the work they do there which shines through in the tour Thank you to BiBi and the team for making the day very memorable for our family.

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Rachel_d

Jul 6, 2024

Head out to the head hunters - Great experience, very interactive and informative. Our guide Zul was very engaging and knowledgeable. An experience for the whole family. Highly recommend and worth the visit.

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I6001sudans

May 15, 2024

A KK must-do. - Amazing value for money - we got an amazing interactive tour (thank you Polly), sampled the tribal cuisines, saw a cultural performance, and got a good feed before leaving. Would recommend to anyone going to KK.

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Yvonne_h

Mar 1, 2024

Great Day - We had a private booking for 8 people. Unfortunately the driver could only take 7 and 1 of our group was seperated and put in somebody elses car. The tour was very nice, informative and absolutely worth doing.

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Climber34151199075

Feb 8, 2024

Great tour - Great experience….so happy we took the time to go on this tour. Staff were friendly and informative….food was delicious too!

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Ron_w

Feb 26, 2024

Enjoyable morning - Village experience was interesting experience and the guide appeared very knowledgeable, dance performance and music was entertaining, food was reasonable but disappeared quickly. Unfortunately our driver appeared disinterested, his vehicle stunk of smoke, he was impatient, and certainly not appreciated

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Creative-malak

Aug 4, 2024

Mari Mari cultural village - Very slow people are divided into groups and there is not enough time between groups resulting in long queue and overcrowding , no published time for the show we had to wait for more than 45 mins to wait for the show to start , No places in between the walks to get water , No access to anyone who has a disability and also knee problems . It takes longer than it should due to lack of Organization. We were also told it included lunch and it was not part of it

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Rmschmitt

Jun 28, 2024

Loved the Cultural Village but Not the Tour Operator - The cultural village was great, but I do not recommend booking through this tour operator. I am a solo traveler and Viator only lets you book if you pay for two people (found out later I could have booked private transport for much less than they’re charging), and to my surprise ended up being a private transfer. I wasn’t feeling well that day so I told the driver I was skipping lunch and asked if we could head back early. He said we had to stay for lunch, so I assumed we were transporting others back. However it ended up being me sitting there for an extra 45 minutes watching my driver have a casual lunch with his friend, smoke a cigarette, then buy a drink and chat some more just to be transported by myself back to my hotel. Seems odd to make me wait that long for my driver when I was basically forced to pay for a private transfer.

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From $51

up to 15 guests

2 Adult