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Mari-Mari Cultural Village: A Journey into Sabah's Rich Ethnic History and Culture
4.3
30 Ratings
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.
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
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…
- 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 Ceremony. Then you may walk through the suspension bridge to enter Mari-Mari. This is combination of five ethnics such as Dusun, Rungus, Murut, Bajau and Lundayeh. Every ethnic has their own exotic stories and traditional dance as well as their historical. Lunch will be served inside Mari-Mari itself. After lunch, it is time to bid farewell to the villagers and depart into the 21st century, as we transfer you to your respective back to hotel.
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
- 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
- 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.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(30 Ratings)
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Jennifer_g
Oct 30, 2024
Fun way to learn more about Malaysian Culture - Excellent guide Mac. Well worth the trip and money. Included ride to and from hotel. And a meal with lots of options.
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Hege
Oct 17, 2024
Good learning experience - I am not going to fault anything here, it was an amazing experience. The guides were amazing ( our guide was Aril) and we felt really good taken care of. They are all knowledgeable and really want people to learn about the culture and the tribes of Borneo.
The traffic can be horrible, it can rain, changes can happen to your trip, but none of this matters as long as the experience is great, and it really was 🙂 Thank you so much 🙂
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Emmace9145yi
Oct 9, 2024
The best thing to do from Kota Kinabalu - We totally loved our afternoon here. Our guide was super friendly and explained everything very well. The tour is well thought through and we were not expecting to have food and drink little tasters throughout. We didnt really know what to expect and were impressed.
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Michael_b
Oct 7, 2024
Amazing experience - A wonderful time and great experience for our family. Zul was our guide and was not only informative but so funny as well. Highly recommend!!!
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John_h
Sep 26, 2024
Great day discovering cultural history - Very informative about the history of the tribes, their housing and their food and drink. Lead by a very informative guide.
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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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Firdaus_n
Oct 9, 2024
No value add - The tour itself was excellent. 5 stars to the experience, and our guide Zul was engaging.
The transport there left much to be desired and was overpriced after i calculated how much the ticket price cost us.
The driver was late in picking us up, saying he had to go to the carwash, and the main coordinator said no rush when we contacted him. There is no value add for this package - only overpriced private transfer and the driver going over to register for you at the venue.
Book this only if its last minute and you cannot get your own transport.
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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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