our length: 8 hours
Catering: lunch
Age limit: none
Price:
Number of people |
2 |
3 | 4 |
6 |
With English guide |
860 |
590 | 485 |
375 |
With Latvian/Russian guide |
980 |
700 | 565 |
425 |
Prices are displayed in Malaysian ringgit per person.
For tours with more than 6 people, please send us an email.
Tour price includes: transportation, guide, entry tickets, lunch.
09.30 Meeting with the guide at the reception. The trip to the village takes 40 minutes. Upon entering the village, you will be introduced to the rules of internal order.
10.00 To enter the village, you have to cross the river on a wooden bridge. The village is in a picturesque location, on the bank of the river, with a waterfall right next to it, and you step into the past.
Here you will learn about the five ethnic groups of the state of Sabah, three of which were head hunters. This tradition was still alive during World War II, when the local natives fought against the Japanese. You will learn about the traditions of the natives, enter their house, taste local food and drinks, even rice wine, and learn local dances and pastimes such as archery. If you want, you will get a henna tattoo.
12.00 After getting to know the natives, you will be invited to an entertaining performance during which you will be able to learn the bamboo dance. After the performance, you will have time to take pictures with the dancers and shop at the souvenir shop. On the terrace you will have a lunch (buffet) with local meat and vegetable dishes, as well as fruit.
13.30 Departure for the Kota Kinabalu city tour
Kota Kinabalu is the capital of the state of Sabah. In 1881, the British established a settlement on the island of Gaya, just across the bay where Kota Kinabalu is today. In 1897, the rebel Matt Salleh and his men burned down this settlement and the British moved to Api Api, which was renamed Jesselton in 1899 after Sir Charles Jesselton, the British Vice-President of North Borneo. Api Api means ‘fire, fire’. It is said that the name arose because fires often broke out here during the fireworks, because the sparks falling on the thatched roofs set fire to the houses. Some believe that Api Api may have originated from the Avicennia tree growing on the banks, which was used for firewood.
During the Japanese occupation, the city was bombed, as a result of which only a few buildings remain to this day: the Sabah State Tourism Department building at 51 Gaya Street, a former post office building, and the Atkinson Clock Tower.
During the tour we will see the following:
17.00: Return to the hotel and free time.
Things to bring: COMFORTABLE SHOES * LIGHT CLOTHES * CAMERA * LOCAL CURRENCY FOR PURCHASES
Important notes: