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The 5 Best Cultural Village Tours in Borneo

5 tours  ·  from $26

The 5 best cultural village tours bookable today, with the price, the running time and who each one suits. Number one holds the top slot for a reason, so start there.

Cultural Village Tours, Cultural Village Tours in Kota Kinabalu, Kota Kinabalu Tours, Lunch Experiences, Tour Reviews, Tours

Kota Kinabalu: Mari Mari Cultural Village Tour with Lunch

1.Mari Mari Cultural Village Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 152 reviews · 5 hours · from $67Our pick

Spend five hours exploring Mari Mari Cultural Village near Kota Kinabalu with an English or Chinese-speaking guide such as Eddie or Timmy. Visit five traditional houses, try fire-making, blowpipe shooting, Congkak, and bamboo cooking, then enjoy dances and a traditional lunch.

“Timmy our guide was excellent and the show at the end was an added bonus as I did not expect that. All the young tribespeople were amazing, authentic and I would highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Sabah”

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Mari-Mari Cultural Village Tour Including Lunch - House visits and traditional demonstrations
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Mari-Mari Cultural Village Tour Including Lunch

2.Mari-Mari Cultural Village Tour Including Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 45 reviews · from $58

Travel from Kota Kinabalu to Mari-Mari Cultural Village for a guided look at Dusun, Rungus, Murut, Bajau, and Lundayeh traditions. Expect a welcome ceremony, suspension bridge, house demonstrations, food and drink tastings, local lunch, and a cultural performance. Guides such as Zul, Mac, Aril, and A

“Our driver/ guide was very friendly and knowledgeable. The village tour was an incredible experience with lots of demonstrations. Our guide within the village was very entertaining and interactive. It would have been nice to have a lunch at village but unfortunately not available so we enjoyed modern day local lunch instead.”

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Kota Kinabalu: Mari Mari Village & Bongawan Cruise Package - Mari Mari Village: five cultures in one morning
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Kota Kinabalu: Mari Mari Village & Bongawan Cruise Package

3.Mari Mari Village & Bongawan Cruise Package

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 32 reviews · 12 hours · from $121

Join guides such as Eddie or Timmy for a 12-hour day from Kota Kinabalu. Visit five Sabah tribal homes at Mari Mari, taste local food, then cruise Bongawan River for proboscis monkeys, sunset reflections, and fireflies. Transport, meals, refreshments, and guiding are included.

“Very comprehensive tour. The Mari-Mari village is quite interesting although is not original. You get a good image of life of the indigenous people. Lunch was very good..The second part was very interesting too. Our boat driver and our guide made great effort to spot some provosque monkeys and succeeded to s ee a few. .Sunset was nice but the there were clouds so it was not spectacular. The highlight of the tour was the fire flies. The number was amazing. A very spectacular show!!!. I need to say that our guide Eddie was marvelous. Very knowledgeable and made every effort to make our tour very enjoyable. A very professional…”

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Private Tour Kampung Gipsi Sabah Cultural Village Kota Kinabalu - KK Central Market to Gaya Island by boat
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Private Tour Kampung Gipsi Sabah Cultural Village Kota Kinabalu

4.Private Tour Kampung Gipsi Sabah Cultural Village Kota Kinabalu

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 32 reviews · from $25Best value

Travel by private transport and boat from Kota Kinabalu to Pulau Gaya’s water village, then visit Kampung Gipsi Sabah. Guide Jayy or Jaya explains Bajau life, with costume, dance, and nasi goreng with teh tarik included in Package 1.

“This was a dream come true. I wanted to visit Bajau Laut for a long time and not until I was there could I believe that it really was happening! Because of this I didn't have many expectations and was truly impressed by how well organised eRead more”

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Sabah: Mari-Mari Cultural Village Visit + Lunch + transfer - Morning session: buildings, snacks, dances, and lunch
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Sabah: Mari-Mari Cultural Village Visit + Lunch + transfer

5.Mari-Mari Cultural Village Visit + Lunch + transfer

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 16 reviews · 1 day · from $85

Spend two hours touring Kadazan Dusun homes, tasting local snacks and rice wine, then watch dances and join cultural activities. The morning visit includes lunch, while the afternoon session ends with hi-tea. English and Malay guides lead the tour, with Aiman named as one highly praised guide.

“The worst tour I’ve ever joined in Kota Kinabalu. Firstly the price is 10-20$ higher yet even excluding transportation while other companies provide free pick up & drop off. Secondly the customer service is really disappointed, I don’t see any understanding or empathy when customer asked for help while wanted to cancel the order even just made it 30 minutes before. It was speechless that the customer service told you that they didn’t force you to make the order and they have no idea why the price is higher without transportation. What a nonsense .”

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