We have moved on to another place 2 hours north. Internet is slow here in rural Sabah. My jet lag is slowly getting less.
Visiting Mari-Mari Cultural Village is the most popular excursion. Every tourist has done it and enjoyed it. At the "cultural village" you learn about different tribal groups and their way of life. Everyone was welcoming and friendly, not the least bit pretentious. Malaysian Borneo has many tribes, and some of them are open to tourism, hence the existence of this "cultural village". The tribes live in peace and harmony. Malaysia's ethnic and religious harmony reaches its zenith here in Borneo, not only amongst other tribes but also "newer comers" ie non tribal people. Malaysian Airlines touted that in one of their (old) slogans. It's been suggested that peninsular Malaysia needs to look at Borneo and learn something. I say the whole world only has to look at Borneo and learn something!
A coconut with holes for the batter
What it looks like under a long house
There are not only cooking demonstrations but also how they make various types of alcohol. This one tasted like Schnapp.
A Rungus beauty.
The roots of a betel tree
So many wild jackfruit trees everywhere
After a long dance performance the tour ended with a lunch buffet (included in the tour price). We tried a few.
No meal without at least 1 type of sambal
The women are very pretty.
