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Mari Mari Cultural Village

Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
13 881 4921
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Hong Kong, China
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed June 19, 2013 NEW

This cultural village was like an outdoor museum of Malaysia. It introduced the old time of local Malaysian, how they lived, how they cooked, how they hunted for living, how they made clothes etc. You could walk into the bamboo/wooden houses of different stages of Malaysia. The staff would dress up to fit the stage of Malaysia (Actually, most of... More

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Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed June 14, 2013 NEW

Quite an enjoyable couple of hours. We were shown the traditional ways of life, crafts and cooking methods from years past, even having a go on a blowpipe. The traditional dancing at the end of the tour was a highlight but we were left wanting a little more. Still worth a visit.

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Singapore
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed June 13, 2013 NEW

As usual, chanced upon this attraction and trusted the opinion expressed in the reviews...and the trust remained intact...enhanced even. Thank you, Tripadvisor reviewers :) Our session were well conducted. The pick up at our hotel was punctual and the ride from Le Meridien hotel to the cultural village took about 30min. Upon the arrival, we were greeted and chaperoned by... More

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Sydney
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21 attraction reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed June 13, 2013 NEW

We visited Mari Mari on 18 May and found it to be a very worthwhile experience to understand the heritage of Sabah. Learning about the various tribes of Sabah, their lifestyles and beliefs was very interesting. And especially so because many of these indigenous tribes no longer live their traditional lifestyle. The village is well kept and well staffed. The... More

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York, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 12, 2013

Great way to spend the afternoon learning about the local culture, food and people of Borneo. They were interesting and made allowances for me being veggie in the food that was prepared.

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Manila, Philippines
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed June 11, 2013

Good guided tour of the historic indigenous people. The main attractions being the skulls from the headhunters and the local dance. Expensive for what you get, (around $25 per person) but how many headhunter villages do you get to visit?

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Melbourne, Australia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed June 8, 2013

Whilst it rained most of the evening we enjoyed the experience of sharing some of the past folk law with a most enthusiastic cast

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Hong Kong, China
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 6, 2013

i booked online at www.marimariculturalvillage.com and upgraded to kiulu white water rafting. my kids really loved it! the water is so refreshing and we had barbeque lunch.

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 5, 2013

really professionally done, learned a lot about the culture, the tribes of borneo, all presenters are young people and really proud of what they do. We went in the evening as its cooler food was good and final show really enjoyable

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Hong Kong, China
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 31, 2013

We applied for the evening tour (6pm to 9pm) with hotel pick up, it was quite interesting as we went through the Forest to Discover Different Tribes and their houses. Our Guide (known as iphone) Was Perfect, really funny, speaks good English and was really helpful in answering our questions. We enjoyed a traditional Malay buffet at the end. A... More

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