Overview
Take a day trip to learn about the people and their culture as you immerse yourself in their way of life and traditions. Let all your tension and worries melt away as you soak in Kiulu’s modest beauty of lush paddy fields, charming farms, revitalizing forests and rolling emerald mountains. It’s an enlightening day trip that would leave you coming back for more.
Highlights
Give back to the locals of Kiulu through Community Development Contribution
Participate in cultural activities like rice planting and processing among others
Crossing the popular Tamparuli Suspension Bridge
Eat local lunch prepared by the locals themselves
Dip in the river (if weather permits)
Village walk
Includes
Tour and transfers, Community Development Contribution (CDC), meals as specified, and English Speaking guide.
Includes
Optional tour and items not mentioned.
Day 1: Day Tour
Pick up from hotel and drive approximately 45 minutes to countryside with a quick stop at Tamparuli Suspension Bridge and the nearby local market, passing the scenic view of the Kiulu Valley.
Upon arrival at the Fig Tree in Kampung Mantob, you’ll be greeted with a warm welcome and briefed on the program of the day by our local guide. Thereafter, try your hand at some cultural activities such as traditional rice processing, blow pipe, rice planting and rubber tapping before lunch. After enjoying your scrumptious traditional lunch, proceed for a leisure village walk which would offer you stunning landscapes of the scenic valley as you pass through a local school, lush paddy fields, and a hanging bridge. If time and weather permits, take a dip in the sensationally cooling Kiulu River before departing back to Kota Kinabalu city.
Lunch provided
Things to Bring
Please bring along sun block lotion, insect repellent, hat, walking / trekking shoes, sandal, drinking water bottle, swimming attire and towel.
Bring Your Own Bottle
Borneo Eco Tours is moving towards a single-use plastic free environment! So, please join our movement by bringing your own refillable water bottle during your time with us. Our vans and coaches are prepared with water containers so that you can refill your bottle anytime throughout the tour.
