The North Borneo Beauty

Yesterday I went to Kuala Penyu for some new experience of new place. It is located in the Interior Division of Sabah and only about 120km from Kota Kinabalu City. The road is way better than going to Ranau or Keningau area, because it’s a straight road to compare with the hills.

Located on the Klias Peninsula, which was originally covered with mangrove swamp forests, Kuala Penyu main ethnic is Dusun Tatana. Sitompok, Bundu and Menumbok are the three parts in the district of Kuala Penyu. Other races are like Bisaya,Brunei,Kedayan,Bajau,Tidung,Binadan and Chinese.

I happen to attend the wedding of Dusun Tatana on that time and I really enjoy their traditional food KULAPIS. It is made by glutinous rice and wrapped with pandan leaves.

I went to one of the three famous beaches Tempurung beach, Sawangan Beach and Sungai Labuan Beach. I went to Sawangan Beach and it’s really wonderful. Kuala Penyu also one of the gateway to go Pulau Tiga survivor Island and Labuan. From Sawangan Beach, I could see the Pulau Tiga island as it really nearby, around 10KM from Kuala penyu.
Kuala penyu is famous with its Rumbia (Sago Plant), and they even has this festive called Pesta Rumbia (Sago Fiest).

Sawangan beach.

Its just a day trip and I didn’t get more photo, but I will go back again to one of the chalet and will let you know how is it
And for sure im now preparing for my Pulau Tiga adventure, and wait..wait..i will tell you more about it

Happy Travelling, Sabah is the best!

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Me and my 2 friends went for a short road trip from Kota Kinabalu to Ranau..And it was an amazing journey we are having lots of fun!

here’s some photos as we enjoying the journey!

Location : Moroli River Kg.Luanti Ranau
Located in Kampung Luanti, Ranau, 131 kilometers from Kota Kinabalu (2 hours and 40 minutes drive away); this fish massage ‘spa’ is managed by the Kampung Luanti JKK and lead by Mr. Jeffrin Majangki.

In the Local Kadazandusun dialect, ‘tagal’ means ‘no fishing’, and the main purpose of the ‘tagal’ is to preserve the environment as well as the ecosystem to benefit the future generation.

You can swim with the fish as well! That was a lot of fun!!

Tariffs

Getting There

Getting There

Will continue posting the rest of the journey!

Where is Ranau?

Ranau is my hometown A beautiful place where the amazing Mount Kinabalu lies..The hills, the flowers the people, Ranau is just amazing.

It is about 120km from Kota Kinabalu city, with quite an experience for the first timer to drive there One need to really drive carefully because its just a small highway that connected KK and Ranau. Despite of the road, you will be amazed with all the beautiful scenes throughout the road..Amazingly beautiful..

Local people in Ranau mostly ia Dusun. The highlander tribe who still live on the tree and eat human’s flesh..ha ha ha..well that’s what some people says, maybe they never heard about internet or even books , even newspapers excuse me, to have that thought in their mind..Seriously people, Dusun tribe is a normal people, who live like a normal people, go to school, finish their university, have a decent job and eat rice..he he..

Me myself is a proud Dusun. Ok well, you can go to a lot of places in Ranau like Kundasang, Bundu Tuhan, Poring Hot Spring, Sabah Tea, Luanti River to name a few. And there’s a lot (i mean a lot) of hotels, motels, resort and home stays there. You don’t have to worry about accommodation, there will be always enough

Tamu in Ranau-Fresh market

If you love to go to Sabah, and have no idea on how to go, just give me a buzz..I’ll help you as much as i can do