Duration: 3 hours
Departs: Morning
Leave Kota Kinabalu via the Tuaran highway to drive past
small towns and scattered villages.
At Tuaran, 50 minutes away, visit the native market for a touch
of local colour. Here, rural product such as betelnut, dried and
fresh fish, local vegetables and fruits are sold.
A suspension bridge by the marketplace is a point of interest.
A 10-minute ride away is the Bajau Village of Mengkabong, clusters of
homes built on stilts over the water. A latticework of plankwalks link
the houses and function as lanes. Small native boats and canoes are the
main form of transportation.
The Bajaus, also known as Sea Gypsies, are one of Sabah's many indigenous
peoples. Once great seafarers, they are today fisherfolk, farmers and
businessmen.
Note: Weekly market at Tamparuli on Wednesdays and at Tuaran on Sundays.
