15 Cultural Village Visits in Malaysia, Priced and Compared

2.Mari-Mari Cultural Village Tour Including Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 45 reviews · from $58

Explore Sabah’s tribes at Mari-Mari Cultural Village with house demos, tastings, lunch, performances, and round-trip transport from Kota Kinabalu.

“Plan for rainy weather. While rain was the most difficult, it actually improved the true feeling of life in the jungle.”

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3.Mari Mari Village & Bongawan Cruise Package

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 32 reviews · 12 hours · from $121

Spend a full day from Kota Kinabalu exploring Sabah tribes, spotting proboscis monkeys, watching sunset, and seeing fireflies on the Bongawan River.

“Eddie was very priactive in sharing a lot of information. Tour was very informative and we learned a lot. Whole experience was smooth and time well managed.”

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4.Private Tour Kampung Gipsi Sabah Cultural Village Kota Kinabalu

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 32 reviews · from $26

Visit Pulau Gaya’s water village and Kampung Gipsi Sabah for Bajau culture, dance, local food, and a private two-hour cruise from Kota Kinabalu.

“So enjoyed this trip - Jayy so informative and was enjoyable listening to his experiences with the Bajau people and thoroughly enjoyed the happy children and show - highly recommend!!”

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5.Mari-Mari Cultural Village Visit + Lunch + transfer

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 16 reviews · 1 day · from $85

Explore Kadazan Dusun homes, food, rice wine, dances, and traditions at Mari Mari Cultural Village near Kota Kinabalu.

“The worst tour I’ve ever joined in Kota Kinabalu. Firstly the price is 10-20$ higher yet even excluding transportation while other companies provide free pick up & drop off. Secondly the customer service is really disappointed, I don’t see any understanding or empathy when customer asked for help while wanted to cancel the order even just made it 30 minutes before. It was speechless that the customer service told you that they didn’t force you to make the order and they have no idea why the price is higher without transportation. What a nonsense .”

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6.Sarawak Cultural Village Tour from Kuching

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · from $113

Review of the Sarawak Cultural Village tour from Kuching, with seven traditional houses, dance shows, transfers, costs, tips, and booking advice.

“What a fantastic experience, awesome. Eng our guide for the day was an absolute delight; extremely knowledgeable and full of facts about the area, the culture, history etc. Would highly recommend her; great personality.”

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7.Sarawak Cultural Village Tour from Kuching

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · from $86

Review of the Sarawak Cultural Village Tour from Kuching, with seven ethnic houses, cultural shows, crafts, transport, price, and booking advice.

“The Sarawak Cultural village was an exciting and educational tour. I and my friends really enjoyed the tour with our friendly guide Mr.Vincent.”

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8.Mari Mari Cultural Village

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 11 reviews · from $100

Explore Sabah’s tribal homes, hands-on traditions, bamboo dance, local food, and live performances on a 3-hour Mari Mari Cultural Village tour.

“Mari Mari cultural village is very interesting place.I recommend to visit! But I had reserved morning tour,but my tour didn't pick me up at my hotel.I was waiting for more than 1hour.So I go to Saba tourism office.and get information of Tour company office.I went to there. That's company had forggoten of me.... I went to afternoon tour.”

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9.Semenggoh Orangutan Center & Sarawak Cultural Village

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 10 reviews · from $158

Review of Kuching’s Semenggoh orangutans and Sarawak Cultural Village, with practical timing, value, guides, food, and booking advice.

“Orangutang experience was good although a 7.30am pick up instead of 8am. Due to Company being greedy we then dropped guests back to the hotel in Kuching which meant we got to the cultural centre at 11.40am and missed the 11.30aRead more”

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10.Mari Mari Cultural Village Tour from Kota Kinabalu

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $145

Explore Sabah’s five indigenous cultures on a 5-hour Mari Mari Village tour with hotel pickup, lunch, demonstrations, and dance.

“A well set up area in the bush with homes of different tribes. Our guide (Ariel ? the name he gave so we could remember ) who spoke perfect English had a vast knowledge and understanding of the history and tribal differences. He also had a Read more”

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11.Sarawak Cultural Village Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 6 reviews · from $85

Explore Sarawak Cultural Village near Kuching, with replica longhouses, local guides, traditional crafts, and a polished cultural show.

“I really enjoyed the Cultural Village Tour. Not only is everything beautifully laid out in a natural setting, but there are also very valuable displays and explanations (thanks to Wesley!) about the various tribes that live in the Malaysian part of BorRead more”

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12.Half-Day Mari Mari Cultural Village from Kota Kinabalu

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $90

Explore Sabah’s Dusun, Rungus, Lundayeh, Bajau, and Murut cultures on a four-hour Mari Mari Village tour from Kota Kinabalu.

“Such a well organised tour from transfers to/from our hotel in Kota Kinbabalu to the whole experience at Mari Mari Cultural Village a living cultural experience - an exceptional day and highly recommended to all travellers. Learning about Read more”

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13.Monsopiad Cultural Village Visit with Private Transfer from Kota Kinabalu

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 5 reviews · from $50

Review of Monsopiad Cultural Village from Kota Kinabalu, with private transport, Kadazan traditions, rice wine, dances, and the House of Skulls.

“The problem with the tours in Kota Kinabalu is that they act like a transfer company. No communication until the day of the trip, no comments about the experience and just drop off and pickup. Use grab instead. I didnt like the service provided by the company but cultural villages are great. Must visit.”

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14.Koisaan Cultural Village

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 4 reviews · 1 day · from $14Best value

Explore 11 Kadazandusun cultural houses, traditional music, crafts, games, and demonstrations at Sabah’s Koisaan Cultural Village.

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15.Mari-Mari Cultural Village Half Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $86

Review of Mari-Mari Cultural Village near Kota Kinabalu, with tribal homes, food, dance, lunch, transport details, price, and booking advice.

“our guide was a great ,she entertained us throughout the tour. we can sampled lot of food and drinks ended with a great show and lunch. if you get chance to visit, just do it!”

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