Outskirts of the city centre

Sabah Museum

the Sabah Museum is the Sabah Museum Complex which is located on 43.3 acres of re-planted jungle and is located on a hillock also named as the Old Palace Hill ( Bukit Istana Lama ). This was the place where the British North Borneo Governor's 'Palace' was once located. The complex is houses the museum, an ethnobotanic garden, a zoological garden and a heritage village.

The Heritage Village displays replicas of 11 different traditional houses of the local communities from various areas in Sabah . For example the Murut House, Rungus longhouse, Sulug house etc as well as a Lepa Lepa boat - a houseboat used by a local community in the Semporna District

Opening hours:

The Museum opens daily from 9.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.

Admission fee to Sabah Museum :

Malaysian Visitors RM2.00

Non-Malaysian Visitors RM15.00

Department of Sabah Museum , Locked Bag 2015, 88566 Kota Kinabalu t:(60) 088-253199, 225033 F:(60) 088-240230 E: Muzium.Sabah@sabah.gov.my w: http://www.mzm.sabah.gov.my

Getting There

By bus

Take the No.13 (towards Penampang) from either bus stations in front of City Hall or Wawasan Plaza in KK and indicate your stop to the driver. You will have to walk up to the main building. (Bus fare is RM1.00; exact fare required)

By taxi

Fare is approximately RM12 - RM15 for up to 4 persons.

Kota Kinabalu Wetland Centre

Located two kilometers north-east of Kota Kinabalu City at Likas or ten minutes from the KK City Centre, the Kota Kinabalu Wetland Centre (KKWC) covers 24 hectares (60 acres) of mangrove forest .

A strange wetland area where once water collected and drained into the sea but because of the reclamation of land, the protected area seem to have moved inland some.

Getting There

Take the No.1 bus towards Likas from the bus stations in front of City Hall or Wawasan Plaza to Likas Square . At the traffic lights there, turn right towards Signal Hill until you get to the third junction on the left. (Bus fare is RM1.00; exact fare)

Opening Hours

Tuesday to Sunday 8.00am till 6.00pm (Closed on Mondays)

Admission Fees

Malaysians and Permanent Residents : RM3.00 (Adult) ; RM2.00 (Student)

Non Malaysians : RM10.00 (Adult) ; RM5.00 (Student)

Below 6 years - Free

Tel : 6 088 246955 Fax : 6 088 247955 Email : kkcbs@streamyx.com

Penampang - Kadazan traditions : the Menhirs or Megaliths

a small menhir or megalith found at the edge of a rice field on the way to monsopiad cultural village

The name penampang in Kadazan word means "big rock" which in turn gave name to an old village in the area and eventually the area. Large rocks were easily found within the vicinity of the village a long time ago. There use to be a many of these carved rocks, also known as Menhirs or Megaliths. These menhirs stand in varying girths and heights, in padifields and small plantation plots. they were strongly ingrained into the customs and folklore of the lowland Kadazans even into the early 20 th century. The menhirs served different purposes from signifying the passing of a land-owner who had no children to acting as oath stones and boundary markers. They were also believed to have resident spirits in them which

St Michaels Church

could be called upon to settle disputes among the village folk. The menhirs were revered and respected but are now very much in danger of extinction due to urbanisation of these rural, precious agricultural land.

St. Michael's Church is also located in Penampang and is an integral part of the Kadazan community here. The guide we were with mentioned that there is a traditional Kadazan burial site close to the Church which is now guarded closely due to vandalism that occurred to the aged burial jars which were laid there.

 

 

Monsopiad Cultural Village

Please refer to our article on the Monsopiad Cultural Village for more

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