Course: Diploma In Hospitality And Tourism Management (DHTM)
Course Intake : October 2012
Subject: Tourism Planning & Mgt
Student ID : 98111486
Assignment Topic : Tourist Destination & Attraction
Lecturer’s Name : Ms. Nurul Khairunnisa bte Ali Affendi
Submission Date : 20/05/2014
Table of Contents Page No.
1. Introduction 3- 6
2. Contents 6
i. Environmental Impacts 6-7 ii. Socio- Culture Impacts 7-8
3. Conclusion 8
4. References 9
1. Introduction
What is Mari Mari Cultural Village?
Mari Mari Cultural Village tour is located deep in the countryside about 25 minutes away from the modern and developing Kota Kinabalu city. The village operates as a museum that preserves Borneo ethnic culture. It aims to share the knowledge, history, culture, and tradition of Borneo with you so that it is not forgotten.
The tour offers you the opportunity to see and experience the culture and lifestyle of how the indigenous ethnic groups of Borneo used to live in the olden days when electricity had not yet been introduced in their land. Its surrounding atmosphere may faintly remind you of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s ‘The Lost World’; in the Sabahan sense.
In the village, you will be introduced to various traditional homes of Sabahan ethnic communities—the Bajau, Lundayeh, Murut, Rungus and Dusun—which are built by descendants of the tribes which they represent.
For a more hands-on experience, check out the little huts in the village where daily routines of traditional Sabahan life come alive. Grab the chance to see blowpipe-making demonstration, fire-starting demonstration using bamboo, tattoo-making demonstration, and get an in-depth look at the mystical symbolisms behind them. Visitors will also get chance to sample Sabahan traditional delicacies from
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