3D2N stay in Bavanggazo Longhouse package

by drizad on March 6, 2007

I received an email requesting for a 3D2N package to Rungus Longhouse in Kudat. After discussing with Aiden on how to write a good itinerary, I came out with this package. If you decided to choose the package as one of your travel get away, just drop me an email. I was told by Aiden not to put the price of the package in this blog, but I can assure you that you will get a very good deal if you book with us. The longhouse is run by my in laws family, Mr. Maranjak Milaad as the head of the longhouse.

Rungus Longhouse
Rungus Longhouse
Day 1 – Depart from Kota Kinabalu city center up to the north of Borneo, Kudat. the journey will take about 2 and half hours through villages and padi fields. Depends on the day of departure, Sundays will be a bonus on the journey as you can drop by in Tamu Kota Belud, one of the famous weekends open market in Sabah. It is good to also buy some raw material or some souvenirs (although not compulsory) for your stay in the longhouse.

Afternoon – should arrive in the longhouse, and will be greeted by my in-laws family. Mr Maranjak is the head of Maranjak Homestay and from that point of time, you will be the guest of the longhouse. After having welcoming drinks, (coconut juice and some locally brewed liquor), you will be introduce to the lifestyle of the Rungus Longhouse and the activities. You will be shown on how to make beads (Beads making) and other handicraft, so called “Inavol”.

Evening – Dinner will be served with lots of local delicacies, and most of the vegetables are home grown. After dinner, there will be a traditional dance show for you, so called “Mongigol” and you are invited to join the show. You will also be served with local drinks, called “montoku”. But I must remind you that this drinks, if take excessively can lead you to be drunk. The night will end with you sleeping in one of the rooms in the longhouse.

Rungus Longhouse
Rungus Longhouse
Day 2 – The day will start with breakfast by the host, and after the breakfast, you will be going for a jungle trekking. The trekking will take about an hour, climbing up the Gomantong Hill, the highest peak in the Kudat district. You will be shown the natural habitat of flora (herbs) and fauna that are endemic to the place. You only have to tell Mr. Maranjak about the intention to do the trekking, and he will organize it. After that, traditional games takes place. You can try the blowpipe and solve some IQ quenching games that is traditionally made by the Rungus people.

Afternoon – After lunch, you can book a trip for Kudat district sightseeing. Mr Maranjak can provide you with a transport to visit the beautiful beaches at the Tip of Borneo, have a sightseeing session in Kudat town, and head to Kampung Sumangkap for Gong making and Honey Bee farm in Matunggong.

Evening - After dinner, you will be shown another type of traditional dance, “Mongunatip” and of course, you can join the dance.

Day 3 - After breakfast, have some time for your leisure, pack your luggage and head back to Kota Kinabalu.

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{ 55 comments }

1 wong 03.24.07 at 12:45 pm

pls advise rate for whole package

2 Shenni 04.09.07 at 3:56 pm

I am interested.
I would like to know the rate too.

3 Ruhaizad 04.10.07 at 8:32 am

Hi Shenni,

I have replied your request on your personal email! ;-)

4 Shenni 04.11.07 at 10:27 am

Really?
I haven’t received anything.
Can you resend. Thanks & hugs.

5 Ruhaizad 04.11.07 at 11:51 am

Please check your spam folder. Streamyx from TmNut is usually not a reliable email client. I never user their service anymore…
I re-emailed it for you already.

6 Julia 04.13.07 at 5:54 am

Hi,
I would be very interested. Can you let me know what the rate is and how to book?

7 Ruhaizad 04.13.07 at 8:38 am

Check your email, Julia! I have emailed it personally to you. ;-)

8 samantha 04.18.07 at 11:33 am

hey, am interested but whats the prices like?

9 drizad 04.18.07 at 11:43 am

Hi Samantha,

Check your personal email. I’ve just replied few minutes ago!

10 ke lun 04.18.07 at 8:01 pm

hi there, am interested.

11 drizad 04.19.07 at 8:20 am

Hi Ke Lun,

Please check your personal email.

12 karim 04.23.07 at 12:33 pm

can i know the rate n how to book the package..n do i need to book advance

13 drizad 04.23.07 at 2:08 pm

Hi Karim,

Check your mailbox!

14 Sau Wan 04.27.07 at 9:44 pm

Hi Please email me the cost of the package. Thanks.

15 drizad 04.29.07 at 10:41 am

Hi Sau Wan,

Please check your mailbox.

16 Lai Ping 05.22.07 at 5:32 pm

Pls email me the cost of the whole package as well. Thanks!

17 drizad 05.24.07 at 8:45 am

Hi Lai Ping,
Please check your personal email!

18 cot 06.15.07 at 11:44 pm

wat is the price for this package?

19 drizad 06.16.07 at 8:00 am

Hi Cot,

I replied to your personal email.

20 baby 06.18.07 at 10:47 pm

hi..how much is that cost without transportion to the longhouse..i mean i wan the price for all the accomandation provided only except transport from kk and back to kk?

21 drizad 06.19.07 at 2:24 pm

Hi Baby,

Please check your personal email. Thank you!

22 Ros 06.20.07 at 5:18 pm

Hi, sorry I tried to email you but I couldn’t quite get it working. We were wondering if your longhouse trip is still available as we would like to experience the true longhouse lifestyle. And yes, the usual question what is the price? Please could you e-mail back asap. Many thanks, Ros

23 drizad 06.21.07 at 8:43 am

Hi Ros,

You can check your inbox.

24 ian 06.22.07 at 10:38 pm

i wanna make reservation for 2 adult and 2 child
just for the accomandation without transportation.
please send me ur best price..

25 ian 06.22.07 at 10:41 pm

please send me the quote of 2 adult and 2 child asap and please tell how to book

26 drizad 06.23.07 at 11:20 am

Hi Ian,

I have emailed you with the quotation.

27 Petra 08.01.07 at 4:27 pm

Hello Iam very interested in the package, but would need to go latest at Friday.

28 drizad 08.02.07 at 8:43 am

Hi Petra,

Please check your email. Thank you.

29 trish 08.20.07 at 8:19 pm

hi. im interested in the package. would appreciate if you could email me the 3d2n & 2d1n prices. thx.

30 drizad 08.21.07 at 9:40 am

Please check your email, trish!

31 Ros 08.22.07 at 4:12 am

Hi, we went on the 3D2N package back in July and it was a wonderful experience. Many thanks to all those at the longhouse for making it such a special stay. If anyone is thinking about going I would definately reccomend it if you are wanting to experience the real thing. They are lovely people and have a very impressive longhouse.

32 drizad 08.22.07 at 8:47 am

Hi Ros,

Thank you for your comments, and I am glad that you enjoy your trip to the longhouse. Hope to have you again here in Sabah!
Cheers!

33 angeline 09.01.07 at 10:06 pm

I am interest to your 2 days 1 night Kudut Longhouse and Tips of Borneo Package.Pls provide me rate and I prefer SIC.

34 drizad 09.02.07 at 11:29 am

Please check your email, angeline!

35 joy 11.11.07 at 1:50 am

Hi Drizad,

I had made an enquiry abt the rate of the stay for 2D/1N but i had not got any response from u… Pls kindly advice me on the cost & package…

tks
Joy

36 drizad 11.11.07 at 9:34 am

Hi Joy,

Please check your email. Thank you.

37 Marlene and Bob Campbell 11.21.07 at 6:32 am

We recently stayed at the Rungus longhouse and had a wonderful time. Mr Maranjak and Jimmy were terrific guides and the whole community has won our hearts. We look forward to returning sometime. Please pass on our thanks to Mr Maranjak for the safe delivery of our gongs. Again many thanks for making our visit to Sabah special.
Marlene and Wallaby Bob

38 drizad 11.21.07 at 8:38 am

Hi Marlene & Bob,

Thank you for your kind comments. We will be waiting for your next visit!
Cheers!

39 Carl 02.13.08 at 12:06 am

Hi Drizad

Could you please advise the availability and prices of both the 2D/1N and 3D/2N longhouse stays?
I will be in KK from Feb 25th 08 for about a week.
Thanks

40 drizad 02.13.08 at 8:23 am

Please check your email, Carl!

41 paul 03.17.08 at 12:47 pm

please could you send my the rates for both 1 night and 2 night stays family of 4 –jan 09

42 ranls 04.23.08 at 7:35 pm

aramaiii tie…

43 Robbie 07.01.08 at 12:05 am

Hi, my wife and I are really interested in experiencing the 3d2n longhouse package. We are planning on getting to KK in Nov ‘08. Can you let me know the details please!

Thanks

Robbie

44 zuko 11.06.08 at 10:06 am

hi…Boleh saya tanyakan harga pakage Homestay untuk 3H/2M pada bulan Disember ini….untuk 3 dewasa 2 anak kecil. Ade makanan Halal?..Terima Kasih

45 Su 02.18.09 at 2:10 pm

hi, My family (2A2C) are planning a trip to Kota Kinabalu in Jun ‘09. We are interested in the 2D1N or 3D2N package to Rungus Longhouse in Kudat. How is toilet facilities in longhouse? What is the cost? Do you arrange pick up from the airport? What is cost. We are muslim – are you able to arrange halal food for us? Await your reply.

46 lj 03.02.09 at 10:47 am

hi! please advise me on the rates too, both for a 3d2n stay and a 2d1n stay. thank you!

47 Janet Szikszai 03.19.09 at 10:27 pm

Hello, we are a family of four with two children aged 11 and 13. We would like to experience staying at your longhouse for 2 nights between April 9-11. We are interested in learning about the culture and the people and try the local food. We are a friendly multicultural family. Can you please advise your rates and availability. Thank you, Tibor

48 sara 04.10.09 at 10:42 pm

helo can you please advise me on the rates too for a family of 5 (2 adults and 3 children) both either the 3D/2N or 2D/1N package.

thanks alot

49 sara 04.26.09 at 4:30 pm

hi i sent you an email a couple of days ago but still got no reply.. please could you reply asap as we need to got our bookings sorted out
thanks alot

50 drizad 04.29.09 at 11:20 am

@sara: Please check your email. I have replied again to your email.

51 Anthony Ang 05.09.09 at 3:01 pm

Hi Drizad

Could you please advise the availability and prices of 2D/1N longhouse stays?
I will be in KK from 7th Aug – 13th Aug 09. preferably a Sat or Sun . Thanks

52 Nizam 06.04.09 at 6:00 pm

i have a 17pax troupe from singapore. will be in kk from 13 to 20 dec. i’m interested in a 2d1n stay at the longhouse. pls advise.

53 PowerBolt 06.04.09 at 11:45 pm

My advise to you is stay one night will be enough. 17 pax must be fun…

54 PowerBolt 06.04.09 at 11:47 pm

I stayed Longhouse in year of 2007. This was a good experience. Longhouse residents were friendly. Before reach there, remeber buy one can of biscuit(small packing), and sweet give to children overthere.

55 drizad 06.09.09 at 9:35 am

I would like to apologize in advance, as I am currently ceasing the online service for the longhouse starting from July 1st, 2009. It is because my father in law has some financial and human resource issues with the transportation to the longhouse, and he could not provides the appropriate services for visitors anymore. So, from July 1st 2009, I am diverting you to Borneoecotours for more professional and appropriate transport & travel services.

Please contact Borneoecotours here for the better:

http://borneoecotours.com/tours_view.php?id=11

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