Friday, August 28, 2009

Kudat Rungus Longhouse (Kg.Bavanggazo)

The second attractive places that i would love to share is all about "Kudat Rungus Longhouse", This longhouse has managed to be one of the attracted places among visitors especially for the tourist. The longhouse is actually focus on the cultural of people living in that area. The term "Rungus" symbolise one of the famous ethnic found in Borneo@Sabah where they practise living in a very longhouse as what we called it "Rungus Longhouse".

This Rungus Longhouse were built on stilts but the shift to modern day living has meant that the sight of such longhouses are getting more rare from years to come. Today, this longhouse has contsructed entirely of traditional materials and added with modern comforts such as proper toilet and showers. These Kudat longhouse is located in the southern of Kudat which will approximately takes 3 hours ride to reach.

Besides that, they practise a very beautiful and awsome dances from the indigenious Rungus which are Tarian Mengigol, Tarian Manaradan and Tarian Mangatip-atip.

This place is simply nice to behold and enjoy as for the cutural seekers, one's should not be missed out to visit Rungus Longhouse as it will for sure keep you with a rememberance once you back to your own country or places of paradise.


As you see in the picture above, the children are putting the complete set of the traditional dress owns by the Rungus ethnic people in Kudat.
















































































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