Kudat in the north of Sabah is a place of great historical significance - though few nowadays even know that Kudat was actually Sabah's very first capital back in 1882! But there is yet to be discovered more!

Kudat itself is an attractive and clean town, with a distinct 'old' part, and the newer quarters. It is a happy blend of traditional fan-cooled coffee shops, mixed traders, workshops, boutiques and hotels. The road system is easy and never jammed - that is, until now! - and you never have to worry about finding a parking in Kudat. That is what I call great luxury, because Kudat is really worth a visit! Stroll through the wide pedestrian areas where you can mingle with old and young and observe the trends of life: the old people in turban, black, home woven skirts and beaded necklaces, rattan baskets and finely worked betel boxes, always ready for a chat... and the young people in jeans, t-shirt and hip earrings, hand phones always pressed to their ear...

The northernmost tip of Borneo is locally known as Simpang Mengayau. Some 40 kilometers from Kudat, a historically important town in the very north of Sabah Simpang Mengayau has remained relatively undisturbed and was only recently "discovered" as a tourism destination. Pristine beaches, indigenous longhouses, secluded diving, intricate handicraft by the Rungus people - the ethnic entity that populates the Kudat Peninsula - await you along with villages where gongs are manufactured, simply the percussion instrument throughout Borneo.

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