Kudat town of Kudat… Kudat of Sabah… Sikuati of Matunggong… Kudat, Sikuati, Matunggong…

I think some part of my article is pretty confusing, like the relation between Sikuati, Kota Marudu and Kudat, especially without the intro to Kudat district so here goes.

As you can see from the image, Kudat and Kota Marudu are districts of Sabah. Matunggong then is one of the divisions of Kudat district, and Sikuati is a town within Matunggong.

Ok, another confusing statement here. Kudat town, is a town in Kudat district. Get it? In Kudat district there’s a town called Kudat, its administrative town.

Never mind, further info on Wikipedia webpage.

Anyway, Kudat town is the most developed part of Kudat district, with more schools, shops, banks, small hotels, markets, eateries, a hypermarket, better housing areas and a health office, to name a few. This is where we usually shopped for groceries such as canned goods and seafood, and lunched. Then there’s the Marina Golf Resort for more comfort and luxury, the Sidek Esplanade to frolic at night for light supper and fresh sea breeze and an elaborate Chinese temple.

Marina Golf Resort.

Majority of the population is Rungus so the main attractions centered around the Rungus longhouse where they offer home – stay program. There’s also the beadwork center (bead crafts is one of the traditional Rungus crafts), gong making factory and a honeybee farm in Matunggong, along the way to Kudat town.

Honeybee farm in Matunggong (requires an entrance fee).

Scary: though they numb the bees with smoke, some may buzz around you.

The display honey combs container.

Fresh honey from the comb: the workers cut out chunks from this honey comb and we chewed it like chewing gum as we sucked the fresh honey.

Bottled honey sold at the farm.

Some of the mini gongs made and sold at the gong – making factory.

Another attraction is the Tip of Borneo in Tg. Simpang Mengayau, the northernmost point on the island of Borneo where supposedly you can see the outline of Philippine island and enjoy some coconut drink. Some Bajau and Rungus people lived along the beach here and sold dried fish and pretty seashells to visiting tourists.

Due to time constrain, I could not explore further the fact that Kudat offers a variety of fresh and cheap seafood so maybe next time I’ll do so. Until then, that’s all on Kudat.