It was a long journey for today. It was estimated a 6 hours driving journey throughout the day. To boost our energy, we need a nice breakfast. We had our breakfast at Yee Fung Coffee Shop @ Gaya Street. Yee Fung coffee shop is a popular place for KK folks to have their breakfast and lunch. It operation time is from 6.30am to 2pm.
Famous curry laksa from Yee Fung Coffee Shop
The taste is not bad, but I preferred yesterday breakfast.
Gaya street has a chinese-style welcome gate
It is a street for Sunday market.
After breakfast, we started our journey to tip of Borneo. According to google map, it is 182km and about 3 hour 16 minutes drive from Kota Kinabalu city. Sabah is the third largest island in the world, after Greenland and New Guinea. The northern-most tip of Borneo is located in the district of Kudat, named Tanjung Simpang Mengayau. The tip marks the meeting point of the South China Sea and Sulu Sea.
I think tip of Borneo has been developed as a tourist attraction point and designed park-like ground.
Bronze Globe
The bronze globe marks the location of Tanjung Simpang Mengayau (7 degree N, 116 degree E).
The staircase to go down to view the northernmost of tip of Borneo
The view is stunning.
The northernmost tip of Borneo Island
The visitors are not encouraged to go in this area.
Pantai Kalampunian beach (view from Tip of Borneo park)
It is very beautiful beach.
Pantai Kalampunian beach
A few resorts can find along the beach.
We stopped few places along the way back to Kota Kinabalu city from Tip of Borneo. The first top was Rungus Longhouse at Kampung Bavanggazo. The Rungus people live in longhouses built on stilts (but not in now).
Rungus longhouse entrance
Rungus longhouse: interior
The visitors can stay in this longhouse, but need do an arrangement earlier.
The common hall shared by all the families in the long house. (left picture)
The second stop was Kampung Sumankap Gong Factory. The gong is one of the most important Rungus musical instrument. In this village, different sizes of Gong can be found.
the method of gong making by the professional gong makers in the village.
The entrance of the village
One of the Gong workshop
You can found many small gong workshop along the roadside of the village.
You are welcome to go in to play the gong or buy the gong.
Price is negotioble
The giant gong displayed in the field at the village
The entrance of the village
We had our dinner at Welcome Seafood restaurant. This restaurant is cheaper compared to yesterday, the taste is better too.
Our dinner
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