Kuala Lumpur Shore Excursion Mah Meri Sea Gypsies Cultural Village with Coconut Wine and Lunch
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Trip Type: Cultural Tours
Duration: 8 hours
Join this full-day tour immersed in history and tradition that will give you real insight of the Old Malaysia. This tour starts from the Cruise Terminal in Port Klang and takes to the tribal area of the Mah Meri Village.
The Mah Meri is an indigenous Senoi tribe of aborigines, 2,000 remaining, livelihood depended on fishing and agriculture. They have been listed under UNESCO as a heritage site. Though soft spoken they excel in wood carving depicting mythological meanings with spiritual connections. We will also visit the Rumah Moyang Ancestral Home and much commentary by the resident villager.
A typical Malay lunch will be served in a Malay home. All entrance fees, free flow of mineral water and chauffeur-guide services with return transfers back to the Cruise Terminal in Port Klang are included.
The Mah Meri is an indigenous Senoi tribe of aborigines, 2,000 remaining, livelihood depended on fishing and agriculture. They have been listed under UNESCO as a heritage site. Though soft spoken they excel in wood carving depicting mythological meanings with spiritual connections. We will also visit the Rumah Moyang Ancestral Home and much commentary by the resident villager.
A typical Malay lunch will be served in a Malay home. All entrance fees, free flow of mineral water and chauffeur-guide services with return transfers back to the Cruise Terminal in Port Klang are included.
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Join this full-day tour immersed in history and tradition that will give you real insight of the Old Malaysia. This tour starts from the Cruise Terminal in Port Klang and takes to the tribal area of the Mah Meri Village.
The Mah Meri is an indigenous Senoi tribe of aborigines, 2,000 remaining, livelihood depended on fishing and agriculture. They have been listed under UNESCO as a heritage site. Though soft spoken they excel in wood carving depicting mythological meanings with spiritual connections. We will also visit the Rumah Moyang Ancestral Home and much commentary by the resident villager.
A typical Malay lunch will be served in a Malay home. All entrance fees, free flow of mineral water and chauffeur-guide services with return transfers back to the Cruise Terminal in Port Klang are included.At 8am, you will be meet and greet at the Cruise Terminal in Port Klang where all cruise ships usually dock. An allowance of 2 hours is given for meet and greet due to dock congestion. Depart to a quaint village and meet the indigenous Senoi tribe of aborigines the Mah Meri who were sea gypsies depending on fish agriculture and now excel in wood carvings depicting rich mythological meanings with spiritual connections. Still remaining 2,000 of them to keep their culture going.The village guide will show us around not forgetting the Rumah Moyang Ancestral Home where food and drinks are offered to the ancestors in return for protection from evil. A simple wood carving and origami awaits.
At 11:30am visit a coconut plantation to watch the tapping of coconut wine (toddy), a practice copied from India. It has an alcohol content of 4% and a health drink.
We then proceed to a typical Malay home for an herbal garden tour led by the owner and a delicious home cooked lunch will be served. After lunch, we will drive past scenic houses on stilts with photo shoots along the way. We will stop by at a coconut wine shop for some exotic snacks with a cup of toddy.
Around 4pm, we will depart to cruise terminal.
The Mah Meri is an indigenous Senoi tribe of aborigines, 2,000 remaining, livelihood depended on fishing and agriculture. They have been listed under UNESCO as a heritage site. Though soft spoken they excel in wood carving depicting mythological meanings with spiritual connections. We will also visit the Rumah Moyang Ancestral Home and much commentary by the resident villager.
A typical Malay lunch will be served in a Malay home. All entrance fees, free flow of mineral water and chauffeur-guide services with return transfers back to the Cruise Terminal in Port Klang are included.At 8am, you will be meet and greet at the Cruise Terminal in Port Klang where all cruise ships usually dock. An allowance of 2 hours is given for meet and greet due to dock congestion. Depart to a quaint village and meet the indigenous Senoi tribe of aborigines the Mah Meri who were sea gypsies depending on fish agriculture and now excel in wood carvings depicting rich mythological meanings with spiritual connections. Still remaining 2,000 of them to keep their culture going.The village guide will show us around not forgetting the Rumah Moyang Ancestral Home where food and drinks are offered to the ancestors in return for protection from evil. A simple wood carving and origami awaits.
At 11:30am visit a coconut plantation to watch the tapping of coconut wine (toddy), a practice copied from India. It has an alcohol content of 4% and a health drink.
We then proceed to a typical Malay home for an herbal garden tour led by the owner and a delicious home cooked lunch will be served. After lunch, we will drive past scenic houses on stilts with photo shoots along the way. We will stop by at a coconut wine shop for some exotic snacks with a cup of toddy.
Around 4pm, we will depart to cruise terminal.
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