{"id":1353,"date":"2022-10-11T11:45:03","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T11:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/?p=1353"},"modified":"2022-10-11T11:45:05","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T11:45:05","slug":"many-hidden-attractions-within-sime-darby-plantation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/?p=1353","title":{"rendered":"Many hidden attractions within Sime Darby plantation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>KUNAK: The Sime Darby plantation has many hidden attractions that can be turn into tourism products. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among them are the Tasik Impian, ex-Japanese tunnel, oil palm museum which housed the oldest oil palm trees, and Hot Spring Sungang, all are off-limits to the general public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sabah Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Joniston Bangkuai and the Sabah Tourism Board&#8217;s product team were impressed after making an inspection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG-20221011-WA0049-1024x536.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1350\" class=\"wp-image-1350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG-20221011-WA0049-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG-20221011-WA0049-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG-20221011-WA0049-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG-20221011-WA0049.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sime Darby&#8217;s primary business is plantation but, they can work with the local community to promote tourism in the area, suggested Joniston.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Sabah Tourism Board is ready to facilitate any collaboration that benefits the Kunak\u2019s people and their economy, as well as the state\u2019s tourism sector in general, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kunak Tourism Association chairman Mohammad Hatta Arabi said agriculture is the primary sector in Kunak, which covers an area of 1,134 square kilometres, with just 1 per cent of the economy comes from tourism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"151\" src=\"https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG-20221011-WA0050-300x151.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1351\" class=\"wp-image-1351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG-20221011-WA0050-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG-20221011-WA0050-768x386.jpg 768w, https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG-20221011-WA0050.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, Kunak main known attractions are the Madai Cave, the Blue Ring Reef and the Madai waterfall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, the Kunak Tourism Association, Kunak District Tourism Action Council and Kunak Forestry Department are eager to upgrade the existing Madai Sejadi waterfall and developing community-based tourism within the Madai Cave vicinity.-HS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KUNAK: The Sime Darby plantation has many hidden attractions that can be turn into tourism products. Among them are the Tasik Impian, ex-Japanese tunnel, oil palm museum which housed the oldest oil palm trees, and Hot Spring Sungang, all are off-limits to the general public. 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