Batu Tulug is a village located some one and a half hours outside Sandakan, Sabah. It is a limestone cliff with caves in it. What is special about it is the caves, called Agop Batu Tulug, which hold ancient wooden coffins dating back some 200-250 years. There are about one hundred such carved coffins in Agop Batu Tulug, and are believed to belong to either the Orang Sungai tribe living there, or the Chinese settlers that moved there a few hundred years ago.
Today Agop Batu Tulug is managed by Sabah Museums. Admission to the caves is RM2.00 for MyKad holders, free for students in uniform, children below 12, disabled people and senior citizen. Admission for foreign visitors is RM15.00. The caves are open from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm daily.
Contact
Muzium Batu Tulug
90200 Kota Kinabatangan
Tel: 089 565145
Web: www.mzm.sabah.gov.my
Getting there
The easiest way to visit Batu Tulug is through a tour operator in Sandakan. Batu Tulug is some 40 km from Kota Kinabatangan. You can also drive there yourself - it will take you some 1 1/2 to 2 hours to get there from Sandakan, or 45 minutes from Lahad Datu.
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