By Olivia Miwil - November 3, 2021 @ 2:18pm
RANAU: Apart from the sightseeing and culinary experience, Sabah Tea Resort hopes to impart knowledge to its visitors.
The latest education activity at the resort is the placing of two plaques, displaying the Rukun Negara principles, one in Malay and the other in English, at the entrance of its restaurant overlooking Mount Kinabalu.
Its general manager Martin Kong said he had been thinking of doing it for some time as he wanted people to focus on the big picture and important values instead of bickering about petty issues.
"From Nov 1, as visitors walk into our restaurant, they can read and remind themselves of Rukun Negara, in Bahasa Malaysia and English.
"At a time when Malaysians face divisions and disagreements along racial, religious, and regional lines, it is a good time to be reminded of Rukun Negara, the body of common principles which can unite us as a nation," he said.
Kong added that Sabah Tea started its venture into tourism in 2001 under the umbrella "Educational Holidays" where visitors learnt about the process of tea manufacturing, the health benefits of drinking tea, and the best way to brew a cuppa.
The root of educational tourism has continued to guide Sabah Tea's development of additional activities catered to visitors.
"Most activities at Sabah Tea come with an education component.
"As we travel, it's good if we learn something along the trip, visitors get enriched with the experience," he added.
Kong said travellers could learn the knowledge of herbs while jungle trekking and the harmful se of pesticides during tea processing tours, among others.
Other educational activities are the war history at Quailey Hill Memorial, Sandakan which relates to Ranau Death Marches 1945.
"Our cottage teaches overnight guests about Sabah's colonial heritage, such as the Alfred Dent Cottage and William Goode Cottage.
"And our longhouses have displays talking about seven of our native tribes," he said.
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