KUDAT: Gua Balambangan,\u00a0on Balambangan Island here, will be upgraded and turned into a tourist attraction in Sabah, especially for the Kudat district.
\nSabah Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Jafry Ariffin said the ministry had allocated RM1 million to build basic infrastructure in the area,\u00a0such as a bridge,\u00a0to make it easier for visitors to go to the island\u00a0 and enter the limestone cave,\u00a0which is about 200 metres from the beach.
\n“The cave is under the jurisdiction of the Kudat District Office,\u00a0 while the sea area is under the\u00a0Sabah Parks,\u00a0so we will work together to develop the area as a tourism product,\u201d he told reporters in conjunction with his visit to the Tun Mustapha Park here today.
\nThe distance between Kudat Marina Jetty to Gua Balambangan is about an hour by speed boat.
\nMeanwhile, a resident of Kampung Batu Sirih, which is on\u00a0Pulau Balambangan,\u00a0Shuib Salleh, 51, said GuaBalambangan is known as Gua Kok Simpul among the locals.
\nIt is believed to be over 60 million years old, he said, adding that there are about 27 others caves in the area.
\nThe special thing about the caves is that the rocks inside\u00a0are shiny when exposed to light, and they are\u00a0home to bats,\u201d he said, adding that of all the caves, Gua\u00a0Kok Simpul\u00a0is the most accessible.
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