Sabah's Absolute Essentials

Sabah's landscape is defined by the 4,095-meter Mount Kinabalu, Malaysia's first UNESCO World Heritage site. The region features the Sepilok Orang Utan Sanctuary and the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre near Sandakan, dedicated to wildlife rehabilitation. In Kota Kinabalu, the City Mosque showcases contemporary Islamic architecture, while the Sabah State Museum documents local cultural history. Dense rainforests like Danum Valley and the Sandakan Rainforest Discovery Centre offer access to ancient dipterocarp ecosystems and canopy walkways.

Sabah's Absolute Essentials — Carte

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Kinabalu Park

Kinabalu Park, established as one of the first national parks of Malaysia in 1964, is Malaysia's first World Heritage Site designated by…

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Mount Kinabalu

Mount Kinabalu is the highest mountain in Borneo and Malaysia. With an elevation of 4,095 metres, it is the third-highest peak of an island…

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Sepilok Orang Utan Sanctuary

Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre is located about 25 kilometres west of Sandakan in the state of Sabah, Malaysia.

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Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre

The Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre is a wildlife conservation and research centre for improving animal welfare and rehabilitation of…

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Sabah State Museum

The Sabah Museum is the state museum of Sabah, Malaysia. It is sited on 17 hectares of land at Bukit Istana Lama in Kota Kinabalu, the state…

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Danum Valley

Danum Valley Conservation Area is a 438 square kilometres tract of relatively undisturbed lowland dipterocarp forest in Sabah, Malaysia.

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Kota Kinabalu City Mosque

The Kota Kinabalu City Mosque is the second main mosque for the city of Kota Kinabalu in Likas, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, after the…

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Desa Dairy Farm

Located at the foot of Mount Kinabalu in Kundasang, this 199-hectare dairy farm produces fresh milk and gelato. The site features grazing Holstein-Friesian cows and views of the surrounding granite peaks.

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Waterfront

If you are looking for a place to walk or watch sunset, head for this waterfront. There are also many busy bars and restaurants around.

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Signal Hill Observatory Tower

Surrounded by a forest, this elevated observatory offers great views of Kota Kinabalu and adjacent islands.

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Sandakan Rainforest Discovery Centre (RDC)

Catered mainly towards students and teachers to educate them about rainforests, this centre opened its doors to the general public too.