Travel Guide of Kota Kinabalu International Airport in Malaysia by Influencers and Travelers

Kota Kinabalu International Airport is an international airport in Kota Kinabalu, the state capital of Sabah, Malaysia. It is located approximately 8 km southwest of the city centre.

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1 - Tanjung Aru

Tanjung Aru is a sub-district of Kota Kinabalu in Sabah, of Malaysia. Its main feature is its beach called Tanjung Aru Beach which stretches to over 2 kilometres long along with new skyscrapers. It also has its own township called Tanjung Aru Town.

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2 - Kota Kinabalu

Kota Kinabalu is the state capital of Sabah, Malaysia. It is also the capital of the Kota Kinabalu District as well as the West Coast Division of Sabah. The city is located on the northwest coast of Borneo facing the South China Sea.

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3 - Climbing in Kota Kinabalu

   8 km away

Mount Kinabalu is the Borneo’s highest peak in Sabah and it is renowned world heritage site. It stands 4,095m Height with breathtaking views. Find ideal mount kinabalu package with best rates and get tips to climb mount kinabalu from our experts. Climb with us with private arranged Mount Kinabalu Climbing Tour

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4 - Pulau Mamutik

Gaya Island is a sizeable Malaysian island of 1,465 ha, just 10 minutes off Kota Kinabalu, Sabah and forms part of the Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park.

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5 - Manukan Island

   7 km away

Manukan Island is the second largest island in the Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park, Malaysia's first marine national park. It is located in the East Malaysian state of Sabah, just off the coast of Kota Kinabalu and is easily accessible by boat.

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6 - Snorkeling in Kota Kinabalu

   8 km away

You will be collected from Jesselton Point Jetty, Kota Kinabalu and taken into the local marine park - Tunku Abdul Rahman. Where you will be briefed and taken on 3 guided snorkelling tours. Maximum group size is six and your in water guide with be a PADI Professional, fully trained and insured making sure your day goes perfectly. There will be two sessions in the morning with one after lunch. We provide mask, snorkel, fins, wet suit and life jacket if required. There is free flowing drinking water all day with lunch served on an island. This tour is suitable for all those wishing to explore the underwater world of Sabah. We ask that all persons be fit and healthy and be comfortable in water to deep to stand up in.

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7 - Masjid Bandaraya Kota Kinabalu

   9 km away
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8 - Jalan Tun Fuad Stephen

   10 km away
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9 - Scuba Diving in Kota Kinabalu

   8 km away

Are you a certified scuba diver? Then this is the trip for you. Spend the day with Borneo Dream exploring the underwater world of our local marine park. With over 25 dive sites in the park, we can always find one that is suitable to dive. The dive sites are very simple in terms of difficulty level with generall no currents and depths of 8 to 25m. Our guides are all Insured and in Teaching Status PADI Professionals. During the day you will do two dives before lunch and one after lunch. Lunch is served on a tropical island with a choice from a menu. Vegetarian options are available. At the end of the day, you will be dropped back at Jesselton Point Jetty at around 16:00. What are you waiting for, book today!

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10 - Borneo

   18 km away
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11 - Sightseeing Cruises in Kota Kinabalu

   8 km away

Set out from your Kota Kinabalu hotel in the afternoon. Once you arrive, have a welcome drink and high tea for rest before depart for searching proboscis monkey and monkey king, The shy Proboscis monkey which like to eat leaves often wait for your arrival and hiding at tree watching you like playing hide and seek.In the river, we come to visit monkey king family. They are so cute and not afraid with human. Some baby monkey come on front to have banana from you. Then we go to the Superview Beach,somebody also call it Sky-mirror Beach, the great sunset point and beach remain the water as mirror. That is the main objective we introduce in the mangrove tour “Sky Mirror”. We are serving to take the nice mirror photo and great sunset photo for your value memories. Sunset completed, on board searching the fantasy world of fireflies. Fireflies living at mangrove trees, the biggest group of fireflies shining as little star. Fly on board, and wishing with fireflies.

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12 - Shore Excursions in Kota Kinabalu

   8 km away

Depart from the city hotel for Kinabalu Park, established as one of the first national parks of Malaysia in 1964, is Malaysia's first World Heritage Site designated by UNESCO in December 2000 for its outstanding universal values and the role as one of the most important biological sites in the world with more than 4,500 species of flora and fauna, including 326 bird and around 100 mammal species, and over 110 land snail species.

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