Sabah

having spent 10 years of my childhood in Sabah before moving to the U.K and continuing to visit it on a regular basis i can say Sabah offers a wide range of activities and adventure for any traveler. The start of most peoples journeys will be in Kota Kinabalu it is a city that seems to always be being rebuilt each year and i guess is a shoppers delight!there is a market near the harbour that should be visited mainly for the experience and you can get some bargains. Off the coast though and only 30min by boat are the Islands that have some excellent some excellent diving areas with abundant sealife, the Islands themselves have a lot of wild life on them be ...  Read the complete review

Last summer I had my first experience of travelling outwith Europe and North America. My friend and I spent 4 weeks in Sabah, and 1 week in the neighbouring state of Sarawak. There was an abundance of activities for tourists, and it was all very very cheap too. My advice would be to use the Lonely Planet guide to arrange your own trips and accomodation, rather than booking tours from home. This works out a lot cheaper, and it is very easy to do. Sabah is fairly easy to get to-we flew to singapore, and from there, got a bus to johur bahru, and a flight from there to kota kinabalu in sabah. ahem...i would recommend getting the airconditioned bus from singapore to ...  Read the complete review

Having lived in the region for several years and visited many parts of Malaysia, I must recommend Sabah without hesitation. People visiting Malaysia go to Kuala Lumpur, which is OK, but not so interesting, or to Penang, which is lovely, or to Langkawi, which is OK. But very few people go to Sabah! It's the part of Malaysia whick occupies the northern tip of Borneo. More people go to Sarawak than Sabah, but they are the ones who are missing out. Sabah has everything. You can climb the highest mountain in SE Asia (Kinabalu), walk in the rain forest (National Parks), go snorkelling or diving (East or West Coast), visit longhouses, see orang-utans, do white-water ...  Read the complete review

Sabah in East Malaysia is a wonderful place to visit if you are keenon nature and wildlife. In particular I would heartily recommend a short stay at the delightful Sepilok Nature Resort which is located only 24 kms from the town of Sandakan,which was previously the capital of British North Borneo. The Sepilok Resort nestles among swaying palms and giant tropical trees and is a fabulous gateway to the world renowned Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre.This is the biggest rehabilitation centre for Orang Utan- Borneo's Man of the Forest- in the world and is a must see spot if you are visiting Sabah. \ The Orang Utan are fed ...  Read the complete review

The word 'pulau' in Malay languange means 'island'. Pulau Manukan is situated near Kota Kinabalu, the capital of Sabah. It is the most beautiful of all islands surrouding the coast of Kota Kinabalu. To get to the island, you need to take a speed boat from Kota Kinabalu, journey takes less than half an hour and costs only a few ringgit (Ringgit Malaysia) per passenger. The island is small, with limited facilities. There's no hotel on the island. A few resort houses are available if tourists would like to stay over night on the island. There are huts along the beach where you can hire equitments like canoes and life-jackets. The beach is fantastic, with ...  Read the complete review