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Tourist Attractions in Sandakan

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* * Sight of major significance

  1. Agnes Keith House
    Home of famous American novelist Agnes Newton Keith.
  2. Batu Sapi
    Rock formation by the coast of Sandakan.
  3. Kampung Buli Sim Sim **
    Historic stilt village, original site for the town of Sandakan.
  4. Japanese Cemetery
    Cemetery of the Japanese who settled in Sandakan since the 19th century.
  5. Masjid Jamek Sandakan
    Mosque in the town of Sandakan, with history going back to the 19th century.
  6. Pulau Berhala
    Island at the entrance to Sandakan Bay, noted as a habitat for birds.
  7. Rotary Club Observation Pavilion
    Viewpoint above Sandakan town near the English Tea House.
  8. Sandakan Airport
    Small airport serving Sandakan.
  9. Sandakan Crocodile Farm
    One of the largest crocodile farms in Malaysia.
  10. Sandakan Golf & Country Club
    Country club with an 18-hole golf course.
  11. Sandakan Harbour Square
    Retail development built on reclaimed land.
  12. Sandakan Heritage Museum (Muzium Warisan Sandakan)*
    Museum chronicling the history of Sandakan.
  13. Sandakan Memorial Park *
    Public park adjacent to a World War II prison camp.
  14. Sandakan Mosque *
    Mosque of the district of Sandakan.
  15. Sandakan New Market *
    Market at the waterfront of Sandakan, part of the Sandakan Harbour Square development.
  16. Sandakan Recreation Club
    A sports club in Sandakan.
  17. Sandakan Yacht Club

    An exclusive club for the small community of yacht owners in Sandakan.

Tourist Attractions near Sandakan

  1. Batu Tulug *
    A village with ancient wooden coffins in a cave.
  2. Gomantong Caves *
    The biggest limestone cave system in the Lower Kinabatangan region.
  3. Kinabatangan River
    Longest river in Sabah.
  4. Kinabatangan Orang Utan Conservation Project
    Project by a non-governmental organisation to maintain the orang utan habitat.
  5. Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
    Protected forest near Sukau, in the Lower Kinabatangan region.
  6. Labuk Bay Proboscis Monkey Sanctuary *
    Private sanctuary created to protect the proboscis monkeys.
  7. Lankayan Island
    Small resort island off Sandakan.
  8. Rainforest Discovery Centre
    Forest research facility in Sepilok, near the orang utan rehabilitation centre.
  9. Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre **
    World-famous centre for rehabilitating orang utan for life in the wild.
  10. Turtle Island National Park
    National park comprising three islands which are turtle sanctuaries.

Churches in Sandakan

  1. Calvary Charismatic Church
  2. Church of the Good Shepherd
  3. Leila Baptist Church
  4. Sandakan Baptist Church
  5. Seventh Day Adventist Church
  6. St Mary Catholic Church
  7. St Michael's and All Angels Church
  8. True Jesus Church

Chinese Temples in Sandakan

  1. Kun Yam Temple
  2. Puu Jih Shih Buddhist Temple
  3. Sam Sing Kung Temple
  4. Tam Kung Temple

Shopping & Entertainment in Sandakan

  1. Centre Point Mall
  2. Star Cineplex

Other Sights in Sandakan

  1. Batu Tulug
  2. Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
  3. Rainforest Discovery Centre
  4. Sandakan Crocodile Farm
  5. Sandakan Harbour Square
  6. Sandakan Recreation Club
  7. Sandakan Yacht Club
  8. Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre

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