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If you like nature, Sandakan is an interesting place to walk round during your trip to Malaysia. It has turtles, orang-utan, proboscis and other endemic monkeys...

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  • Art & Culture
  • Place or Historical Monument
  • Nature, Adventure & Sport

Sandakan: How to get there?

6 hours by car from Kota Kinabalu

Sandakan: See when to go?

From March to June

Sandakan: For how long?

1 to 2 days
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Sandakan: What to see nearby?

What our travellers think of their stay
Lorette Vinet
Travel writer
5

If you like nature, Sandakan is an interesting place to walk round during your trip to Malaysia. It has turtles, orang-utan, proboscis and other endemic monkeys...

My suggestion
At first sight the town itself doesn't seem very interesting but once you get out you will be amazed how many things there are to see.
Arthur Joffrin
Travel writer
3
Sandakan, as the second most important town of Sabah state, enjoys a strategic position for tourism. 
My suggestion
The restaurants to be found on the pedestrian street by the seaside, right next to the shopping centre, offer tasty dishes with a pleasant view and atmosphere at very reasonable prices.

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