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Sapi Island

常乐孤雁

Very good itinerary, Trip.com set, great value for money. Lunch is very nice. The little black tour guide is very careful, although there is no problem with Chinese communication. Lunch is particularly good, green crabs are free, and there are many dishes.

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Gaya Island

travelererer

The beautiful Gaya Island is particularly famous in the local area and is also one of the best destinations for many people to choose. The scenery here is really good, and the ecological maintenance is quite good.

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Tanjung Aru Beach

dede13

Public beach with a long coastline, fairly white sand, if you want to sit you have to pay at a table that has been prepared, only the table area is cleaned, while on the beach, there is a lot of rubbish strewn about, but overall it is very good.

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Mengalum Island

randyjun

1. It is worth going. If you are in Kota Kinabalu, you can choose to travel around the beach for a day. It takes about 500 to pick up and drop off. 2. The boat takes 2h, so you must eat seasickness medicine in advance. Basically, it is very bumpy. Half of people vomit. 3. Sun protection must be very sunburning. Going to the sea 4. There is food for a day trip, but it is actually OK. If you don't feel good, bring some food yourself. 5. There are clothes changers on the island, toilets and wifi.

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Masjid Bandaraya Kota Kinabalu

WeWe223

Buy tickets in the small room on the right side of the gate. There are two types of tickets: outdoor tickets and indoor tickets (you need to change into local clothes for the indoor tickets). I bought an outdoor ticket for 5 Malaysian ringgits. I walked along the wall for a quarter of the rectangle and it was gone. There were some seats and swings along the way. It took five minutes to walk. If you don't mind the sun, you can watch for half an hour and enjoy it. ps: Life is short, the filter is bold

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Manukan Island

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Pulau Manukan is the second largest island in Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park and is also the headquarters and office of the park. The island has complete tourist facilities, including hotels, tennis courts, water skiing centers and wooden houses for accommodation. Pulau Manukan is famous for its wide range of water entertainment projects and is well located between Sapi Island and Mamudi Island, so it is often chosen as one of the destinations for a day trip.

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Gaya Street

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Gaya Street is great, with many delicious foods. You don't need to look at the guide. Any store you go to is delicious. The food in the night market is just average, similar to our night market. Gaya Street exchange money, the exchange rate is very cost-effective, much more cost-effective than Semporna! But in Kota Kinabalu, you almost don't need to exchange money, Alipay is universal. It is very convenient to eat durian in Gaya Street. You can sit in the store and eat slowly. They will prepare paper towels and gloves for you. Gaya Street has many souvenirs and gifts, and you can pay with Alipay. Gaya Street is also close to the pier. It is recommended to stay in Gaya Street. You can go back to the hotel to rest at any time when you are tired of shopping. It is very convenient.

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Mari Mari Cultural Village

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This cultural village definitely should be visited by all tourists that go to Sabah.First of all, the village is really nice located in a forest. This makes the stay very comfortable because there is always a place where you find shadow.At the beginning, they build little groups that each get one tour guide that speaks your language. Due to the little group, we could ask all the questions that we had.

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Mamutik Island

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Mamoody Island was the first island we chose for our island hopping tour, and the weather was not bad at the time. The time to go to the island was very short, mainly for playing projects on the island, we played with a drag umbrella, it was fun and a bit exciting. After the project ended, I went directly to Shabi Island. I heard that Mamoody Island snorkeling can see the clown fish. We didn't see it. It's a pity. The scenery is OK, the disadvantage is that the island hopping tour organization is really chaotic, and it takes a long time to go to other islands and return.

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Sapi Scuba Diving

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First take the boat to the middle of the sea, then change the boat, back oxygen cylinders dive into the sea to feed fish bread, thousands of tropical fish come to grab food, very spectacular scene. We dive 4 meters deep. Unfortunately, we can't dive 10 meters underwater without a deep dive certificate.

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2025 Gaya Island Travel Guide: Weather, Transportation, Popular Attractions, and Everything You Need (Updated 2025 2)

About Gaya Island

Trip.Best: Gaya Island

Top 3 Luxury Hotels in Gaya Island

Popular Best Things to Do in Gaya Island

Top 3 Scenic Hotels in Gaya Island

Popular Water Fun Attractions in Gaya Island

Popular Hotels with Villas in Gaya Island

Things to do in Gaya Island

What to Do

Sapi Island

Gaya Island

Tanjung Aru Beach

Mengalum Island

Masjid Bandaraya Kota Kinabalu

Manukan Island

Gaya Street

Mari Mari Cultural Village

Mamutik Island

Sapi Scuba Diving

What to Eat

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