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Gaya Island

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

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Things to do in Gaya Island

What to Do

Looking for things to do in Gaya Island? We provide up-to-date info on everything from must-see scenic spots to local hangouts.
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Sapi Island

Sapi Island

5.9
4.7/592 Reviews
"Diving"
"Natural scenery"
Gaya Island

Gaya Island

4.3
4.5/543 Reviews
"Diving"
"Natural scenery"
Tanjung Aru Beach

Tanjung Aru Beach

7.1
4.8/51,434 Reviews
"Diving"
"Beaches and shores"
Mengalum Island

Mengalum Island

6.7
4.7/5204 Reviews
"Diving"
"Beaches and shores"
Masjid Bandaraya Kota Kinabalu

Masjid Bandaraya Kota Kinabalu

6.6
4.5/5394 Reviews
Manukan Island

Manukan Island

6.2
4.6/5119 Reviews
"Diving"
"Beaches and shores"
Gaya Street

Gaya Street

6.2
4.5/5224 Reviews
Mari Mari Cultural Village

Mari Mari Cultural Village

6.0
4.5/545 Reviews
Mamutik Island

Mamutik Island

5.7
4.6/554 Reviews
"Diving"
"Beaches and shores"
Sapi Scuba Diving

Sapi Scuba Diving

3.4
4.5/510 Reviews
"Diving"

What to Eat

Want to eat like a local? Don't miss out on these top Gaya Island dishes and foodie spots.
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Omakase

Omakase

4.5/54 Reviews
Avg. USD13/person
"Japanese"
"View"
GIR Fisherman's Cove

GIR Fisherman's Cove

5.0/55 Reviews
Avg. USD13/person
"Seafood"
"View"
Alu-Alu Seafood

Alu-Alu Seafood

5.0/55 Reviews
Avg. USD10/person
"Seafood"
"View"
Seng Hing Coffee Shop

Seng Hing Coffee Shop

4.7/513 Reviews
Avg. USD3/person
"Southeast Asian"
Sunset Bar

Sunset Bar

4.4/532 Reviews
Avg. USD31/person
"Bars/Bistros"
"View"
Ferdinand's

Ferdinand's

4.2/58 Reviews
Avg. USD42/person
"Western-style"
"View"
Sky Blu Bar

Sky Blu Bar

4.7/54 Reviews
Avg. USD21/person
"Bars/Bistros"
"View"
Yee Fung Laksa

Yee Fung Laksa

4.6/5220 Reviews
Avg. USD3/person
"Cantonese Cuisine"
FIVE SAILS

FIVE SAILS

4.0/56 Reviews
Avg. USD24/person
"Buffets"
"Sea View"
Nagisa Japanese Restaurant

Nagisa Japanese Restaurant

4.0/54 Reviews
Avg. USD16/person
"Japanese"
Little Italy @ Capital

Little Italy @ Capital

4.7/549 Reviews
Avg. USD13/person
"Western-style"
"Afternoon Tea"
Sin Kee Bah Kut Teh Restaurant

Sin Kee Bah Kut Teh Restaurant

4.5/5143 Reviews
Avg. USD6/person
"Southeast Asian"

Gaya Island Moments: Through Travelers' Eyes

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Amazing jungle track in Gaya island

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Sapi Island

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常乐孤雁
Very good trip, booked by Ctrip, great value for money. Lunch was nice. The black tour guide was very attentive, although his Chinese was average, there was no problem communicating. Lunch was especially good, free blue crabs, and many dishes.

Gaya Island

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travelererer
The beautiful Gaya Island is particularly famous locally and is one of the best holiday destinations chosen by many people. The scenery here is really quite good and the ecology is well maintained.

Tanjung Aru Beach

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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.

Mengalum Island

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randyjun
1. It is worth going. If you are in Kota Kinabalu, you can choose a one-day tour to Pulau Mantan, which is about 500 including pick-up and drop-off. 2. The boat takes 2 hours, so you must take seasickness medicine in advance. It is basically very bumpy and half of the people may vomit. 3. Sunscreen is a must, it is very sunny, going out to sea. 4. There is food on the one-day tour, which is actually OK. If you think it is not OK, bring some food with you. 5. There are places to change clothes, toilets and wifi on the island.

Masjid Bandaraya Kota Kinabalu

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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

Manukan Island

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ㅤ  ㅤ朝花夕拾
Manugan Island (Pulau Manukan) is the second largest island in Donggu Abdul Raman National Park and is the park's headquarters and office. The island has complete tourist facilities including restaurants, tennis courts, water skiing centers and wooden houses for accommodation. Manukan is famous for its many and comprehensive water entertainment projects and is in a better location, located in the middle of Shabi and Mamoody Island, so it is often selected as one of the day trip destinations.

Gaya Street

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虱子多了不怕咬
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.

Mari Mari Cultural Village

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gary leung123
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.

Mamutik Island

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ariel423
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.

Sapi Scuba Diving

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楚楚芸香
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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