Kota Kinabalu City Tour

Start At 0900 hours.

Pick up from hotel and begin exploring the city of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah’s capital city. Starting with a pleasant morning drive around Kota Kinabalu, the tour first takes you to enjoy some of the most scenic parts of the city.

Some of the city’s more interesting attractions and landmarks, such as the Wisma Tun Mustapha (otherwise known as Sabah Foundation Building or Yayasan Sabah). It is a 32 storey architectural wonder as there are only 4 of these hanging structures in the world with its column free floors and high tensile steel rods supporting this circular structure.

Kota Kinabalu City Mosque or affectionately known as the Floating Mosque, is one of the most outstanding pieces of architecture in Sabah. Built on a 2.47 acres site at the Likas bay, the Kota Kinabalu City Mosque is the epitome of the Islamic modern-day architecture. Situated near the sea, it can accommodate from 9,000 to 12,000 people at a time.

Visit the Poh Toh Tze Buddhist temple which was built in 1980 where the temple stands out with its traditional Chinese roofing and structure. Ten large statues of deities enhances the splendor of the temple with the Goddess of Mercy, Kwan Yin, standing tall at the main entrance of the temple.

Signal Hill Observatory Platform, the highest point in the city, is one of the best places to get a good view of Kota Kinabalu. Drive by for picture taking opportunities where you can get amazing views that extend to the distant islands of the Tunku Abdul Rahman Park.

Located near the celebrated Waterfront is the Handicraft Market which is a favoured shopping haunt for locals and tourists alike. Abundant varieties of souvenirs await you and rest assured there is always something for everyone, be it beautiful sarongs and pareos, gorgeous pearl jewellery and handicrafts such as ornate wood carvings.

Natural History, ceramics, ethnography and artifacts are the main collection exhibits when you visit the Sabah Museum and learn more about the rich heritage of Sabah which has 32 tribes that speaks a collective of 80 dialects. There is also a Heritage Village on the Museum grounds where you can enter and experience different types of traditional houses of the various indigenous groups of Sabah.