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Places of Interest
IN TAWAU DISTRICT (Including Semporna and Lahad Datu)
..... have an unique Malaysian holiday experiences in Tawau District with wildlife野生動物, gastronomy美食,
soft adventure軟探險, resorts度假村 and beaches海灘, history歷史, culture文化 and
heritage遺產.
The interesting places in Tawau are all about getting closer to Mother
Nature....
"A land where nature is at her best and richest: where plants and animals,
forests and oceans, and every living thing, seem yet inspired to a feverish
desire for growth and reproduction, as though they were still in the dawn of
creation....."
Nature has the power to awe and to inspire. Hence, it is not surprising that
nature is the compelling reason for many people to travel. Being a tropical
country, Malaysia supports a diverse natural landscape that ranges from
mountaintops to limestone vegetation to swamp forests. Getting up close and
personal with Mother Nature is not difficult; all you need is a good pair of
walking shoes, a sense of adventure and a keen eye for wildlife spotting.
Tawau has several untapped tourism potential - her potential in becoming the
next ECO-TOURISM destination in Malaysia. In this region of Sabah is the tallest
tropical tree in the world at 88.34 meters, waterfalls, hot springs, Dolphins,
Pygmy elephants, Proboscis monkeys, rare dragonflies and many unnamed spiders
and insects.
THE PEAKS
斗湖太平山頂
Tawau 20Km on highway and hilly road
Here is where you enjoy a panoramic views of Tawau Sunset from 1234 feet above sea level.
Teck Guan Cocoa Village
Tawau 42 Km on highway and gravel road
Cocoa Village is 30 minutes drive from Tawau International Airport. This sprawling cocoa plantation estate has miles and miles of cocoa trees as far as the eye can see. From blooms to green fruits to ripe brown pods, it was a myriad of colors and the air was filled with the scent of fresh cocoa fruits.
Bukit Gemok Park of Tawau
Tawau 12Km
Bukit Gemok Park was once rich in wildlife, the calls of gibbons were common,
and so were elephants at the foothills and orangutans up on the trees.
Today, wild boars, barking deer and even the sambar deer. are gone. Most often
people seen only long-tail macaques, squirrels, short-tail macaques. There are
more bird species, including a few species of hornbills, as they can fly from
other nearby forests....
The Danum Valley conservation area has always been an interest for scientists
doing research on the ecology system of tropical rainforest. It supports close
to 300 species of birds (most of which are endemic to Borneo) and more than 100
species of mammals.
Danum Valley is famous for sightings of extremely rare creatures such as
Sumatran rhinos, clouded leopards, pygmy elephants, gibbons and if you are
really lucky, the sun bear.
Danum
Valley Field Centre is inside Danum Valley.
Madai Caves of Kunak
Tawau Town to Madai Cave 1.5 Hours 89 Km
The Madai Caves are important caves in Sabah for harvesting birds' nests. These
nests are considered a delicacy and medicine among the Chinese with a huge
export market to China, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Tawau Pagoda
Tawau Buddhist Pagoda
多寶佛塔
Tawau
New Tourist Landmark of Tawau
The Buddhist community of Tawau completed this Buddhist Pagoda in 2020 (a
delay since 2016).
This tallest pagoda in Tawau is a tourist landmark of the town.
The fifteen million ringgit complex included a Mahavira Hall in front this
Pagoda.
Basalt columns 玄武岩 of Kg Balung Cocos, Tawau
Tawau 41Km Car
Columnar Basalt of Kg Balung Cocos, Tawau (Giram Nek Legek di Kampung Balung Cocos)
COLUMNAR BASALT IN KAMPUNG BALUNG COCOS, TAWAU
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Giram Nek Legek di Kampung Balung Cocos
Tawau 40Km Car + 1Km Walk
Basalt is a fine-grained ingenious volcanic rock which is common in many
mid-oceanic islands such as Iceland, Faroe Islands, Réunion and islands of
Hawaii.
The columnar basalt at Giram Nek Legek (Balung River) is the only columnar
basalt in Malaysia. Located on a private property (but still open to the
public).
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