Enjoy the highlights of Kota Kinabalu in a half-day private tour
Kota Kinabalu
Book online or call: +44 0800 015 4961
Duration:
5 hours
Activity Level:
Intensive
Experience:
Family, Historical
Language:
English
Photo permit included
Tour by public transport
Canal Boat tour included
Train tickets included
Suitable for little children
Wheelchair accessible tour
Museum ticket included
Light snack included
Lunch included
Transportation included
Walking Tour
Overview
Kota Kinabalu is the capital of Sabah state in Malaysia. It is also the capital of the West Coast Division of Sabah. The Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park is on one side and Mount Kinabalu, which gave the city its name, is nearby. Kota Kinabalu is often known as K.K. within Malaysia and internationally. It is a major tourist destination and a popular gateway for travellers visiting Sabah and Borneo. Be the guest of Kota Kinabalu and see all the main highlights in a half-day private tour.
What's included
- Professional licensed guide
- Pick-up and drop-off
- Transportation by a private vehicle
- Admission tickets
- All fees and taxes
- Food and drinks
- Personal expenses
Highlights
Atkinson Clock Tower
The Atkinson Clock Tower is the oldest standing structure in Kota Kinabalu. It was originally known as the Atkinson Memorial Clock Tower and sits in solitary on the bluff along Signal Hill Road overlooking this seaside city and capital of Sabah, Malaysia.
The clock tower was built in the memory of Francis George Atkinson, Jesselton's first district officer who died of Malaria or ‘Borneo Fever’ at the age of 28 in December 1902.
Kota Kinabalu
Kota Kinabalu is the state capital of Sabah, Malaysia. It is also the capital of the Kota Kinabalu District as well as the West Coast Division of Sabah. The city is located on the northwest coast of Borneo facing the South China Sea. The Tunku Abdul Rahman National Parklies to its west and Mount Kinabalu, which gave the city its name, is located to its east. Kota Kinabalu has a population of 452,058 according to the 2010 census; when the adjacent Penampang and Putatan districts are included, the metro area has a combined population of 628,725.
Kota Kinabalu is often known as KK both in Malaysia and internationally. It is a major tourist destination and a gateway for travellers visiting Sabah and Borneo.
Kota Kinabalu City Mosque
The Kota Kinabalu City Mosque is the second main mosque in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, after State Mosque in Sembulan. The head imam is Ustaz Suhaidi Kuanting.
Preparations for the mosque began in 1989, and the installation of foundation piles began in 1992. Construction was delayed between 1993 and 1994 owing to a lack of funds. The mosque was officially opened on 2 February 2000 following a proclamation of the city status of Kota Kinabalu.Construction of the mosque cost 34 million Malaysian ringgits. The architectural design is based on the Nabawi Mosque, the second holiest site in Islam, in Medina, Saudi Arabia. The dome is blue and gold, inspired by similar Arabic architecture.
Pu Tuo Si Temple
Pu Tuo Si Temple is a Buddhist temple located off Tuaran Road in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. The temple was built in 1980 with a statue of Guanyin located in the entrance. It is the main Chinese temple for the city. In 2013, the temple received a total of RM115,000 from the federal government to finance its on-going renovation.
Sabah Museum
The Sabah Museum is the state museum of Sabah, Malaysia. It is sited on 17 hectares (42 acres) of land at Bukit Istana Lama in Kota Kinabalu, the state capital.
The original Sabah Museum location was established on 15 July 1965 in a shophouse in Gaya Street, Kota Kinabalu, largely due to the efforts of the Sabah Society. George Cathcart Woolley collection of photographs, diaries and other artefacts, bequeathed to the State Government of Sabah, formed the nucleus of the museum. The first curator of the museum was E. J. Berwick.
Signal Hill Observatory Platform
Signal Hill Observatory Tower is the highest point in Kota Kinabalu and part of the range of steep, although not very high hills that forms the backdrop to the city. Accordingly, KK’s geography dictates that the city area has been developed at sea level on a strip of land around 500 metres wide located between the seafront and the hills lying behind the town.
These hills include Signal Hill and there are two ways to access Signal Hill and the Observatory Tower: the first is from a road (Jalan Bukit Bendera) that leads up to the tower just behind Jalan Gaya in the heart of old-town KK.
Itinerary
08:00 09:00 10:00
Your guide will meet you at your hotel.
You will start your tour from the car drive through the city to see its main views.
Then you will make some stops at the main highlights: Signal Hill Observatory where you will engoy the city view, Sabah Museum the main architectural building of the city, Poh Tuh Jih Chinese Temple and so on.
The tour ends when your guide get you back to your hotel.
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