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Malaysia, Travelinds

Jungle Road

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Colourful markets along the main Kinabatangan highway.
Colourful markets along the main Kinabatangan highway.
An (unfortunately) dead Forest Cobra - these snakes can grow to terrifying lengths and are fierce predators.
An (unfortunately) dead Forest Cobra – these snakes can grow to terrifying lengths and are fierce predators.
As close as we dared to photograph the dead cobra (what if it was faking?)
As close as we dared to photograph the dead cobra (what if it was faking?)
Travelinds' first sight of a monitor lizard eating it's own kind (who had been roadkill just a few hours before).
Travelinds’ first sighting of a monitor lizard eating it’s own kind (who had been roadkill just a few hours before).
Malaysia, Travelinds

Kota Kinabalu

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Kota Kinabalu,

Sabah, Malaysia Borneo

This vibrant city is the largest city in the eastern Malaysian province of Sabah, on Borneo.  As in most other parts of Malaysia, Kota Kinabalu is home to a wide variety of cultural groups, including some special people groups specific to Borneo, like the Rungus. This province includes 33 indigenous groups speaking 50 different languages and up to 80 different ethnic dialects. Talk about an administrative nightmare for local government!

The province of Sabah has a wide range of attractions that make it a very alluring spot for tourists from all over the world. Beaches, islands, reefs, mountains, parks, nature reserves, museums, temples, mosques, markets, hot springs and rainforests – and Kota Kinabalu is the doorway to it all!

Named for its proximity to Mount Kinabalu, the city of Kota Kinabalu lies on the north-western coast of Sabah and boasts the largest port and population in Sabah. Kinabalu means ‘Chinese/China’ (kina), ‘Widow’ (balu), which perhaps explains why the mountain itself is held in such awe by the local inhabitants. It soars above the rest of the landscape, often swathed in a thick layer of white clouds and stands a lofty 4,101 metres above sea level.

With so much to see and not enough time to see it in, Sabah offers tourists a jam-packed holiday filled with endless activities and interesting places. You will need to take some time out to help it all sink in!

Read more about the following attractions in Kota Kinabalu (NOTE: these are just a few of them that we managed to see):

Travelinds also saw these interesting places in Sabah, Malaysia: