Sandakan
The City of Nature
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Other Name: -, District: Sabah, State: East Malaysia, Malaysia
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Sandakan is the second-largest city in Sabah, East Malaysia, on the north-eastern coast of Borneo.Sandakan is a busy commercial centre.Location
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Its sprawling green lawns and colonial-style wooden walls, the residence has since been restored by the Sabah Museum, in collaboration with the Federal Department of Museums and Antiquities.
Timings: 9am to 5pm
Timings: 9am to 5pm
The Sandakan Crocodile Farm is Malaysia`s largest with over 3000 of the reptiles. The original stock came from wild crocodiles found along the Kinabatangan River.It also features a mini zoo with a 100kg Amazonian fish, and a children`s park.
Timings: 11.45am and 4.00pm
Timings: 11.45am and 4.00pm
The Sandakan Heritage Trail is a comprehensive walk that covers the town`s important and interesting sites which have contributed to her rich historical past.These include the 100-year old Masjid Jamek, the Pryer Memorial, a granite structure erected to honour the founder of Sandakan, William B. Pryer, the Tourist Information Centre, the WW11 memorial and much more.
The Turtle Island Park (gazetted 1977) lies 40km north of Sandakan in the Sulu Sea and consists of Selingan, Bakungan Kecil and Gulisan islands. The park is a safe haven for the endangered green and hawksbill turtles and gives you the rare opportunity to watch turtle landings.