Occupying a fine stretch of peach-hued dunes about 45 minutes' drive north of KK's airport, this beautiful resort has its own 18-hole golf course, several fine restaurants, a lovely pool (plus a great kids' pool with a twirly slide) and a relaxing spa. One of its best features is the small nature sanctuary.
Shangri-La's Rasa Ria Resort
Kota Kinabalu
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park
6.77 MILES
The islands of Manukan, Gaya, Sapi, Mamutik and Sulug, and the reefs in between, make up the 49-sq-km Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park. Only a short boat…
7.16 MILES
With its three-hour tours, Mari Mari showcases various traditional homes of Sabahan ethnic communities – the Bajau, Lundayeh, Murut, Rungus and Dusun –…
1.67 MILES
Built in classical style, this mosque is far more attractive than the State Mosque in both setting and design. Completed in 2000 it can hold up to 12,000…
2.68 MILES
This centre features 1.4km of wooden walkways passing through a 24-hectare mangrove swamp, where you can expect to see scuttling fiddler and mangrove…
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23.27 MILES
Near the top of the Crocker Range, next to the main highway, 20km north of Tambunan, this park is devoted to the world's largest flower. The Rafflesia…
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28.4 MILES
Well worth a peek, this museum showcasing traditional Dusun culture is located inside a traditional bamboo dwelling. Inside you'll find antique Chinese…
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Signal Hill Observatory Platform
3.2 MILES
Up on Signal Hill, among the art deco mansions at the city-centre's eastern edge, there's an unmissable UFO-like observation pavilion. Come here to make…
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3.78 MILES
KK's Night Market is an unmissable immersion into local culture. It's authentic, bustling, aromatic and noisy. At the southwest end you will find stalls…
Nearby Kota Kinabalu attractions
1.67 MILES
Built in classical style, this mosque is far more attractive than the State Mosque in both setting and design. Completed in 2000 it can hold up to 12,000…
2. Puh Toh Tze Buddhist Temple
1.89 MILES
This impressive temple features a stone staircase-pavilion flanked by 10 Chinese deities leading up to a main temple complex dominated by Kwan Yin,…
3. Kota Kinabalu Wetland Centre
2.68 MILES
This centre features 1.4km of wooden walkways passing through a 24-hectare mangrove swamp, where you can expect to see scuttling fiddler and mangrove…
4. Signal Hill Observatory Platform
3.2 MILES
Up on Signal Hill, among the art deco mansions at the city-centre's eastern edge, there's an unmissable UFO-like observation pavilion. Come here to make…
3.4 MILES
On Sundays a lively Chinese street fair takes over a section of Jln Gaya. It's vividly chaotic, with stalls cheek by jowl hawking batik sarongs, puppies…
3.44 MILES
The modest timepiece at the foot of Signal Hill is one of the only structures to survive the Allied bombing of Jesselton in 1945. It's a square, 15.7m…
3.62 MILES
The Central Market is a bustling spot for people watching, with locals going about their daily business as they shop for fresh produce.
8. Che Sui Khor Moral Uplifting Society
3.77 MILES
About four minutes' drive northeast of KK, this complex has an 11-storey pagoda that shimmers in orange and green. The society espouses believing in the…