Nikgold Garden

Mt Kinabalu & Kinabalu National Park


Set on the side of Mt Kinabalu, opposite a vegetable farm, this dark-wood building, popular with Malaysian tourists, has a Swiss-chalet flavour to it. Its 10 sunrise-facing rooms are minimalist chic, while the chalets are huge affairs with two bedrooms, lounge, flat-screen TV, DVD player and balcony. On the road to Kundasang, five minutes' drive after the park entrance.


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1. Botanical Garden

1.46 MILES

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2. Kundasang War Memorial

1.57 MILES

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3. Ranau Night Market

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5. Butterfly Farm

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6. Orchid Conservation Centre

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7. Sabah Tea Garden

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