Kota Kinabalu — Sights
Borneo's sunset city, fifteen minutes from the islands
- Manukan Island — Beach, restaurants and snorkelling in one: the pick if you only do one island
- Sapi Island — The little island you can zip-line into from Gaya
- Mamutik Island — Ten minutes by boat: the smallest and calmest of the three
- Tanjung Aru Beach — A west-facing beach and KK's classic sunset spot
- Kota Kinabalu City Mosque — A blue-domed mosque that seems to float on its lagoon
- Pink Mosque (UMS Mosque) — Pale pink walls and white arches on a campus hill
- Sabah State Mosque — A golden honeycomb dome from 1977, seen from outside
- Signal Hill Observatory — City, harbour and islands in one look from the hill
- Gaya Street Sunday Market — A street market that only runs on Sunday mornings
- Filipino Market & Night Market — Mango piles and grill smoke at the waterfront market
- Mari Mari Cultural Village — Half a day touring five tribal houses of Sabah
- Kinabalu Park — Cool forest below a 4,095 m peak, a World Heritage park
- Mount Kinabalu Summit Climb — Two days, a 2am start and sunrise on Borneo's summit
- Poring Hot Springs — Sulphur springs in the jungle, mostly a foot soak
- Klias River Cruise: Proboscis Monkeys & Fireflies — Proboscis monkeys at dusk, firefly trees after dark
- Atkinson Clock Tower — 1905 wooden clock tower, the oldest structure in town
- Sabah State Museum — Rungus longhouse and a heritage village in one compound
- North Borneo Railway — Heritage train ride through villages and paddy
- Kota Kinabalu Wetland Centre — A mangrove boardwalk inside the city
- Lok Kawi Wildlife Park — Orangutans and proboscis monkeys in one park
- Puh Toh Tze Buddhist Temple — Hilltop Chinese temple, tiered pagoda, bay views
- Sabah Art Gallery — Sabah art inside a building shaped like a woven basket
- Petagas War Memorial — Quiet park for victims of the 1944 Jesselton revolt