Kota Kinabalu City Tour

Start at 8.30 am.

Pick up from hotel and begin exploring the city of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah’s capital city. Starting with a pleasant morning drive around Kota Kinabalu, the tour first takes you to enjoy some of the most scenic parts of the city.

Some of the city’s more interesting attractions and landmarks, such as the Wisma Tun Mustapha (otherwise known as Sabah Foundation Building or Yayasan Sabah). It is a 30 storey architectural wonder as there are only 4 of these hanging structures in the world with its column free floors and high tensile steel rods supporting this circular structure.

Kota Kinabalu City Mosque or affectionately known as the Floating Mosque, is one of the most outstanding pieces of architecture in Sabah. Built on a 2.47 acres site at the Likas bay, the Kota Kinabalu City Mosque is the epitome of the Islamic modern-day architecture. Situated near the sea, it can accommodate from 9,000 to 12,000 people at a time.

Visit the Poh Toh Tze Buddhist temple which was built in 1980 where the temple stands out with its traditional Chinese roofing and structure. Ten large statues of deities enhances the splendor of the temple with the Goddess of Mercy, Kwan Yin, standing tall at the main entrance of the temple.

One of the few places that you should not miss to visit is the chocoholic’s paradise named “Cocoa Boutique” in Tanjung Aru. This is a famous chocolate factory located just near the traffic signal point in Tanjung Aru. The boutique holds the name in melting the hearts of millions of chocolate lovers worldwide with more than 300 varieties of chocolate products.