//
Former home of author Agnes Newton Keith, now restored as a museum. Same ticket as the Sabah State Museum in Kota Kinabalu, so if you can cross Sabah in a day you can visit both for the price of one.
© OpenStreetMap contributors
Erected in the late 19th century, it is one of the oldest stone buildings in Sabah.
A Chinese temple on top of a hill behind Sandakan where you can get beautiful views of Labuk Bay. Home to lots of Buddhist swastikas.
The memorial park is on the original site of the Japanese Prisoner of War camp. The memorial park is dedicated to the men who lost their lives in the Borneo Death Marches during the Second World War. A small museum in the centre of the park provides a sombre look at the atrocities which occurred.
You are guaranteed a sighting of these monkeys from a wooden balcony built in the middle of the mangrove forest, as well as silvery lutungs (another species of monkey) that often come into close proximity with visitors. There is a feeding at 2:30pm. If you're lucky, you might even get to see some oriental pied hornbills. It is definitely worth a visit, and can be arranged easily by a day tour. Closest accommodation is at Nipah Resort (domitary RM35 per bed, chalet RM180+). Getting there/away: The journey to Labuk Bay is very rough and will take about half an hour from the main road, but it is worth it. There's a bus departing from Hotel Sandakan at 9:30AM for RM 20 (ask at the Tourist information office in Sandakan for more details), private van will cost RM 80 one way.
The massive cave is home to swiftlets and their nests are harvested as a Chinese delicacy. The harvesting processes involves people climbing to the roof of the caves with bamboo poles and ladders. Wear closed shoes as the raised footpaths are covered in bird and bat dropping. There are facilities to wash your shoes afterwards. Some tour companies visit here.
The sun bear conservation centre You’ll be able to see tree-climbing sun bears.