Tour length: 4 hours
Catering: none included
Age limit: none
Price:
Number of people |
2 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
With English guide |
350 |
240 | 185 |
163 |
With Latvian guide |
482 | 328 | 251 |
251 |
The prices are displayed in Malaysian ringgit per person.
For tours with more than 6 people, please send us an email.
Tour price includes: transportation, guide.
08.00 / 12.00 Meet with the guide at the reception
Kota Kinabalu is the capital of the state of Sabah. In 1881, the British established a settlement on the island of Gaya, just across the bay where Kota Kinabalu is today. In 1897, the rebel Matt Salleh and his men burned down this settlement and the British moved to Api Api, which was renamed Jesselton in 1899 after Sir Charles Jesselton, the British Vice-President of North Borneo. Api Api means ‘fire, fire’. It is said that the name arose because fires often broke out here during the fireworks, because the sparks falling on the thatched roofs ignited the houses. Some believe that Api Api may have originated from the Avicennia tree growing on the banks, which was used for firewood.
During the Japanese occupation, the city was bombed, as a result of which only a few buildings remain to this day: the Sabah State Tourism Department building at 51 Gaya Street, a former post office building, and the Atkinson Clock Tower.
During the tour you will see:
12.00 / 16.00 Return to the hotel.
Things to bring: LIGHT CLOTHES * HAT * SUNSCREEN * SUNGLASSES * CAMERA * LOCAL CURRENCY FOR PURCHASES
Important notes: