natural wonder
Kinabatangan River
Sabah's longest river offering wildlife cruises to spot pygmy elephants, proboscis monkeys, crocodiles, and hornbills in the wild.
54 km · about 65 min drive
AsiaMalaysiaSabah
Lahad Datu
Sabah, Malaysia · Asia
About Lahad Datu
Lahad Datu sits on the route: 45 minutes from Kampung Kunak, 54km from Kinabatangan River.
Lahad Datu is in Sabah, Malaysia, with about 110,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Kampung Kunak, about 39 km away.
Lahad Datu (Malay: Bandar Lahad Datu) is the capital of the Lahad Datu District in the Dent Peninsula on Tawau Division of Sabah, Malaysia. Its population was estimated to be around 27,887 in 2010. The town is surrounded by stretches of cocoa and palm oil plantations. It is also an important timber exporting port. TheRead more
town has an airport for domestic flights.
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What is there to see near Lahad Datu?
Within an hour or so of Lahad Datu: Kinabatangan River (54 km).
Where is Lahad Datu?
Lahad Datu is in Sabah, Malaysia, about 39 km from Kampung Kunak.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 105,622
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Malaysia
- Region
- Sabah
- Timezone
- Asia/Kuching
- Coordinates
- 5.0230, 118.3290
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Driving roads near Lahad Datu
- 69 kmBohey DulangThe rim of a drowned volcanic caldera off Semporna, climbed by a steep 600-metre stair-and-rock trail to a ledge above a horseshoe lagoon of turquoise shallows. Part of Tun Sakaran Marine Park.
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Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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