Tawau

The third largest town of the state of Sabah, situated on the island of Borneo. It is a relatively new town in Malaysia, boomed in early 1980s for its lumber and cocoa farming industry. Today Tawau is a bustling town where it is a transit point to all neigbouring islands such Sebatik, Nunukan, Tarakan, Jolo and Semporna islands.

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  • Rather sterile city, but excellent starting point for hiking trips into the jungle and world-class diving at Sipadan, Kapalai and Mabul. • Manuel A.
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Tawau Travel Guide is based on Tawau by Saifuzzaman Yusoff, D. Guillaime, Marc Heiden, Lenflin Hotel, Vidimian, CoonCat89, iGuide and others. Tawau Travel Guide is available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.