Excursions in Borneo: Sandakan City Tour
Sandakan developed tremendously during its tenure as capital of British North Borneo from 1883, however allied bombings to liberate it towards the end of World War II nearly flattened the city and the capital moved to Jesselton.

Temple in Sandakan, Malaysian Borneo
Sandakan City Tour
Sandakan, Borneo
Sandakan developed tremendously during its tenure as capital of British North Borneo from 1883, however allied bombings to liberate it towards the end of World War II nearly flattened the city and the capital moved to Jesselton (subsequently renamed Kota Kinabalu).
Sandakan's prosperity led to an influx of people; Chinese, Europeans, Malays, Sikhs, Arabs, Filipinos, Javanese and even Japanese and these varied cultural influences can be witnessed throughout the city.
The city tour will take you around various sites including the largest Chinese Buddhist Temple in Sabah, Puu Jih Shih Temple and a local stilted fishing village. If there is anything else in particular that you would like to visit in Sandakan please ask your guide on the day. The tour lasts about three hours.
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