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Places near Malinau by type
All 111 places by distance →One day from Malinau
5 stops, one loop, back by 6:20 pm
163 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Malinau
- Tugu Menggerisheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Air Terjun Gunung Rianwaterfall · 1.5 hrs
- Museum Malinaumuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Hot Water Fallwaterfall · 1.5 hrs
- Vihara Bodhi Sasana JayaBuddhist site · 1 hrs
- Back in Malinau
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Malinau?
Vihara Bodhi Sasana Jaya (Buddhist site, about 4 km), Museum Malinau (museum, about 9 km), GKII Malinau Kota (church, about 1 km), Masjid Al-Jihad (mosque, about 1 km), Gkpi Jemaat Respen Tubu (church, about 1 km), Gereja Gkii (church, about 1 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Malinau?
76 places on Spotwander: 43 churches, 16 mosques & dargahs, 4 rivers, islands & mangroves, 1 viewpoint, 5 parks.
Which is the nearest church to Malinau?
GKII Malinau Kota, about 1 km by road; Gkpi Jemaat Respen Tubu (0 km) is next.
Which is the nearest dargah to Malinau?
Masjid Al-Jihad, about 1 km by road; Islamic Center Malinau (2 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Malinau?
Start in Malinau, visit Tugu Menggeris, then Air Terjun Gunung Rian, then Museum Malinau, then Hot Water Fall, then Vihara Bodhi Sasana Jaya, and drive back — about 163 km by road in all.




















