Places to visit near

Sambas

Sambas is a town in Sambas district, West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Within 50 km by road there are 114 places to visit: 39 mosques & dargahs, 20 churches and 12 hill stations & viewpoints. The must-see places are Museum Daerah Kabupaten Sambas, Mount Bawang and Gunung Rumput.

1.3333° N, 109.2500° ELovina 1543 km

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Within 30 km59 places
Within 50 km114
Must-see6
Notable27
Best timeOctober to February

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One day from Sambas

4 stops, one loop, back by 3:48 pm

122 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.

  1. Leave Sambas
  2. Museum Daerah Kabupaten Sambasmuseum · 1.5 hrs
  3. Vihara Tri Dharma Bumi Raya PemangkatBuddhist site · 1 hrs
  4. Tanjung Bilabeach · 1.5 hrs
  5. Vihara Kwan ImBuddhist site · 1 hrs
  6. Back in Sambas
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Questions people ask

What are the best places to visit near Sambas?

Museum Daerah Kabupaten Sambas (museum, about 8 km), Kelenteng Tridharma Fab Shin Kung (attraction, about 8 km), Kelenteng Cu Lian Mau Pak Kung (attraction, about 20 km), Danau Sebedang (lake, about 3 km), Masjid Sultan Muhammad Syafi'oeddin II (mosque, about 4 km), Masjid Lumbang Ngadang (mosque, about 5 km).

How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Sambas?

114 places on Spotwander: 39 mosques & dargahs, 20 churches, 8 other attractions, 12 hill stations & viewpoints, 10 buddhist sites.

Which is the nearest dargah to Sambas?

Masjid Sultan Muhammad Syafi'oeddin II, about 4 km by road; Masjid Lumbang Ngadang (5 km) is next.

Which is the nearest church to Sambas?

Surau Komplek H. Subhan, about 8 km by road; Gereja Katolik (8 km) is next.

What is a good one-day trip from Sambas?

Start in Sambas, visit Museum Daerah Kabupaten Sambas, then Vihara Tri Dharma Bumi Raya Pemangkat, then Tanjung Bila, then Vihara Kwan Im, and drive back — about 122 km by road in all.