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Places near Tawau by type
All 202 places by distance →One day from Tawau
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:54 pm
116 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Tawau
- Middle Hillhill · 1 hrs
- Mount Bombalaiviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Mount Mariaviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Batu Tinagat Lighthousebeach · 1.5 hrs
- Pantai Batu Lamampubeach · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Tawau
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Tawau?
Masjid Al-Kauthar Tawau (mosque, about 1 km), Fo Guang Shan Temple (Buddhist site, about 1 km), Tawau Japanese War Memorial (monument, about 4 km), Batu Tinagat Lighthouse (beach, about 13 km), Mount Bombalai (viewpoint, about 20 km), Tawau Bell Tower (heritage site, about 1 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Tawau?
156 places on Spotwander: 40 mosques & dargahs, 24 hill stations & viewpoints, 33 churches, 6 rivers, islands & mangroves, 9 beaches & coast.
Which is the nearest dargah to Tawau?
Masjid Al-Kauthar Tawau, about 1 km by road; Kampung Ranggu Bt12 (1 km) is next.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Tawau?
Morrell Bluff, about 5 km by road; Puncak Bukit Lim Man Qui (5 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Tawau?
Start in Tawau, visit Middle Hill, then Mount Bombalai, then Mount Maria, then Batu Tinagat Lighthouse, then Pantai Batu Lamampu, and drive back — about 116 km by road in all.