Kudat - town in Sabah

Kudat is a town in Sabah, Malaysia.

Get in

By car

Kudat is 190 km from Kota Kinabalu, about 3 hr by car.

By bus

It's a 3hr minibuses ride from the Bas Bandaran Berjaya terminal in Kota Kinabalu. (RM50, Updated August 2022). Buses leave once full.

By plane

• Kudat Airport (IATA: KUD), 6.924167°, 116.830833°. flights from Kota Kinabalu and Sandakan

Get around

You can go by taxi, self-drive or with a tour agent. Four-wheel drives and saloon cars with permits are stationed near the Indian Restaurant opposite the Health Clinic in Kampung Air. Four-wheel drives can take between 7-8 passengers at RM20-25 per passenger return, while saloon cars take up to 4 passengers and charge RM240 for a return trip to Simpang Mengayau.

See

• Tip of Borneo, Simpang Mengayau.
• Honey Bee Farm, Kampung Gombizau.
• Gong Making Village at Kampung Sumangkap.
• Bead centre, Kampung Tinangol.

Do

Buy

Be sure to check out the Rungus handicraft, particularly their intricate beaded work and handwoven Tinohian cloth. When in Kudat, make a trip to Tanjung Simpang Mengayau, the tip of Borneo. This is the meeting point of the South China and Sulu seas, with a rich historical and cultural background. The dramatic vista of the endless sea and blue skies will take your breath away.

Eat

Drink

Sleep

• Tommy's Place @ Tip of Borneo, Simpang Menggayau, 7.0292°, 116.7462°, +60138238148. Out of town, on the road up to the Tip of Borneo 2022-07-31

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