Sukau Town

Places of interest in
Sukau Village
by the lower Kinabatangan River, the longest river in Sabah

Sukau - a village by the Kinabatangan River
Sukau is located beside the lower Kinabatangan River, the longest river of Borneo. The main reason for tourist to Sukau is to go cruising Kinabatangan river to watch wildlife.

Sukau is a small village town with one primary school and few seperated shops. The B&Bs are another 1 to 3Km on a gravel road.
This small Sukau village town has one primary school and few wooden shops.
From this end of the main road are several minibuses going to Lahad Datu and Sandakan.

HUTAN SIMPAN KERUAK KELAS VI (VJR)
Keluasan : 255 HAKTER
Tarikh : 02.06.1930
LS Plan No. : 99/94606
FD Map No. : 47/133A

As in 2020, the above signboard is no more there. And the forest reservation behind the signboard is also deforested for village use.

Sukau Village Town is beside the river accessible by road. Sukau is the gateway to the amazing nature of Kinabatangan River.

Left turn to a stony road to two B&B lodges which already stopped operation since 2013 :
SUKAU BED & BREAKFAST 2.9 km and
BAREFOOT SUKAU LODGE B&B 1 km

SUKAU BED & BREAKFAST stopped operation since 2013
Sukau B&B is about 2.9 km from Sukau Village. Owner is Esri Masri
Shared bath at Rm30.00 per person with breakfast. Optional Lunch and Dinner RM25 per day.
Hiring a boat (plus guide) costs from RM70 to RM100 depending on destination.
Sukau Bed & Breakfast Guesthouse is the last guesthouse along the Sukau road; the road ends here, beyond it the forest begins.

SUKAU ROAD

Road condition to Sukau
The road into Sukau has been upgraded from gravel to tar in 2008. Sukau is south of Sandakan over a 40 Km long straight newly completed highways.
From Sandakan, take a drive for 2 hour to reach the village of Sukau . The last 1 hour driving is on a stretch of gravel road which is currently being tarred.

Kinabatangan river is Sabah longest river that flows 560km.
Sukau is one of the villages along the river accessible by road. This little village is the gateway to the amazing nature of Lower Kinabatangan.
From Sandakan City, it is 2 hours drive to reach the village of Sukau . The last few kilometers driving is on a stretch of gravel road. The main road is tarred.

The town of Semporna is the starting location of sea journeys to these fairytale islands.

Butterfly Park
Kuala Lumpur
... located in Lake Gardens on the edge of downtown Kuala Lumpur

In this garden is a dense, humid, tropical forest, netted against birds and other predators, where 6,000 butterflies filled the air like the living chips of a kaleidoscope.

GO FURTHER

ANIMALS

Wildlife and Environmental Protection in Sabah

ENVIRONMENT

Environment of Tawau

HISTORY & CULTURE

Tawau Cultural Festival

TRAVEL

Tourism in Sabah