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tanjung aru beach

Beaches have always enlighten the mind and heart of generations, with fun, joy, and peace. Children’s love for the beaches is unquestionable. Running aimlessly on the sand, building sand castles, and crushing into the gentle waves, seem to bring endless fun and joy to them. While adults would organize lots of activities at the beaches, from families picnics to BBQ parties, from leisure activities to competition sports. Many people weekends’ blissful lives evolve around the beaches too. For the peace seeking individuals, walking along a quiet beach, listening to the sound of the rushing waves, and absorbing the beauty of nature around, can do a lot of good for the heart and soul.

Tanjung Aru Beach, some 5 km south of Kota Kinabalu, has never ceased to attract visitors to its shores. Stretching from the elegant Tanjung Aru Shangri-la Beach Hotel all the way to the Kota Kinabalu International Airport runway, this 2.5 km beach is decorated with miles of brown and white sand, and the Aru trees, which have needles like leaves. The Tanjung Aru Beach can be divided into 5 sections, namely, the Yacht Club Beach, First Beach, Prince Philip’s Park, Second Beach, and Third Beach. On a clear day all these beaches are great spots to watch the sunset, and the Manukan Island near by.

sunset at tanjung aru beach

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tanjung aru beach and the islands

Tanjung Aru Beach is the jewel of Kota Kinabalu City. Located just a few kilometers south of the city, this beach is the most famous hang out area for KK Lites. The First beach is nestled in between the Prince Philip Park and the Tanjung Aru Golf Club, along the 3km long and sandy Tanjung Aru Beach. People have been coming to Tanjung Aru 1st beach for decades, especially on public holidays and for night outings. Late afternoon is one of the best time to be here for a drink, and enjoy the cool sea breeze blowing, especially from December to March, and also be enchanted by the best show nature has to offer, the sunset at Tanjung Aru Beach.

outdoor cafe

With cafes, restaurants and numerous stores that sell plenty of local delicacies and lots of mouth watering tit bits, there are a lot of things to eat and drink at Tanjung Aru First Beach. The cafes and restaurants also cater to a wide range of customers from the budget conscious ones to the big spenders, which just about satisfy every one’s pockets. This is one of the best places in KK to have coconut drinks, and also not forgetting the delicious sweet corns and tasty steamed ground nuts. A coconut is priced at RM 3, and when one finishes the drink, do not forget to ask the coconut sellers to break open the coconut to savour the sweet coconut meat inside. The steamed sweet corn is RM 1 each, and the steamed ground nuts start from a minimun RM 1 per packet.

coconut drink

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Sunset at Tanjung Aru Beach

One of the best place to watch sunset in Kota Kinabalu is no doubt at Tanjung Aru Beach. With 5 km of sandy beaches, there are numerous spots for one to choose to view this wonderful nature at work.

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