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Situated 6 Kilometres away from Kota Kinabalu City, it is one of the places where the local people love to come and spend their weekend or watching the sunset. I bet you will love this place just with one visit.

Tanjung Aru Sunset view

Tanjung Aru gets its name from the casuarinas or also known as aru trees that grow fringe the fine sands.

Taking its name from the casuarinas or aru trees that fringe the fine sands, visitors usually will sit at along the ringside provided to watch the most beautiful sunset on Earth every evening when the crimson sun dips slowly into the horizon, leaving the vast skies a brilliant red which will make anyone watching it fall in love with the view.

At this stretch of the beach, it is also the best spot to see airplanes taking off & touching down as the Kota Kinabalu Airport is just nearby.

Food outlets are also available and are open until late at night. Enjoy the coconut water and sugarcane juice, chicken or beef satay and steamed beans and corn, or enjoy dinner that provides local food based on seafood that is located there.

How to get here?
From KK City Centre, take the No 16 bus towards Tanjung Aru from the bus stations in front Shang Ri Hotel and let the driver know of your destination. Bus fare isRM1.50. You can also go by taxi, atRM15 per taxi(up to four persons)