Sandakan Backpackers

Sandakan Harbour Square, Sandakan, Sabah, 90000, Malaysia | Hostel

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Russian Style Concrete Block Buildings

A travel blog entry by adamz

43

Town, Japanese Cemetary and Heritage Trail
Had a 7:30am bus to Sandakan and since I didnt have a ticket and wasnt exactly sure where the bus station was I decided on an early start. In the end managed to find the Dynamo bus station (same company I arrived with) without to much trouble but also realised that other bus companies had their own …

Atravesando la selva en bus

A travel blog entry by cagonu

8

Las vistas entre Kota Kinabalu y Sandakan eran espectaculares. Vimos mucha selva virgen, entre tinieblas, algunas plantaciones, casitas junto a la carretera... Lastima que el autobus no hiciera paradas (solo una para usar el wc).

Sandakan

A travel blog entry by debsevery

7

Another stop over en route to the Kinabantangan River. We ate some good food, drank beer, sang karaoke and spent a lovely afternoon using the pool at a very expensive hotel. So far so good with the weather!

Sandakan

A travel blog entry by duncanm

5

8th to 10th Oct 2007 Well a lot has happened in the past few days. On Monday (8th), I decided to do a bit of sightseeing around Kota Kinabalu. I walked up to Signal Hill for a great view of the city. I had to take a local bus to Inanam to book my bus ticket to Sandakan on Wednesday - the only ticket left was for the 0700 bus. Got back to KK around …

Orang Utans at Sepilok

A travel blog entry by ericjon97

11

I'm getting a little tired of these ridiculously early wake up calls, but today it was well worth it. I woke up at 4:30am and got in a cab at 5am to head over to Terminal 1 at KKIA. I had checked the website and unfortunately my AirAsia flight wasn’t flying out of T2 which was only a five minute walk away. It was leaving from T1 which was a …

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This hostel, located on Sandakan Harbour Square, Sandakan, is near Sandakan Prison Camp Memorial, Agnes Newton Keith Home, and Sandakan Rainforest Park.
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    TravelPod Member ReviewsSandakan Backpackers

    Awful

    Reviewed Aug 6, 2011
    by (34 reviews) Woodstock , United States Flag of United States

    Really dirty, no internet, no top sheet or blanket, quite expensive for what the hostel was compared to other places in southeast Asia

    This review is the subjective opinion of a TravelPod member and not of TravelPod.com.

    Great place to stay in Sandakan

    Reviewed Jan 9, 2011
    by (2 reviews) Gold Coast , Australia Flag of Australia

    A simple but clean place. The staff are very helpful. Has that hostel feel about it and in a great location on the water. I would stay here again. Very resonable prices too.

    This review is the subjective opinion of a TravelPod member and not of TravelPod.com.

    TripAdvisor Reviews Sandakan Backpackers

    4.00 of 5 stars Excellent