The Best Tropical Vacation Resorts in Sabah, Malaysia Borneo

Today's modern Borneo and in particular, Sabah, has not only retained most of its greatest assets for a breathtaking tropical vacation that is unique to this region, it is also well equipped with first class tropical vacation resorts with international standard business, leisure and excellent golf facilities.

If your idea of a tropical vacation is to lay back and enjoy the sun on a sandy white beach underneath the tropical trees and cooled by a tropical breeze, then the best location for your holiday has to be at one of the best onshore Tropical Vacation Resorts that Sabah has to offer. These exquisite tropical vacation resorts may provide you with an opportunity to indulge in luxury and being pampered by top class facilities and services, they are essentially extremely affordable by most visitors from abroad compared to other tropical vacatin resorts in the world.

Located just 10 minutes from the airport, the beautiful Shangri-La's Tanjung Aru Resort is the epitome of Shangri-La's best. Standing on a spectacular peninsula (i.e., Tanjung Aru Beach) and set in 25 acres of landscaped gardens, the Shangri-La's Tanjung Aru Resort boasts some 495 charming rooms all equipped with modern facilities.

The Shangri-La's Rasa Ria Resort is situated at Pantai Dalit, Tuaran, about 40 minutes drive from Kota Kinabalu, the capital city of Sabah. The Shangri-La's Rasa Ria Resort is located at the point where the jungle meets the sea and surrounded by 400 acres of tropical gardens.

The Nexus Karambunai Resort is set within 3,335 acres of unique and unspoiled rainforest. The resort is located 30km North East of Kota Kinabalu, the capital of Sabah on a secluded 45 acres of tranquil, natural beauty on the Karambunai Peninsular with wonderful white and sandy beaches.

Sprawling on 384 acres of prime sea-front land with the majestic Mount Kinabalu as its backdrop in Kota Kinabalu, the Magellan Sutera Hotel, a resort within the Sutera Harbour Resorts and Marina vicinity, is far more than just superb first-class tropical vacation resort. Although it is close to the city center, the Magellan Sutera Hotel can also easily be a tropical vacation retreat for those who believe in spoiling themselves with the delights of Borneo's famous hospitality.

Set within the idyllic 384 acres site of the Sutera Harbour Resorts and Marina, along the coastline of the South China Sea, the Pacific Sutera Hotel can be best described as a cost-effective tropical vacation resort. Although it is positioned a bit further from the beach area and appears to look more like a business hotel compared to the nearby the Magellan Sutera Hotel, don't be fooled by its appearance.