Malaysia's highest mountain, 4,095 m, in Kinabalu Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Sabah, Borneo. The climb takes 2 days, with a night at the Laban Rata huts and a pre-dawn ascent to Low's Peak for sunrise.
Permits, guides and huts must be booked well ahead, and numbers are limited. The park's lower trails and botanical garden are worth a visit even if you don't climb.
A centre in Sabah where orphaned orangutans are raised and returned to the forest.
Two islands off the north-east coast of the Malay Peninsula with white beaches, clear water and coral reefs, for snorkelling with turtles and reef sh…
A historic trading port ruled by the Portuguese, Dutch and British, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Twin skyscrapers 452 m high, the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004, linked by a skybridge on the 41st floor.
A limestone hill with a Hindu temple inside a huge cave, reached by 272 rainbow-painted steps, guarded by a 43 m golden statue of Lord Murugan.
A cool hill station in the mountains of Pahang, with tea plantations rolling over the hills, strawberry farms and jungle trails.
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