Sunset at Tanjung Aru Beach - Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

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Tanjung Aru beach is only 4 minute drive or 11 minute walk from LCCT Terminal 2 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. Stretched to over 2 km long, a popular place to hang out for the locals on the weekend to enjoy the sunset and sea breeze. There are various hawker stalls, fruits stalls, local snacks and seafood restaurant open till late at night. If you are driving, there's an open air car park available with a minimum parking fee of 50 cents. There's also a free open air car park just beside Shangri-La's Tanjung Aru Resort and Spa. However, it is located quite far away from the hawker stalls.

Do not expect a great beach because Tanjung Aru beach has brown like sea water. Just like a sea of "teh tarik". The beach was very quiet when I got there around noon on a weekday. All I could hear was the wind blows. It was low tide and the beach was full of sand balls made by sand bubbler crab. Such a magnificent masterpiece!



Family picnic at Tanjung Aru beach


Tanjung Aru beach - 12.05pm


Tanjung Aru beach


Tanjung Aru beach


Beautiful tree trunk (Can you spot the lovely couple looking at the horizon?)


Spotted romantic couple taking photos with the "I love you" balloons


Beach crab


Sand bubbler crab


 Tiny sand balls created by sand bubbler crabs


Tyre track on brown sandy beach


This photo explained where the tyre track came from


Tanjung Aru beach - 3.45pm


Tanjung Aru beach


"Pokok Ru" (Species "Casuarina equisetifolia")


Panoramic view of Tanjung Aru Beach


Sunset at Tanjung Aru Beach


Sunset at Tanjung Aru Beach


Moon and colour of a cloud - purple


Free car park at Tanjung Aru beach beside Shangri-La's Tanjung Aru Resort and Spa


Address:
Tanjung Aru beach
Jalan Mat Salleh,
88100 Kota Kinabalu,
Sabah, Malaysia

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