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Labuan Travel Guide

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Labuan are a group of one large and six smaller islands in East Malaysia that lie off the coast of Borneo.

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Cities

Labuan is an Island therefore there is no city. it is a small island with a very small town called bandar labuan where almost all shopping can be done

Other destinations

Understand

Labuan or more officially, Wilayah Persekutuan or the Federal Teritory of Labuan is governed directly from the Central Government in Kuala Lumpur, hence the name Federal territory. It's known as a duty free island and a hangout place for Bruneians during weekends. More than half of its people are of Brunei-Malay descent and the rest are Chinese, Indians and Other foreigners.

Talk

National Language is Bahasa Melayu( Malay) although the local population speak a dialect called Brunei Malay similar to that spoken in Brunei and have many similarities with the sabah Malay. English can be understood to some degree. Although the immigrants also brought with them languages such as Chinese, Tamil and Filipino

Get in

There are daily flights from Kuala Lumpur with Malaysia Airlines and AirAsia as well as thrice daily flights to Miri with Fly Asian Xpress (FAX)

Get around

Ferries run regularly between Labuan and Kota Kinabalu, Sabah and Muara, Brunei There are also regular flights from Kuala Lumpur and Kota Kinabalu . All flights land at the Labuan Airport or Lapangan Terbang Labuan.. a taxi to the town costs around RM 8

See

1. Financial Park Labuan 2. Sheraton Labuan Hotel 3. Waterfront Labuan 4. New Ferry Terminal 5.Labuan Museum 6. Chimney 7. Wreck Diving 8.Duty Free Shopping

Do

Eat

Drink

Hangout for locals and tourists mostly from Brunei, Kota Kinabalu, Australia, England and US who are thirsty for alcohol which is banned in their country. Labuan is well-known for its duty free especially alcohols. The main entertainment in Labuan is its night clubs and lounges

Some of the famous places where people go:

Stay safe

Labuan is a very safe town. It is a very peaceful place and the people are very nice and friendly

Get out

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