3★+ hotels in Tawau from €15/night (range €15–64, 11 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).
In Oct, Tawau typically sees ~30°C daytime highs and 24 rainy days.
Tawau is the third largest town of the state of Sabah, on the island of Borneo. A relatively new town in Malaysia, boomed in early 1980s for its lumber and cocoa farming industry, has become a bustling place, and a transit point to all neighbouring islands such as Sebatik, Nunukan, Tarakan, Jolo and Semporna islands.
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