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Sports & Leisure
If you are a water sports fan, you will definitely love Labuan. You can go sports fishing, eco-diving, snorkelling, wreck diving, dinghy sailing, jet skiing and kayaking. Labuan also hosts the International Sea Challenge in May every year, which comprises of three events - the Underwater Treasure Hunt, Jet Sport Challenge and Big Game Fishing Tournament.

Labuan International Sea Sports Complex
The Labuan International Sea Sports Complex is a world class water sports center which covers an area of 5.91 acres. Facilities include a sea sports center, marine museum, souvenir shops, eateries and viewing tower. It is also the venue for the annual Labuan International Sea Challenge.

Culinary Delights
Labuan is well known for its fresh and delicious seafood. Many of the mouth-watering seafood cuisine offered here, like steamed fish, spicy squid, grilled prawns, spicy crabs, shellfish and much more are also considered extremely cheap. There are also restaurants that specialize in Malaysian, Chinese and Western cuisine.

Shopping & Nightlife
Labuan is a shopping paradise because it is a duty-free port. It is also happy hours all day long on this island as the many pubs and lounges around the town serve duty free priced drinks.

The many stores around duty-free Labuan carry a wide range of goods, both local and imported and all very inexpensive. Textiles are very popular with both foreign visitors and domestic tourists. Ready-to-wear garments, bags, shoes, accessories, electric and electronic goods, locally-made and imported chocolates, candy and biscuits, embroidered linen, teakwood furniture, Chinese ceramics and jade carvings, ethnic Indian goods, Filipino craftwork, the range will make any shopper spoilt for choice.

Every weekend the street of Jalan OKK Awang Besar is the site of the Labuan Weekend Tamu which features handicraft, fashion wear, accessories, agricultural produce and lots more.