Teck Guan Cocoa Village

Teck Guan Cocoa Village is an agro-tourism attraction at Mile 2, Jalan Apas in Tawau, Sabah, operated by the Teck Guan Group. Located in Malaysia's former cocoa capital, it combines a working cocoa plantation with a museum, gallery and chocolate processing exhibits. The site is notable for preserving Tawau's cocoa heritage, demonstrating bean-to-bar production, and offering educational tours, tastings and retail of locally made chocolate products.

Visitors can expect a landscaped cocoa plantation with interpretive displays, a cocoa museum and gallery explaining cultivation and processing, and a chocolate production area with bean-to-bar demonstrations. The site includes walking paths among cocoa trees, photo spots, a chocolate shop and cafe for tastings and purchases, and guided tours explaining Tawau's cocoa history. The setting is a managed agricultural park close to Tawau town centre.

Developed by Teck Guan Group, one of Sabah's major cocoa and agricultural companies established in the 1960s. The village preserves and presents the history of Tawau's cocoa boom in the 1970s-1980s when the district was known as the cocoa capital of Malaysia, and demonstrates the evolution from raw cocoa cultivation to downstream chocolate manufacturing.

Showcases Sabah's agricultural heritage and the cultural importance of cocoa farming to Tawau's community and economy. Serves as an educational centre for local cocoa knowledge, bean-to-bar craftsmanship, and promotion of Malaysian-made chocolate products.