Kuantan Travel Guide

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Pro

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 Love the beach and friendly people 


Con

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 People are discovering this place and can be quite busy during public holidays. 


In a nutshell

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 I'm sure there are better places to visit in Malaysia 

 

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Things to Do  

Kampung Belimbing - Jetty to Chini Lake

Kampung Belimbing - Jetty to Chini Lake, Kuantan

 DaHongHua Says:  Drive for 88km from Kuantan thru Gambang, before Sri jaya, there is a left junction for you to continue your journey of about 28km to reach Kampung Belimbing. The jetty here is one of the point for a visitor to go to Chini Lake. Villagers will come to greet you to offer some... 

Teluk Cempedak

Teluk Cempedak, Kuantan

 zuyao Says:  The nearest beach to town is Teluk Cempedak. It's a nice place for a picnic and some water sports. Food aplenty here - with choice of local, fast food and cafe chains. The area can get quite crowded too especially on weekends. It is after all a public beach. 

Tracking from beach to beach

Tracking from beach to beach, Kuantan

 DaHongHua Says:  There are trwo beaches devided by a small jungle. The local authority has built a fibre bridge on a concrete support to link both beaches. Walk along the bridge, if you are lucky, you will meet with beautiful flowers and naughty monkeys. 

Flying a kite at Pantai Teluk Cempedak

Flying a kite at Pantai Teluk Cempedak, Kuantan

 DaHongHua Says:  Back to childhood and happiness flying a kite where everyone is enjoying and looking high. At Teluk Cempedak, flying kites is a good family outing activities, the strong wind will surely bring your kite high and high depend how long and how big your kite is. If you forgot to... 

Karak Highway - Petronas R & R

Karak Highway - Petronas R & R, Kuantan

 DaHongHua Says:  If you head to Bentong, Kuantan and East Coast travelling on Karak Highway. Do stop at Petronas R & R for a quick rest after quite a long driving. This place is very convenience for you or your family; the 24 hours mart, the clean and ventilated washroom, the cafeteria, the... 

Hotels  

Vistana Hotel Kuantan

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Restaurants  

Happy Together Restaurant: Reasonable and clean, air-cond restaurant

Happy Together Restaurant: Reasonable and clean, air-cond restaurant, Kuantan

 DaHongHua Says:  For travellers who first arrive in Kuantan, to locate a place of eating beside fast food is not easy. We made a few turns and finally decided to give this restaurant our 1st restaurant eating attempt. No regret, so we recommand it on VT. It is an air-conditioned and clean... 

Coals on the Beach: Surf & Turf by the Sea

Coals on the Beach: Surf & Turf by the Sea, Kuantan

 BorneoGrrl Says:  Coals is one of the restaurant at the Hyatt Regency Kuantan with a menu serving steaks, lamb chops, lobsters and other seafood items with unlimited salads. Its location by the beach lends a romantic and relaxing atmosphere for diners. My dinner of steak and wine was... 

Restorant Pattaya: Restorant Pattaya

Restorant Pattaya: Restorant Pattaya, Kuantan

 mary2u99 Says:  This is a seafood restaurant and its located at the beach front so the food is bound to be expensive. If you want to order food like fish and seafood check out the menu. If it say seasonal check out how much it cost for 100 gram of the fish or seafood. Or else you will be... 

Nightlife  

Medan Feri, Tanah Putih Baru: Fireflies Watching Tour
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For anybody who want to try something special, why not go for a firefly watching cruise just in the city. The fare is Rm35 per adult and Rm15 for child, minimum departure is 8 adult. Each boat can accomodate for 13 person, the whole trip is around 1 hour. First trip start at 8.15 and second trip starts at 9.30 . Advance booking is required and depend on weather. Strictly NO photograph at firefly colony.

Dress Code: Casual

Updated Sep 5, 2011

Address: Medan Feri, Tanah Putih Baru. Opposite Giant.

Phone: 0122952789

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Transportation  

88 km to Jetty Tasik Chini

88 km to Jetty Tasik Chini, Kuantan

 DaHongHua Says:  What I learn from the map there are many ways we can reach Tasik Chini of Pahang. One of it is to go to Tasik Chini by getting a boat at the Kampung Belimbing Jetty.It is about 88km to Kampung Belimbing, travel by car from Kuantan. From Kuantan, we drove through Gambang for... 

Traffic Jam on Karak Highway

Traffic Jam on Karak Highway, Kuantan

 DaHongHua Says:  I was in Kuantan and Gambang during 2012 Hari Raya Haji. When return home, I took 10 hours to make a 6 hours trip having caught in the traffic jam on Karak Highway before and after the toll, I was lucky that after the Genting Sempah R&R, we avoid the jam as we were heading... 

My journey to Kuantan

My journey to Kuantan, Kuantan

 DaHongHua Says:  From my hometown Parit Buntar to Kuantan, there are many routes I can choose, just depend how I want it to be. The shortest way I guess is to drive towards South travelling on North-South Highway and turn out via Tanjung Malim exit to continue our driving on Federal Road... 

Shopping  

Natural Batik Village: The Place to Shop in Kuantan!

Natural Batik Village: The Place to Shop in Kuantan!, Kuantan

 saraheg77 Says:  My favorite thing about this stop was actually the toilet! :D It had a traditional western toilet AND toilet paper and it was very nice and clean. This was fabulous, as we had stopped earlier at the public toilets, which were all those low in-ground ones and of course no... 

Mee & Ismail Hussin: Kuantan Artists

Mee & Ismail Hussin: Kuantan Artists, Kuantan

 mylias Says:  Mee is an Artist by the Telok Cempedak Beach. Surf my blog;MeeAnd Ismail is an Artist who has a studio in Hyatt Kuantan. Surf my blog;Ismail Have your portrait pencil sketched by Mee.Or have your family portraits oil painted on canvas, or pastel painted or even pencil drawn... 

Tourist Traps  

Pak Su - Definitely a Tourist Trap!

Pak Su - Definitely a Tourist Trap!, Kuantan

 ocy65 Says:  As I was new to Kuantan, I saw Pak Su while driving from Swiss Garden to the town and decided to give it a try. Immediately, when we sat down, the waitress came and started to take our orders. We wanted crabs but she said didn't have. And started to recommend stuff crab... 

Pak Su Restaurant - certainly NOT nice!

Pak Su Restaurant - certainly NOT nice!, Kuantan

 fraulein2008 Says:  Pak Su Restaurant offers food that are very much overpriced and they doesn't taste good at all. They put 'RM32 per kg' tag at their aquarium containing big succulent live crabs. But when you ordered for them, they turned out even smaller than my fist! When we confronted the... 

Off The Beaten Path  

Berkelah Waterfall

Berkelah Waterfall, Kuantan

 mary2u99 Says:  We went camping here twice and it’s simply beautiful. It takes an hour or two depends on how fast you walk to this fall or to the last fall. There are many small pools of water and most just camp at these pools.It’s located on the old road right after Gambang. 

Sports & Outdoors  

Astana Golf & Country Club

Astana Golf & Country Club, Kuantan

 chiabh Says:  The 18-holes par-72 course plays to a short 5,914m from the blue tees... with the Floral (1st) Nine playing to 2,883m and the Palm (2nd) Nine to a longer 3,031m... The course is undulating with water coming into play (either hazard or lateral) in all the holes... The course... 

Pantai Lagenda Golf & Country Club

Pantai Lagenda Golf & Country Club, Kuantan

 chiabh Says:  The 18-holes par-72 course plays to 6,090m from the blue tees... The course is set in its natural surroundings for which the club terms the Natural Habitat areas... This is where there are birds and other small animals making it their home...The Links (1st) Nine plays to... 

Favorites  

Walking on the banks of Kuantan River

Walking on the banks of Kuantan River, Kuantan

 mylias Says:  Its a pleasant experience walking by the banks of Kuantan River. Do it early in the morning when the weather is still cool and just after dinner, strolling along with the crowd and watching people casting their fish hooks, and lovers walking while holding hands. Its a great... 

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