Have you ever imagined yourself holding hands with your loved ones, walking by the beach and feeling the chilled breeze? Or spending some time with your crazy bunch of friends at the beach?
Maybe, a beach like this?
Maybe, a beach like this?
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| What a beautiful beach, isn't it? |
That's Maldives if you guys wonder. It's beautiful, ain't it? Well, you don't need to go that far to enjoy scenic places like Maldives because partly it is costly. We are sure that everyone wants to enjoy and not to be worry about the cost, right?
You're in the right place! We are here to introduce you to a very popular island resort in Perak, Pangkor Island. Pangkor Island welcome all its visitors with its serene, golden beaches, crystalline blue water and cool refreshing breezes. Pangkor Island is one of the best choice we will suggest because it is reasonable in terms of cost and you'll get mostly everything from the clear blue sky, shallow visible sea, thick floras and fun water activities!
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| This is Pangkor Island, does this give you that feeling you feel while you're looking at the picture above? :) |
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| Google Map from Kampar to Lumut. |
Use the road that link you to Kellie's Castle. From there, just head straight and follow the signboard stating 'Lumut' all the way. And there you are! You will eventually see a jetty and the beautiful view of the sea!
Before we could leave our footprints in Pangkor Island, we have to stop in Lumut to board the ferry that brings us straight to Pangkor Island. The approximate time taken to reach Lumut from Kampar is around 2 hours depending how fast you drive on the road.
The tickets for the ferry only will cost you RM10 per person for "to-and-fro"! I repeat, it only cost us RM10! RM10! RM10! The ferries are available almost every half an hour and it's very often. Don't be afraid that you'll miss the ferry! But, the last ferry for the day is at 8:00PM or 9:00PM if we are not mistaken.
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| At the Lumut Jetty waiting for ferry. |
It takes approximately 30-35 minutes to Pangkor Island from the jetty. We finally reached Pangkor Island after an half an hour ride in the ferry. It's comfortable enough. You can even get the outside view while you're on the ferry! But remember, if you have seasick be aware if you're gonna step out the ferry to catch a glimpse of the sea! You won't get seasick if you stay in the ferry! :D
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| The view outside the ferry while heading to Pangkor Island from Lumut Jetty. |
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| Pangkor Jetty. |
You can even rent a car or a motorbike once you reach Pangkor Jetty. There're people standing outside the jetty asking if you want to rent a car or a motorbike for a day to travel here and there in Pangkor Island itself. There's another alternative if you never intend to rent a transport for the day! There're cabs available there as well and it only cost you RM15 for a trip! It's a mini van that can fit at least 10 people in the cab!
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| The pink mini-van cabs! |
Well, we rented a car and two motorbikes for the day. We rented the car for RM70 for few hours and for the bikes, we rented it at the price of RM30 for few hours as well. After renting the car, we drove to Pangkor Town for our lunch where its famous for its Chicken Rice! There're a lot of artist who went there before for their chicken rice! Even the famous food critic from Hong Kong, Chua Lam (蔡澜) visited this shop! So, imagine how yummylicious is this chicken rice. Yummmmmmyyyy!
Look for Restaurant Chiang Seng for this best chicken rice in town!
After fulfilling our empty stomach with such scrumptious food, we move on to our next destination, Eng Seng Pangkor Foods Industry & Trading which is located in Sungai Pinang Kecil. We have learned that the factory has already operating for over 30 years and has been passed over generations. They sell marine products or what we called as sea products and even processes certain sea products such as anchovies, prawns, fishes and much more.
After visiting the factory and purchasing those mouth-watering sea products, we decided to visit Foo Ling Kong Temple. According to the locals, this temple is a 'must have seen place' for tourists and visitors. We wondered what is so special about this temple, therefore we made a visit to this particular temple.
Foo Ling Kong Temple is famous for its exquisite environment of a garden with paintings of Chinese deities and wildlife. Furthermore, it is also famous for its miniature replica of Great Wall of China built around the temple! Can't make a trip to see the real Great Wall of China? Then, make a trip to Foo Ling Kong Temple! We can guarantee you that you'll never regret leaving your footprints there!
Remember! No matter you're a Chinese or not, Buddhist or not, Taoist or not, make a visit to this temple when you're having holiday in Pangkor or even make a special trip down to Pangkor just to visit this beautiful place!
Lastly, we took another ferry to visit the other bays and beaches in Pangkor. A few bays and beaches we visited are the Coral Bay, Gintang Bay, Nipah Beach, Coral Beach, White Sand Beach and much more. We get to see various kinds of rocks there!
Looking for some water activities to do while you're in Pangkor? We have the perfect and best choice for you! Interested in sailing, snorkelling and other water sports? If yes, then you're in the right place again! Pangkor SilverBeach is on the rescue! They provide students like us with special prices for all water activities!
We went for sailing and then snorkelling under Pangkor SilverBeach. The sailing time slot available is from 8:30AM - 5:00PM and they charge us RM25 per person for students! We actually get to experience getting near to live corals, sea cucumbers, sea urchin and so many more!
There are still a lot of water activities you can choose from. We did not try all water sports because the time didn't allow us to. We ran out of time because it's only a day trip to Pangkor. The other water activities Pangkor SilverBeach provides are the popular banana boat and others. Oh yeah, they are located at Sea View or nearby Pasir Bogak Beach.
If you're interested in all these water activities and the prices and packages they offer;
Look for Restaurant Chiang Seng for this best chicken rice in town!
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| The famous mouth-watering chicken rice in Pangkor Town. |
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| Famous food critic from Hong Kong, Chua Lam visited this place! |
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| The boss of the chicken rice stall. |
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| Are you feeling hungry now after looking at this yummylicious plate of chicken rice? |
After fulfilling our empty stomach with such scrumptious food, we move on to our next destination, Eng Seng Pangkor Foods Industry & Trading which is located in Sungai Pinang Kecil. We have learned that the factory has already operating for over 30 years and has been passed over generations. They sell marine products or what we called as sea products and even processes certain sea products such as anchovies, prawns, fishes and much more.
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| Eng Seng Pangkor Food Industry & Trading is located at Sungai Pinang Kecil. |
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| The different types of sea products available in Eng Seng. |
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| A group picture with the boss of Eng Seng. |
After visiting the factory and purchasing those mouth-watering sea products, we decided to visit Foo Ling Kong Temple. According to the locals, this temple is a 'must have seen place' for tourists and visitors. We wondered what is so special about this temple, therefore we made a visit to this particular temple.
Foo Ling Kong Temple is famous for its exquisite environment of a garden with paintings of Chinese deities and wildlife. Furthermore, it is also famous for its miniature replica of Great Wall of China built around the temple! Can't make a trip to see the real Great Wall of China? Then, make a trip to Foo Ling Kong Temple! We can guarantee you that you'll never regret leaving your footprints there!
Remember! No matter you're a Chinese or not, Buddhist or not, Taoist or not, make a visit to this temple when you're having holiday in Pangkor or even make a special trip down to Pangkor just to visit this beautiful place!
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| Outside Foo Ling Kong Temple. |
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| Such a beautiful view of the temple with such a beautiful girl. So matching huh? :) |
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| Group picture in the temple. |
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| The garden of Foo Ling Kong Temple. |
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| The miniature replica of Great Wall of China. |
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| Foo Ling Kong Garden. |
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| From here, can you actually see the miniature replica of Great Wall of China built around the temple? |
Lastly, we took another ferry to visit the other bays and beaches in Pangkor. A few bays and beaches we visited are the Coral Bay, Gintang Bay, Nipah Beach, Coral Beach, White Sand Beach and much more. We get to see various kinds of rocks there!
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| Rocks at Nipah Beach. |
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| We can see a lot of different type of shellfishes in Nipah Beach among those rocks. |
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| What a nice bay. |
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| Such an unique creation by God. |
Looking for some water activities to do while you're in Pangkor? We have the perfect and best choice for you! Interested in sailing, snorkelling and other water sports? If yes, then you're in the right place again! Pangkor SilverBeach is on the rescue! They provide students like us with special prices for all water activities!
We went for sailing and then snorkelling under Pangkor SilverBeach. The sailing time slot available is from 8:30AM - 5:00PM and they charge us RM25 per person for students! We actually get to experience getting near to live corals, sea cucumbers, sea urchin and so many more!
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| Sailing all the way to Neverland ~ |
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| Preparing ourselves for snorkelling! |
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| We get to see a lot of live corals and other sea fishes while snorkelling. |
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| Sea urchin! Looks so scary right? |
There are still a lot of water activities you can choose from. We did not try all water sports because the time didn't allow us to. We ran out of time because it's only a day trip to Pangkor. The other water activities Pangkor SilverBeach provides are the popular banana boat and others. Oh yeah, they are located at Sea View or nearby Pasir Bogak Beach.
If you're interested in all these water activities and the prices and packages they offer;
Kindly contact them at:
Beh Kok Soon
012-5212290
Beh Kok Lai
012-5162290
Beh Kok Yong
012-5032290
OR
Add them in Facebook:
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| Last group picture with Pangkor Silverbeach boss. |
After a tiring and enjoyable day, we took our bath at Pangkor Villa Resort which only cost us RM1 per person to use their bathrooms. If you're interested to stay a night or a few in Pangkor, Pangkor Terrace Resort is the best choice we recommend you to choose.
For more details or bookings, please contact:
She Kok Lang
012-5162531
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| We have already land our footprints in Pangkor Island. What about you? What are you waiting for?! |
We can guarantee you will love Pangkor Island a lot after reading our blog! Pack your luggage now and plan a trip to Pangkor Island now! Be fast before Pangkor Island is being wiped out by tsunami soon since Dooms Day is approaching! Just joking!
Trust us, Footprinters as we already land our footprints there. All you have to do now is to land yours with your loved ones!
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| What a memorable day with all my lovely group members! We guarantee you will love this place a lot! :D |
