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 Pahang, Malaysia travel tales
Our customers share their travelling experiences in Pahang, Malaysia.
Read about first hand stories on travel tips and guides, events, entertainment,shopping, food, business and transportation.
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| R Rahim |
20 September 2005 |
Stayed at Swiss Garden Resort & Spa, Kuantan - Pahang, Malaysia.
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Kuantan is a nice place to visit for a short holiday in east malaysia. They have nice beaches like Teluk chempedak for instance, where Hyatt Kuantan hotel is located. If you are staying at Swiss Garden, the beach infront of the hotel is not too bad either but the waves are rather strong for swimming. The Cherating Beach is another option. Salted fish, crispy cuttlefish (or sotong in malay), fish crackers and many other dried seafood are sold in abundance in the town of kuantan. Have a cup of coffee at Starbucks after shopping at the Megamall, one of the better shopping centres. Best to travel on foot around town and you get to see plenty of small shops selling batik design clothes at reasonable prices. Don't forget to bargain. If you are looking for cheap toiletries,clothing, shoes or slippers, try the Maideen store. Cheap but not necessarily good. Located near the stadium and within walking distance to Kuantan Parade, another shopping centre.Not too far from the stadium, at the Terminal Makmur, you could also catch coaches to various part of malaysia like Kota Baharu, Jerantut, Kuala Lumpur or even to Singapore. It only cost RM22.50 to Singapore On Transnasional. Daily at 2230hrs or 2300hrs and you arrive at Lavender Street (Singapore) at 0500hrs. For me Kuantan is best remembered for its beautiful beaches, hospitable people and great seafood.
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| S Ding |
31 May 2005 |
Stayed at Swiss Garden Resort & Spa, Kuantan - Pahang, Malaysia.
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Drove to Sg Pandan waterfall and almost got lost. The water is murky.
The beaches in Cherating Lama and Balok has sandflies. So need to spray lots of insect repellant
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| K Leong |
10 May 2005 |
Stayed at Swiss Garden Resort & Spa, Kuantan - Pahang, Malaysia.
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Go to the batik store & factory a short distance north of the hotel.
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| B Kurien |
05 May 2005 |
Stayed at Swiss Garden Resort & Spa, Kuantan - Pahang, Malaysia.
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The action is at Cherating and while Beserah is a well located beach, there aren't too many things to do here. We took a trip to Guha Charas caves and Pancing Waterfalls, both of which were energy sapping but worth the effort. Take packed food along since there are almost no restaurants around these two spots.
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| A Cheong |
02 May 2005 |
Stayed at Swiss Garden Resort & Spa, Kuantan - Pahang, Malaysia.
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It is a worthwhile trip to visit the Charah/Panching caves where you see limestone formations and the sleeping buddha. However, be prepared for a steep climb up the narrow flight of steps. Shoes are recommended and please bring bottled water along.
Near the Panching caves is the Pandan waterfalls. However, the signage to the Pandan waterfalls is less clear and we had to backtrack a few times before we could reach the waterfall.
We had seafood at the Berserah Seafood Restaurant (along Jalan Berserah) but had to wait a long time (at least 45 mins) before our food arrive. The food was good but the prices are not cheap.
The food at the Phuket Seafood Restaurant (at Telok Cempadak Beach) is cheaper and the place is more breezy (as it is next to the beach).
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| R Sundra |
27 March 2005 |
Stayed at Holiday Villa Cherating - Pahang, Malaysia.
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Must visit The Shadow of the Moon bar which is next to Residence Inn. You can ask Steven to specially prepare dinner for your group - he will buy the freshest ingredients on the day and cook a great meal. Order the steamed fish and wild boar curry. Amie's Cafe is great for breakfast.
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| F Corbett |
20 March 2005 |
Stayed at Swiss Garden Resort & Spa, Kuantan - Pahang, Malaysia.
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We used the hotel as a staging post on our journey from Singapore to Redang Island. We travelled by car and left Singapore in the morning and arrived mid afternoon,stayed overnight and continued our journey to Merang ferry point (NB This is approx 4 hours from the hotel, NOT to be confused with Marang which is only 2 hours 45 minutes from the hotel. Not a mistake you wish to make when you are travelling to catch a ferry.
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| T Mahony |
17 February 2005 |
Stayed at Berjaya Tioman Beach, Golf & Spa Resort - Pahang, Malaysia.
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The setting is beautiful as the island is largely undeveloped, a welcome change from Phuket, Langkawi, etc. The beach is rather rocky but at hightide the swimming is great. Plus, there is a gorgeous little island with beautiful white sand (Coral Island) which you can get to by boat in about 20 minutes.
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| C Chua |
30 December 2004 |
Stayed at Swiss Garden Resort & Spa, Kuantan - Pahang, Malaysia.
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We tried the local touristy seafood spots (Pak Su) and visited the night markets on two occasion for the atmosphere and to get fresh fruits. It was also an easy hot into town (Kuantan) where food was a lot cheaper and had greater variety.
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| K Choo |
15 December 2004 |
Stayed at Swiss Garden Resort & Spa, Kuantan - Pahang, Malaysia.
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The beaches at Kuantan are beautiful, though the sea is murky. Food at Pak Su and Satay Zul as recommended by other travellers on the web site are really quite good and affordable. Kuantan is also known for its salted fish and keropok, so they are a must-buy if you like them.
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