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Perhentian Kecil is a popular destination for backpackers, featuring long white sand beaches, dense jungle trails and excellent diving and snorkelling. The island is part of a Marine Park, and as such a protected from excessive development, though each year a little of natures paradise is replaced. On the positive side, a renewable energy center (wind and solar power) supplies the local village with electricity.

Long Beach is the liveliest area of the island, followed by Coral Bay, accommodation consists mainly of Beach Huts, but a few resorts operate concrete and air-conditioned units.

Tips:
• Best weather (in season) March-October - (off season) Nov-Feb heavy rain and waves keep all but the most determined surfers away. There can be unseasonable good weather - or you can be trapped on the island for many days.
• The fast boats to the island cost 70RM return, there is a 5RM park fee, taxis from the airport or train station in Kota Baru should cost about 50RM.
• Beware of cheap dive operators - if a dive operator is undercutting the standard rate dramatically - corners are being cut - it may not affect you - but someone in the future may suffer with faulty equipment.
• Coral Bay is the quieter beach, Long Beach bars play loud music long into the night - though you're more likely to be kept awake by the chugging of generators.
• There are no ATM's on the island - stock up on cash before you arrive.

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By IvaG
October 12th 2009

V vodi z zelvo Asia » Malaysia » Terengganu » Perhentian Kecil

Perhentian island

Kevin Costner plese z volkovi. Jaz plavam z zelvami. No, vsaj enkrat sem. Sla sem na zajtrk za pregresnih 7,5r: roti chanai za 5r in teh tarik ais za 2,5. Filip se je hvalabogu skidal, tako da sem lahko uredila vse za snorklanje pri sosednjem guesthouse po imenu Lemongrass. Sedela sem tam v kaficu in nisem zelela fotkati in se izpostavljati, ker menda na otoku kradejo ko srake, na vpisnem listu za snorklanje pa so bili vsi moji podatki, vjucno s stevilko bungalova. Ne paranoja, ampak previdnost. V tistem trenutku nisem imela prav nobene zelje raziskovati otoka, ker se nisem pocutila [View Full Entry]

By IvaG
October 11th 2009

Paradise, but not Asia » Malaysia » Terengganu » Perhentian Kecil

Tezko je bilo zapustiti Bunga Raya guesthouse, ker je gazda res totalna faca. Poleg tega stalno nosi neko hrano not in mi jo ponuja; tako sem morala ze veckrat zavrniti nasi lemak in neke pocukrane pizdarije. No, tem sem se danes le vdala: neke ocvrte zadevscine iz tapiokiine moke in sladkega krompirja. Spravil mi je tudi par stvari do torka, ko se vrnem. Sla sem se cez cesto na roti chanai telur (z jajcem) in teh tarik, potem pa na bus st. 639 do Kuala Besut. Cena je 6 r, scena pa je totalno nova in se ni v LP-ju, saj [View Full Entry]

By alytashi
October 7th 2009

In love with the oceans. Asia » Malaysia » Terengganu » Perhentian Kecil

Despite the stacks of work staring at me (now that I have tidied them up yada) I feel that I wouldn't be doing these memories justice if I don't blog about my trip/s to both Pulau Redang, and the Perhentian Island/s. On a note, I must really thank my lucky stars, and that I be allowed to travel, within a short break of a month, to visit Redang, and later to visit Perhentian. So here goes: The first trip was with my cousins, Angel & Kelvin and Kel's girlfriend, Jacyln (: It was my first time travelling out with them without [View Full Entry]

By Wanderly Wagon
September 11th 2009

Island Paradise, with Turtles, sharks, lizards and finding Nemo. Asia » Malaysia » Terengganu » Perhentian Kecil

D'Lagoon

Our journey here wasn’t without its hassles. Our bus was over an hour late leaving and we had to wait beside 20 or 30 other buses in an underground bus park with all their engines running. It was hot, humid and the fumes were intoxicating. Add to that people staring at you the whole time and it becomes very uncomfortable. I know we’re different looking but surely we’re not as alien as some people make us out to be. You could stare back with full eye contact and this does not put them off. Eventually we got on the bus and [View Full Entry]

By Mitrompeta
August 18th 2009

Paradise Lost Asia » Malaysia » Terengganu » Perhentian Kecil

Boat+beach

Obviously before you lose paradise you'll have to find it. We found it somewhere in the South Chinese sea, at least for a couple of days. Jet our arrival at paradise wasn't that great. It was in the middle of a tropic storm to be precise. We tried to outrun the storm by quickly jumping on a speedboat. But it caught us mid sea anyway and had us soaked in mere seconds. Its a great experience though, jumping from the bus into a speedboat, racing on waves that get bigger and bigger. catapulting our boat right into the next one. All [View Full Entry]

By JHG
August 15th 2009

Perhentian Paradise Asia » Malaysia » Terengganu » Perhentian Kecil

Sunrise at D'Lagoon

Beach, book, sunshine, snorkelling, clear water...yes to all the above. Perhentian Kecil is my current location, after a day on a bus and a (speedy/bumpy!) boat we arrived at the island of Perhentian Kecil. Luckily we had managed to pre-book accomodation at D'Lagoon because all the other places on the island were full. Most people headed to the popular Long beach and got turned away. In fact, D'Lagoon turned out to be the better option for us, with more fish and better snorkelling than the sands of long beach. We were able to walk 10 minutes to Turtle bay and snorkel, [View Full Entry]

By Amy and Dan
August 15th 2009

Picking up Paradise in the Perhentian Islands Asia » Malaysia » Terengganu » Perhentian Kecil

Pulau Perhentian

August 12, 2009 - August 18, 2009 Travel info: Whakaf Bharu station to Kota Bharu Bus Terminal by taxi (RM15) Kota Bharu to Kuala Besut by bus (RM6)--2 hours Kuala Besut to Perhentian Kecil by speedboat (RM70 return)--30mins Finally arriving back north near the Thai border at Whakaf Bharu (Kota Bharu's only train station about 5kms away) we jumped into a cab to take us to Kota Bharu bus terminal to catch the bus to Kuala Besut on the coast. The taxi driver couldn't comprehend why we didn't want him to take us straight to the coast! It's hard trying to [View Full Entry]

By stewartgetslost
August 9th 2009

Snorkelling with sharks and turtles on an island paradise Asia » Malaysia » Terengganu » Perhentian Kecil

Jealous yet?

You know, usually I like to go for a clever pun for these titles. But this time, I just decided to go straight for the jealousy button. And you already feel pretty jealous don't you? Don't lie, I know you are. As Lionel Ritchie once said, I can see it in your eyes. Hello. We made an early start from Kota Bharu, and as such were relaxing on Coral Bay on Pulau Perhentian Kecil by 11am. I'd rented out some snorkelling gear, and went for a bit of an explore into the water, to see some of the most bizarre rainbow [View Full Entry]

By Sophie and Dale
July 29th 2009

Experiencing Hell to reach Heaven... Asia » Malaysia » Terengganu » Perhentian Kecil

Beautiful Romantic beach

Our next stop was the Perhentian Islands which are raved about from everyone you speak to who has visited them. We left Ko Tao with a plan on how we were going to get there ensuring we avoided the trouble area in South Eastern Thailand where shooting & bombings have occured as recently as April. We got off the bus at the train station and our trip through hell began... Our first problem was that the Thais thought it would be a good idea to employ a ticket seller who spoke no English at all in one of the main tourist [View Full Entry]

By fceaman
July 18th 2009

Perhentian Islands Asia » Malaysia » Terengganu » Perhentian Kecil

Speedy boat!

El sábado también empieza bien temprano. Esta vez sin embargo, tenemos a Mr Lee susurrándonos a través de la puerta. "Are you readyyy?". Menudo susto que nos llevamos... Después, los retortijones empiezan. El ansia de probar comida distinta juega malas pasadas frecuentemente, y ahora el pastelito malayo me da duro :S . Sin prisa para pensar, salimos de la pensión y nos metemos en un taxi que nos lleva a Kuala Besut, a una hora de camino. Kuala Besut no tiene nada de especial y sólo es conocido por su puerto donde aguardan decenas de lanchas que conectan con las islas [View Full Entry]

Shark Point (los tiburons andaban por debajo claro...)

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