Similar to most of peninsular Malaysia’s east coast islands, Tenggol Island (locally known as Pulau Tenggol) is a beautiful, laidback island getaway. In my opinion, Pulau Tenggol is one of the most underrated islands in all of Malaysia. This could be due to its small size and a significant distance from the [...]
Getting to Redang Island (locally and commonly known as Pulau Redang) doesn’t have to be a stressful experience. Actually, it’s quite straightforward. In most circumstances, tourists wanting to visit Pulau Redang book a flight into Kuala Terengganu (try Momondo and/or BookingBuddy) and then take the ferry from the city center to the island. If you are [...]
If you’re planning on visiting Malaysia in anytime in the near future you will probably come across the term ‘Pulau Redang’ many times while researching for your trip. If you are not yet familiar, ‘pulau’ translates to ‘island’ in Bahasa Malaysia. Therefore, when you combine the terms Pulau and Redang we begin to talk [...]
Located off the coast of Kuala Terengganu, Redang Island is one of the largest islands off the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Despite having this claim, Redang does not have a comprehensive road network.. In fact, one of the only two ways to get to the Redang’s popular beach-Long Beach from its main village, [...]
If you have not heard of Malaysia’s Redang Island (or Pulau Redang in Bahasa Malay), this is the perfect time to read about it. Chasing Places’ travel writers have visited the major islands in Malaysia; and all I can say is Redang is the most beautiful in terms of beaches. The sand here is [...]
When you find yourself travelling up our down peninsular Malaysia’s east coast to see all the beautiful islands it’s important to have reputable transport information to rely on. After checking out Pulau Tenggol (Island) I recently travelled north to Kuala Terengganu in order to reach Pulau Redang (Island). Dungun is the ferry departure point [...]
Pulau Kapas is regarded by many as one of Malaysia’s nicest islands and we would have to agree. Pulau Kapas (Kapas Island), or Kapas for short, is dotted with beautiful white sandy strips of sand and it is surrounded by beautiful clear water. How clear you might ask? Well, we can confidently say that [...]
The beautiful Perhentian Islands are one of the prized destinations on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Unlike Thai island counterparts, the islands are less developed and less densely populated. The Perhentian Islands offer absolutely gorgeous stretches of white sand and clear turquoise water, which are actually part of a protected marine park. There [...]