Pangkor Island is located in Perak, on the west coast of peninsular Malaysia. Pangkor is about 240 KM from Kuala Lumpur, 90 KM from Ipoh, and 180 KM from Georgetown Penang.
I go to PangKor Island few years ago with my Wife. I miss Pangkor Island with it beautiful beaches, fishing village living culture and delicious seafood.
We drive from Kuala Lumpur at 6 am, we go to Teluk Intan to have our breakfast, and rest for a while, then continue drive to Lumut. We reached Lumut about 10.30 am, we park our car at the open air car park opposite to the Lumut Jetty. We walk around at Lumut Waterfront, Lumut Waterfront is a beautiful and attractive waterfront public park. the architecture of the maritime concept is very interesting. It is equipped with amenities such as Jetty to Pulau Pangkor (Pangkor Island), souvenir shops, seafood stores, food court and open stage.
We take ferry at Lumut toward Pangkor Island. We rent a motorcycle as our main transportation in Pangkor Island. We have booked a hotels room through agoda, we direct to to check in at Anjungan Beach Resort & Spa Pangkor.
After check we go to Pasir Bagok town to have our seafood lunch. We walk around at Pasir Bagok after having our lunch. Pasir Bogak Beach is one of the most famous beaches in the island. Pasir Bogak Beach is a 1.5 km stretch of soft white sand and clear water, a breath-taking sight making it quite popular in Pangkor Island. The beach is crescent-shaped with coconut palm trees separating the sand beach, providing protection from the heat wave during midday. The atmosphere is serene and the water is calm, making it suitable for people who wanted to relax on the cozy breeze of the sea. Because the water level isn’t too deep and has little current, it makes a safe place for children who like to frolic in the water. Sitting in front of the beach, you can enjoy the view of Pangkor Laut Resort, an exclusive resort miles away from Pangkor Island.
At first day, we go to the following;
Dutch Fort ( Kota Belanda )
The Dutch Fort (Kota Belanda in Malay) is a fort in Pangkor Island (Pulau Pangkor in Malay), Perak, Malaysia. The Dutch Fort is the remnants of an outpost of Dutch attempts to control trade in the Malay peninsula. The Dutch called it Fort Dindingh.
2. Batu Bersurat / Sacred Rock
Batu Bersurat or called as Sacred Rock / Tiger Rock in Pangkor Island is a large rock at Kampung Teluk Gedung inscribed with graffiti made by Dutch soldiers in the 1700’s. These soldiers were based in the Dutch Fort just about 200 metres away, in the years 1743-1748 and the date 1743 is carved on the rock five times. In English the rock is called as Sacred Rock, Inscribed Rock or Tiger Rock because of the widely held belief that the main drawing depicts a tiger mauling a boy. This has spawned various theories and legends about a tiger which killed the son of a senior Dutch official based in the nearby Dutch Fort.Some researchers disagreed with the above apocryphal stories, they claim that it is clear that this image is not a tiger but is in fact the Dutch coat-of-arms that was in use at the time the graffiti was made. The artist may not have been too skilled but the animal is a lion (see the tail-tiger’s tails do not end in a hairy tuft) and it is carrying a quiver of arrows and a sword, not a young boy. Even the line around the drawing is the same shape as that on the coat-of-arms’ red shield. The VOC symbol to the right of the lion carving is the symbol of the Dutch East India Company (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie) and the letter A probably represents the Amsterdam Chamber of that company.
3. Fu Lin Kong Temple
The Fu Lin Kong Temple is located on the east coast of Pangkor Island. Fu Lin Kong Temple is the biggest Taoist temple Pangkor Island. There are a number of Chinese in Pangkor Island who adhere to the Taoist doctrine. The temple is the center of worship of Taoism in Pangkor, the religion that follows the teachings of Lao Tze, a great Chinese philosopher. Fu Lin Kong Temple is one of the most popular tourist attractions on the island.
4. Food Street Teluk Nipah
We have our dinner at the Food Street Teluj Nipah,I like to eat Ikan Bakar.
We go to our hotels after we have our dinner.
Second Day
1. Teluk Nipah Beach
Teluk Nipah Beach (Pantai Teluk Nipah) is located on the western side of Pangkor Island, facing the Strait of Malacca. Teluk Nipah Beach is the most popular and most lively beach in Pangkor Island. We rent a boat at the early morning to round the small island around Pangkor Island. We have stop at Giam Island and take photo at the Island.
We have our dinner at Daddy's Cafe, a restaurant beside the beach.
After having our lunch at Daddy Cafe, we go to Pekan Pangkor, then go to Hai Seng Hin Satay Fish Factory, Kilang Satay Ikan Hai Seng Hin ( Hai Seng Hin Stay Fish Factory ) is one of factory of “satay fish” in Pangkor Island. This factory is open for public visit, It is a popular tourist spot, as most tourist vans would stop here. We can see how satay fish is made. Besides Stay Fish, Hai Seng Hin produces others seafood snacks such as Crispy Satay Cuttlefish, Barbeque Fish, Sotong, Crispy Fish Crackers & Prawn Crackers, etc.
Our next destination was Hua Xing Fishery, Hua Xing Fishery is a dried anchovies processing factory in Pangkor Island. We can learn about the processing process to produce dried anchovies by visiting this factory. We able to buy some dries anchovies dries anchovy powder, and other products such as dried shrimp, dried squid etc.
I have found a website about Pangkor Island, this website a complete website about the tourism information of Pangkor Island. Please visit Pangkor Island @ https://pangkorislandtourism.com/ to get the tourism informatin and plan your trip to Pangkor.
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