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There are two waterfalls collectively called the Sungai Ceralak Waterfalls. The first, Sekayu known as Jeram Solo, is about 12 m high with a pool of about 250 sq m in area while the second, at 24 m with a 190 sq m pool, is called Jeram Padang. The area has some attractive trees and plants including various species of pretty wild flowers. The surrounding hills also provide a scenic backdrop for photographers. Getting to the site is an adventure in itself, involving a boat ride from Kuala Jengai to Kuala Sungai Ceralak, a jungle hike and river crossing across the Sungai Ceralak itself. The other alternative route involves logging trails and jungle tracks.

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Approximately 140km north of Kuala Terengganu and a few kilometres from Besut, lies Bukit Keluang. The view in this area is one of the most breathtaking and magnificent in Malaysia. It is also an ideal site for swimming, snorkelling and wind surfing.
It doesn? matter whether you like to explore caves or not, for Bukit Keluang offers you more than that. For starters, the view in this area promises to take your breath away.




Best of all, the caves at Bukit Keluang is not too difficult for novices who are seeking casual exploration. There are easy walkways to help you along so all you need is a flashlight, good shoes and an adventurous spirit. Of course, exploring without a guide is not advisable.

Its distinctive features are caves, which are easily reached by walkways. Try to conjure up an image of a very peaceful village with beautiful wooden houses, innocent looking children playing games such as hopscotch or marbles, cows grazing in the field, swaying coconut trees, fresh cool breeze and a spectacular curve of white, sandy beach. This description describes Merang to a tee.

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Duyung Island sits at the mouth of River Terengganu and is now accessible by boat or by road. The local riverboat charges a nominal fee of 50 cents or so. Villagers unload their produce to sell in the market. Bunches of bananas and baskets of chempedak fruit (a very pungent fruit but delicious!) are common produce. Others unload their bicycles for cruising around town or used as transportation to work nearby. Another way to get to Duyung Island is via the highway but many travellers prefer the old-fashioned way of travel by riverboat.

At Duyung Island, there are a number of small villages. Evenings are the best time to go as the young children come out to play on the banks. With their kites, they have their inter-village competitions. These kids fight for the reign, to be the 'king of kites'. There is a lot of strategy involved, sneaky tricks and all sorts of espionage going on.

One sneaky way of winning the game is by modifying their kites. The older boys would smash used light bulbs and grind them into fine glass powder. Then they dip the kite string into a glue paste and coat the string with the glass powder. Once up in the air and the string taut, these specially modified kites are used as instruments of destruction. As the kites come together, entwining each other in a tussle, the fine glass is sharp enough to cut through the opponent's kite string - the kite breaks off and floats away as the owner and his group of friends run off to catch the fallen star. The winner keeps the loser's kite and so on it goes.





At Duyung Island, traditional boat building is still thriving. Pakcik Haji Abdullah and his group of highly skilled craftsmen have been building these sturdy, seaworthy boats for the Marang fishing fleet for a long, long time now. And amazingly, the boats were built entirely from memory without the use of plans. Not only is he well known in Malaysia, Pakcik even has orders from foreign sailing enthusiasts who have heard about his skills within the international sailing community. However, he laments over how difficult it is now to build a good, sturdy boat and that is owed to the disappearing jungles of Terengganu. In the early days of his career, he could stroll into nearby jungles, pick the largest 'cengal' tree (a hardwood timber also known as ironwood) that is most suitable for building the hull; and cut it down without a second thought.

Now, much of the nearby primary jungle is gone and if there were any cengal trees left, it would be protected and after all, it's too heavy a price to pay for the timber. Yet he continues his work, meticulously putting finishing touches to the beautifully handcrafted vessels, ready to hand them over to the owner where each boat will continue the legacy of Haji Abdullah, Terengganu's finest boatbuilder.

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Gem Island (Pulau Gemia) is a privately owned island, about 800 metres off Kapas Island. Gem Island had white sandy beaches, crystal clear water, beautiful corals and fascinating marine life. In another effort to preserve wildlife, one of the beaches on Gem Island is used as a turtle hatchery. Terengganu is renowned as one of the few places where turtles (including the giant Leatherback) come ashore to lay their eggs. On the island the green turtle is the most common. But the Hawksbill and Olive Ridley turtle are regular visitors. After laying, the eggs are collected and transferred by Gem Island staff to an enclosure on the beach. This protects them from marauding predators such as monitor lizards, crabs and seabirds.



About 2 months after being laid, the turtle hatchlings emerge from the sand and are put into sea water tanks, to be fed on jelly fish and other fishes, where both staff and visitors can check their progress. Finally when circumstance are most propitious, they are released in batches into the sea, all swimming off in the same direction, out into the ocean - a touching unforgettable sight. It is estimated that their chances of survival to reach maturity are increased from 2 to at least 20 percent by the assistance on Gem Island and other turtle hatcheries.

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At 22km north of K.Dungun and 80km south of K.Terengganu, is probably the most talked about tourist spot in Terengganu. There was a time when a great number of giant leatherback turtles came to Rantau Abang to lay their eggs between May and August. (Peak egg laying months are June and July). The beach terrain here is favourable as it has a steep and deep slope so that the turtle can 'land' straight up the beach. If the beach has a shallow and gradual slope, the turtle would have to spend much of her energy wading through a fair distance before finding a suitable nesting site closer to the vegetation line. She must conserve as much energy as possible for what she has to do later. The mother turtle comes up in the cover of night to lay her eggs. Leatherback turtles can grow to a length of 2m and easily weigh up to 500kg. Unlike other turtles species who have hard bony shells, they have soft, leathery shells or carapace with 7 ridges running longitudinally down. The design and shape of the carapace reduces water friction and together with the long flippers helps the turtle propel smoothly through water. This is a more suitable design, for these long distance swimmers have to travel across great oceans every 2 to 3 years to return to the same breeding ground. It is believed that the long distance travel is related to seasonal drifts of the jellyfish.

Graceful reptiles in the water, on land their weight and shape can be cumbersome. Each female nests between 5 to 9 times per season and each nest has between 50 to 140 eggs. The male, on the other hand, never comes ashore. Once the mother turtle has laid her eggs and covered them, she rests for a bit and then makes her way back into the sea. Exhausted from the ordeal, she swims out into the open sea to feed and replenishes her energy. This is the time when she is most vulnerable to shark attacks. There have been reports of leatherbacks with disfigured fins and wounds caused by sharks.

In the 1950's, there were around 11,000 nestings reported at Rantau Abang. By 1999, it had dropped to fewer than 10 nestings. There are a number of factors attributed to the sharp drop in numbers. In the early years when there were no rangers monitoring the beach, local tourists were seen riding on the turtles, pulling their flippers, shining flashlights into the poor, suffering creature's eyes and all sorts of gross misconduct. Turtles are extremely sensitive creatures and are not accustomed to such stress. On top of the terrible treatment on land, high activity of trawlers scouring the coastal waters and pollution lingering around the coastline were added dangers. Leatherbacks and other turtles were often trapped in nets that slowly drowned them, killing 100,000s every year worldwide. Adding to the turtles' misfortunes, the turtle eggs were collected by locals to sell in the markets. The locals claim that these eggs have aphrodisiac and beautifying properties although there is no scientific proof for these claims. It is reported that their nutritional value is even less than that of a chicken egg. Turtle eggs are still sold at markets around Terengganu and will continue to do so until authorities realise the importance of protecting the species at every stage of its lifecycle and development.



Their numbers are dwindling. Without the turtles around, Rantau Abang itself has fallen into shambles. Many of the outlets and some resorts have been abandoned. What used to be a busy seaside resort has now become a little more than a place for gas refill.
If only there was more concerted effort to educate the people on the sensitivities of these turtles then perhaps that could in a small way help arrest the disappearing population.

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Lang Tengah Island or Pulau Lang Tengah off the coast of Terengganu is one of the nation's well-kept secrets. Its arresting beauty can easily captivate you while you are there. Crystal clear sea-water, pristine beaches and untouched tropical jungle. Its arresting beauty lingers forever in your memory. An island you can call your own, private and tranquil.




Take a stroll along the whitewashed, sandy beaches or bath in the sun for that coveted golden tan. Explore the wonders of nature, and you'll be surprised of what you'll discover. Whatever you do, we'll make sure that your stay with us is an enjoyable one.

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Chendering, located approximately 6 km from Kuala Terengganu, is the site of the Malaysian Handicraft Centre. The centre offers visitors a wide variety of Malaysian handicraft and also an insight into handicraft making.



Batik Painting

Some of the exquisite items which can be found here are songket, batik, vases, and mats, hats, wallets and bags made from pandanus leaves. Visitors will also get a chance to witness first hand the skills of local artisans in songket weaving, batik painting, basket weaving, etc.

Besides being considered as the centre for handicraft and traditional textiles in Terengganu, endering is also the site for a national deep sea fishing project. Located 6 km south of Kuala Terengganu, Chendering has a long jetty which makes it an excellent site for fishing.  

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Malay


CRR Restaurant
Cheneh Recretion & Resort, Bandar Baru Cheneh, 24000 Kemaman, Terengganu Malaysia

CRR Restaurant serves a variety of local delicacies and cuisine. Doing lunch or dinning at CRR Restaurant 'Kampung-style' is indeed at taste to savour. A wide variety of Seafood at available nightly. The restaurant serves a well variety to suits every one needs. Should you give a try to the nice and delicious nasi lemak, nasi minyak and also the noodles. During lunch hour, get yourself a grip for the delicious kampung-style meal. The spicy masak lemak, ulam and so many more. A fresh fish style cooking either fried or grilled with the air asam as accompany would be hard to resist. Quench with a fresh coconut drink to complete your meal.

Floating Restaurant  
Bandar Permaisuri, 22100 Setiu Terengganu , Malaysia.

Medic Inn Restaurant
Lot PT 254 & 255, Pekedaian SEDC, Jln Besar 22200 Jertih, Besut Terengganu Malaysia.

Cafe Sekayu
Hotel Seri Malaysia , Lot 1640 Jalan Hiliran Balik B, 20100 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu Malaysia.

Desa Restaurant
Motel Desa Sdn Bhd , Bukit Pak Apil, 20000 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu Malaysia.

Che Rohani Mat Salleh Coffee Shop
81 Kampung Paya Serai, 20100 Dungun, Terengganu Malaysia.




Chinese

Sakura Restaurant
131, Jln Besar, Kuala Besut, 22300 Besut Terengganu Malaysia.

Chong Yoong Foh Restaurant
43-B, Kampung Seberang, 20010 Jerteh Terengganu , Malaysia.

Everyday Restaurant
11J, Jalan Engku Sar, 20100 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu Malaysia.

Golden Dragon Restaurant
No 198, Jalan Bandar, 20100 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu Malaysia.

Good Luck Restaurant
11Y & 11Z, Jalan Kota Lama, 20300 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu Malaysia.

Ho Weng Fatt Restaurant
12F, Jalan Engku Sar, 20100 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu Malaysia.

May Flower Restaurant & Coffee House
K185, Jalan Lim Teck Wan, 20150 Dungun, Terengganu, Malaysia.




Indian

Meena Restaurant
Lot 22 D, Jln Besar, 22200 Jertih, Besut Terengganu Malaysia.

Ravindran P Restaurant
K310, Jalan Che Teng, 20100 Chukai, Terengganu Malaysia.

Restoran Sharah Tanduri
1F/G, Jalan Air Jernih, 20100  Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu Malaysia.

Shalimar Restaurant
1F/G, Jalan Air Jernih, 20400 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu Malaysia.




Western

Pak Maidin's Coffee House
Batu Burok Beach Resort Sdn Bhd 906-A, Jalan Pantai Batu Burok, 20400 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu Darul Iman, Malaysia

Pak Maidin's Coffee House serves a delectable range of local and western cuisines. Pamper your taste buds with our variety of servings right from our breakfast to supper and pool snacks to sea-food barbecue. The choice is yours.

Mama Chops Papa Grill  
PT 7498 SSM 7051, Batu 48, Mukim Sura, 23000 Dungun Terengganu Malaysia.

Keropok Lekor

The keropok lekor is so well known that people as far as Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Johor will stop by the stalls selling these delicacy whenever they are in the area. Those who have tasted the Losong crackers will agree that they are the best there is because fish makes up 90 per cent of the ingredients. This is essential in bringing out the flavour. The types of fish mainly used are the ikan parang (herring), tamban (sardine-like fish) and selayang (decapterus russellii).

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Terengganu is one of the Malaysian state which is endowed with a wealth of charming and refreshing natural landscapes. She has beaches, exotic islands, lush virgin tropical jungle, quaint fishing villages, dazzling waterfalls and many, many more. Her miles and miles of white, sandy beaches and crystal clear water stretches throughout its 225 km coastline, extending from Besut in the north to Kemaman in the South. Her islands are among the most picturesque and fascinating in the country. From its myriad of colourful pastimes which include batik printing and songket weaving to the rapturous celebration of its many generations of cultural and traditional heritage, Terengganu is indeed a very blessed state.

Terengganu's population, which stands at approximately 1 million people, consists of 90% Malays, with the rest being made up of Chinese and Indians. The pace of life in Kuala Terengganu, its capital state, and all the towns and villages in Terengganu is unhurried and unaffected by the hustle and bustle of a big city.

Terengganu's history goes back to as far as the 1st century and has long been an important area of Malay settlement. Throughout the time up to the present day, Terengganu has been ruled by 16 Sultans.

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Visitors will find most places in Terengganu easily accessible. There is a host of transportation modes that one can choose from, when travelling and within Terengganu, i.e. by air, road, buses and coaches, taxi.

MAS operates daily direct services from Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Terengganu as well as connecting services from other major cities and towns. For inquiries on flight reservations and confirmation, visitors are requested to call MAS at Tel: 09-6221415, 09-6222266, 09-6664204.

BY AIR
The Sultan Mahmud Airport is only 18 kilometers from Kuala Terengganu. Contact the Airport Information Counter at 09-6664204 for further information.

BY BUS & Taxi
The normal taxi fare is 8.5 sen for 1km and 10 sen for 1km for air-conditioned taxis.

Terengganu - Transportation
By Taxi
In and around Terengganu Normal Fare Air Conditioned
Kuala Terengganu - Kemaman RM52.00 RM70.00
Kuala Terengganu - Kerteh RM48.00 RM60.00
Kuala Terengganu - Paka RM36.00 RM45.00
Kuala Terengganu - Dungun RM28.00 RM35.00
Kuala Terengganu - K. Besut RM40.00 RM60.00
Kuala Terengganu - Jertih RM36.00 RM45.00
Kuala Terengganu - Kg. Buloh RM24.00 RM35.00
Kuala Terengganu - Sg. Tong RM16.00 RM25.00
Kuala Terengganu - Kuala Berang RM14.00 RM20.00
Kuala Terengganu - Kenyir Lake RM45.00 RM60.00
Kuala Terengganu - Kenyir Dam RM30.00 RM40.00
Kuala Terengganu - Sekayu RM20.00 RM35.00
Kuala Terengganu - Kuala Besut RM40.00 RM60.00
Kuala Terengganu - Penarik RM30.00 RM40.00
Kuala Terengganu - Merang RM20.00 RM30.00
Kuala Terengganu - Marang RM10.00 RM15.00
Kuala Terengganu - Marang Safaris RM20.00 RM25.00
Kuala Terengganu - Rantau Abang RM28.00 RM35.00
Kuala Terengganu - Awana Kijal RM52.00 RM70.00
Kuala Terengganu - Cherating RM70.00 RM90.00
Kuala Terengganu - Bukit Besi RM32.00 RM45.00
Kuala Terengganu - Durian Mas RM40.00 RM70.00

By Bus
Interstate Bus Taxi (Air-Cond)
Kuala Terengganu - Kuala Lumpur RM21.70 RM250.00
Kuala Terengganu - Butterworth RM24.00 RM250.00
Kuala Terengganu - Johor Bahru RM22.00 RM300.00
Kuala Terengganu - Kuantan RM9.00 RM90.00
Kuala Terengganu - Kota Bharu RM7.50 RM70.00
Kuala Terengganu - Rantau Panjang RM9.50 RM90.00

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Dungun (km)
Alor Gajah 398
Alor Setar 599
Baling 485
Batu Pahat 433
Bukit Fraser 381
Bukit Ibam 252
Bukit Kayu Hitam 647
Butterworth 576
Brichang 565
Dabong 356
Desaru 464
Gemas 328
Gerik 427
Gua Musang 374
Ipoh 581
Jeli 303
Johor Bahru 456
Kajang 412
Kangar 644
Klang 423
Kluang 432
Kota Bahru 246
Kota Tinggi 414
Kuala Kangsar 531
Kuala Lipis 381
Kuala Lumpur 390
Kuala Selangor 457
Kuala Terengganu 78
Kuantan 131
Lumut 639
Maran 207
Melaka 422
Mersing 328
Muar 467
Padang Besar 681
Pasir Putih 206
Port Klang 431
Pontian Kecil 506
Port Dickson 420
Sabak Bernam 520
Segamat 309
Seremban 388
Shah Alam 415
Sitiawan 652
Sungai Petani 540
Taiping 559
Teluk Intan 530
Temerloh 255

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昜color=Orange]  Besut (2)

D'rizan Resort Besut
Primula Coral View Beach Resort

anj2208

ada hotel tak dekat area wakaf che yeh, kb??
anj nak g sana minggu depan....
ingat nak stay dekat area wakaf che yeh....
konon2 turun hotel je tempat soping...

bestnye...

BeachBoys

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[quote]Originally posted by RaDiO@cTiVe at 11-8-2005 11:06 AM

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Tasik Pergau syurga pecinta alam
07-05-2008 10:21:14 AM

JELI: Jika Perak terkenal dengan Tasik Temenggor di Pulau Banding atau lebih dikenali sebagai Tasik Banding oleh penduduk setempat tetapi di Kelantan, Tasik Pergau yang terdapat di sini sebenarnya juga tidak kurang hebatnya.

Kedua-dua tasik itu tetap sama iaitu tasik buatan manusia ekoran terbinanya Empangan Temenggor dan Empangan Pergau.

Mungkin nama Tasik Pergau tidaklah segah Tasik Temenggor namun sejak 2004 sehingga kini dilaporkan telah dikunjungi lebih 30,000 pengunjung.

Keindahannya bukan sahaja menggamit pelancong tempatan tetapi juga dari luar negara seperti Thailand, Singapura, Eropah dan Jepun.

Kedamaian berada di Tasik Pergau menjadikan percutian di situ seakan tiada hentinya dan dilaporkan ada beberapa pelancong dalam dan luar negara telah mengunjunginya buat beberapa kali lagi.

Syurga kaki pancing

Untuk ke Tasik Pergau ia memerlukan perjalanan sehingga ke Jeli dari Kota Baharu yang kemudiannya melalui Jalan Raya Timur Barat dan jika melalui Gerik, anda perlu ke Pergau, juga melalui jalan raya yang sama.

Tidak sukar untuk sampai ke jeti tasik itu yang jaraknya hanya kira-kira 500 meter dari jalan raya berkenaan yang cumanya anda perlu melihat papan tanda ke tasik itu.

Dikenali juga sebagai Taman Santuari Tasik Pergau, tasik berkenaan seluas 460 hektar itu menjanjikan pengalaman percutian yang tidak akan mungkin dilupakan sama sekali.

Penggemar kaki pancing umpamanya, di situlah syurga untuk menangkap spesis lampam, tilapia, toman dan pelbagai lagi yang memungkinkan rezeki anda tidak mungkin terlepas.

Sekiranya menyusuri tasik itu, anda mungkin melihat spesis haiwan seperti rusa dan kancil sedang minum di gigi air tasik dan ketika itu lensa kamera pasti menterjemahkan pengalaman istimewa tersebut.

Hutan tertua di dunia

Dikelilingi hutan tertua di dunia yang dikatakan lebih tua daripada Hutan Amazon, sesuatu yang lebih istimewa adalah berada dalam suhu kedinginan yang dikatakan menyamai suhu di Cameron Highlands ketika malam.

Berada pada paras ketinggian 2,400 kaki daripada aras laut, suhu sehingga 18 darjah Celsius sudah cukup menjanjikan suasana damai selain melihat kabus menyelimuti tasik berkenaan.

Untuk menginap anda tidak perlu risau kerana Lembaga Kemajuan Kelantan Selatan (Kesedar) yang diberi hak membangunkan tasik itu menyediakan calet di sebuah pulau di tasik tersebut.

Dengan hanya RM70 termasuk kos tambang bot, anda sudah mampu bermalam di tasik tersebut dan resort berkenaan turut menyediakan tempat mengadakan kursus atau seminar yang boleh memuatkan kirakira 100 orang pada satu masa.

Selain enam buah calet rakit yang dinamakan mengikut nama spesis ikan, resort berkenaan juga menyediakan bilik mandi, dewan makan, asrama, khemah dan surau.

Panggang ikan

Penyelia resort berkenaan, Che Zaaba Mat Lazim berkata pengalaman memancing dari calet rakit menjanjikan pengalaman manis sambil memanggang hasil tangkapan.

"Kita menyediakan dapur untuk mereka memanggang ikan dari calet masing-masing dan ini memberikan pengalaman istimewa kepada pengunjung," katanya.

Beliau berkata pihaknya juga menyediakan tukang masak tetapi ia hanyalah berdasarkan kepada permintaan dan jika tiada, pengunjung resort itu mestilah memasak sendiri.

"Pihak Kesedar mengesyorkan mereka membawa lauk pauk dari luar untuk memasak selama tempoh mereka menginap ataupun memohon tukang masak kami dengan caj tertentu," katanya.

Che Zaaba berkata antara kemudahan yang disediakan pihaknya ialah sukan air seperti berkayak, memancing dan berakit.

Jatuh cinta dengan kedamaian

"Kami di sini juga menjual ikan segar dari sangkar kepada pengunjung resort," katanya.
Beliau juga berkata untuk melihat flora dan fauna hutan tertua itu, pihaknya juga menyediakan perkhidmatan "jungle trekking" kepada pelancong itu.

Seorang pelancong Singapura, Stephen Tan berkata dia dan keluarganya sudah empat kali ke tasik tersebut.

"Selain Tasik Banding, Tasik Pergau menjadi pilihan saya dan keluarga untuk bercuti dan kedamaian dan keindahan di sini cukup untuk membuatkan kami jatuh cinta," katanya.

Ketika ditanya bagaimana dia mengetahui mengenai tasik itu, Stephen berkata dia mengetahuinya melalui laman web Kesedar di www.kesedar.gov.my.

Beliau berkata beberapa rakannya yang diberitahu mengenai keindahan tasik berkenaan juga sudah datang ke situ.

Menurutnya, pelancong yang ingin berkunjung ke resort itu perlu membuat tempahan awal di Pejabat Kesedar Wilayah Jeli di talian 09-9440281 atau faks 09-9441388.

Mereka juga boleh menghubungi Che Zaaba di talian 019-9291578 atau 019-9102692. BERNAMA

izy

salam ....kat kota bharu kat mana jual kain n tudung muarh yea?? MPKB ?Pasar siti khatijah?atau wakaf che yah?

n batik plak kat mana ?

Joe Hahn

izy, demo explore jah seme2 tempat tu n buat comparison..