We flew early in
the morning from KLIA 1 to Kota Bahru (45 minutes journey). When we arrived, we
were met by our driver, from the company Lovely Travels and Tours Sdn Bhd and
we were escorted to our minivan for an hour's drive to Kuala Besut jetty.
As this was my 1st
time in Kelantan, the scenery was “kampung” throughout our 1 hour journey
from Kota Bharu to Kuala Besut jetty.
Upon arrival, we
were greeted by the friendly, chatty owner, Mr. Ong Bu Hang at his office. He
told us the boat to Perhentian Besar will only be available at 9.45am and he asked us to tour around the area and come back to the office at that time. We went
to the nearest mamak store for some roti canai and teh tarik.
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| Our stop, before our boat ride |
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| A sundry shop to stock up on your drinks and tit bits prior boat ride to Perhentian island |
From his office to
the jetty, we had to walk about 3 minutes and were later ushered to our boat.
The journey to Pulau Perhentian Besar (stopping by at Pulau Perhentian Kecil) took
approximately 40 minutes.
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| Entrance to the Kuala Besut Jetty |
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| Conservation Charge |
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| Checkpoint |
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| Our boat |
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| This is Kuala Besut jetty |
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| The boat journey |
This was our itinerary during our stay in Pulau Perhentian Besar:-
We booked at The Barat Perhentian Resort. This resort is conveniently located in front of the jetty. We arrived early and obviously our rooms were not ready yet. We decided to have our brunch at the resort restaurant while waiting for our rooms.
After the meal, we were given the keys to our room and our room was located on the 1st floor (i.e. on top of the resort’s kitchen) with a big balcony area and sea view.
We fell asleep as we were super tired and woke up at about 4pm. We then decided to tour around the island and go for a swim.
Day 2
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| Our 1st view of our resort |
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| The jetty |
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| The entrance to The Barat Perhentian resort |
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| The view from the Barat restaurant |
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| Staircase to our room |
We had dinner at our
resort restaurant.
Brunch at a nearby café and we signed up for Package A snorkeling (afternoon session at 2pm). We were brought to Teluk K.K., Shark Bay, Turtle Point and Turtle Beach by boat.
We got back and it was time for dinner. Again, we decided to have our dinner at the resort restaurant and we opted for BBQ.
Day 3
We got back and it was time for dinner. Again, we decided to have our dinner at the resort restaurant and we opted for BBQ.
We had to wake up early for our early boat ride to Kuala Besut at 8am.
Upon arrival at Kuala Besut, we negotiated with Mr. Ong to bring us sightseeing at Kota Bharu. The sightseeing only cost us RM100 for 4 adults and 1 kid, with our very own air-cond private van.
“Keropok” shop
At this shop, we get to see how the keropok are made and sample the keropok. They do sell packets of raw “keropok” for you to buy and bring back to fry.
Thai Chinese temple
A beautiful, spacious temple located near the city centre.
Upon arrival at Kuala Besut, we negotiated with Mr. Ong to bring us sightseeing at Kota Bharu. The sightseeing only cost us RM100 for 4 adults and 1 kid, with our very own air-cond private van.
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| This is Mr. Ong, the owner of Lovely Travel and Tours |
We were brought to the
following places:-
“Keropok” shop
At this shop, we get to see how the keropok are made and sample the keropok. They do sell packets of raw “keropok” for you to buy and bring back to fry.
A beautiful, spacious temple located near the city centre.
Address:
Wat Phothikyan Phut Thak Tham
Kampung Balai
16300 Bachok
Kelantan
Tel: 09-7769488
Chinese street
Kampung Balai
16300 Bachok
Kelantan
Tel: 09-7769488
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| The entrance to the temple |
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| The tall buddha |
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| Lighting of candles and prayers |
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| The 4 sided God |
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| Not sure why there is a dinosaur at the temple |
Chinese street
The only Chinese street in Kota Bahru town centre where you will see majority Chinese. I saw a coffee shop selling roast pork rice!
Siti Khadijah market
Siti Khadijah market
If you are in Kota Bharu, this is a must place to visit. It’s actually a multi-storey market, consisting of wet and dry markets, where you can buy local fruits and meat on the ground floor, silver, ornaments and herbs on the first floor and malay ready-made attire, clothes and batik on the second floor.
Details about the
resort and other charges:
Beach
Situated at a very
nice location and easy walking distance to the other side of the beach and rest
of the accommodations. Certain parts of the beach will have sharp pebbles and
broken corals.
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| Shark at the beach |
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| Check out the broken coral. Advisable to wear sandals |
Room
We stayed in the
Deluxe Seaview room with big balcony. Inside the room, it’s spacious and pretty
basic, i.e. queen size double bed, TV (not working as there is no signal),
towels, shampoo cum showel gel, air-cond, mini fridge, water heater shower
facility and daily a bottle of mineral water.
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| Our room (minus the decoration) |
Wi-Fi
The resort
provided wi-fi with password but it was so difficult to connect to the wi-fi as
there were so many people using it. The guests and outsiders will come to the
reception area and use the wi-fi, making it congested for the guests of the
resort. Once connected, it’s very slow to upload. It was pretty frustrating.
Wi-Fi should be given to guests of Barat and not for all.
Food and Beverages
at the resort restaurant
They serve Western,
Asian and local food. The taste and quality is of reasonable standard. If you
prefer cheaper food and beverages, try the other café nearby and the standard
is slightly below average. As for the price, it is similar to the café you find
in Kuala Lumpur (approximately from RM20-RM40). A can of Tiger beer will cost
you RM10.00.
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| Roast chicken |
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| Just fries |
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| Spaghetti |
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| Burger and fries |
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| Tom yum soup |
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| Fried beef |
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| Creamy Chicken |
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| Ice Kacang |
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| Check out the prices for the BBQ |
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| Our BBQ squid with accompanying sauces |
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| BBQ chicken wings |
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| BBQ lamb. We love this the most. Too bad, they did not serve with mint sauce, which was a minus point |
The staff were quite
friendly and approachable.
Activities
The resort offers
snorkeling and diving trips. We did the snorkeling package A (Teluk KeKe.,
Shark Bay, Turtle Point and Turtle Beach). Snorkeling gears are provided when
you signed up for the package. It was worthwhile and we did see many fishes in
the clear blue water. However, there were no sharks at Shark Bay. We managed to
find the shark at the beach instead.
Turtle Beach is
the nicest, quiet clean beach. The best beach to relax and unwind.
Price
(a)
Return air ticket from Kuala Lumpur to
Kota Bharu by Malindo Air: RM187.62 per person
(b)
Seaview Deluxe Room at Barat Perhentian:
RM373.50 per night
(c)
Transportation:
From
Kota Bharu airport – Kuala Besut: RM60 (return) for adult and RM40 (return) for
kids (4-12 year old)
From
Kuala Besut Jetty – Barat resort: RM60 (return) for adult and RM40 (return) for
kids (4-12 year old)
(d)
Conservation Charge at Kuala Besut Jetty
(prior entering the jetty): RM5 for adult
(e)
Snorkeling
(f)
Diving, please go to:
http://www.thebarat.com/package.asp
Contact details:
The
Barat Perhentian Resort
Lot 136, GM 19
Kampung Seberang
Genting
Pulau Perhentian
Besar
22300 Terengganu
Tel: 09- 6911 288
Email:
thebaratpp@gmail.com
Website: http://www.thebarat.com/about-us.asp
Contact details
for airport and boat transfers and sightseeing in Kelantan:
Lovely
Travels and Tours Sdn Bhd
79, Jalan Pantai
22300 Kuala Besut
Terengganu
Tel: 09-6974297
Fax: 09-6975563
H/P: 012-9819135
Email: lovely_tours@yahoo.com
Website:
www.lovelyperhentian.com
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