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The 130km East Coast stretch from Marang to Chukai in Terengganu boasts endless
beaches ideal for solitarystrolls, idyllic islands for somewater sports, andsomemouth-
wateringmust-haves guaranteed to leave you feeling rejuvenated and raring to go!
Coastal Cruising
Stay
• North of Kerteh, in Dungun, the opu-
lent
Tanjong Jara Resort
is tucked in a
unobtrusive sanctum fronting a private
beach. If you’d like to take a break from
the sand but still want the wind in your
face, lounge away at one of the many
sea-facing daybeds under cabanas on the
grassy fringes of the resort.
www.tanjungjararesort.com
• Even further north, on Pulau Kapas,
7kmoff the town of Marang,
Qimi Chalet
comprises an intimate constellation of
well-appointed wooden cabins nestled
among tropical foliage mere steps from
the beach.
+60 19 648 1714
See
Google
‘Kerteh’
and you are likely to be greeted with images of a
nocturnal skyline flushed with an incandescent glow from the towering
structures of the petro-chemical plants of national oil and gas powerhouse
Petronas. And what you see is really what you get – an industrial “city
of lights” as it stands, with the same visual appeal of an enchanted
Balkan castle. Terengganu’s first McDonald’s was incidentally built here.
Stroll
On Thursday evenings, residents of the sleepy town
of Dungun kick-start the state’s official weekend by
thronging the
Dungun Night Market
for their favourite
snacks and beverages. Also on sale are clothing, footwear,
kitchenware, toys, decorative items and traditional herbal
concoctions with purported healing properties.