Kuantan
Located 26km north of Kuantan, the limestone karst containing Gua Charas towers high above the surrounding palm plantations. The caves owe their fame to a…
Must-see attractions in Pahang & Tioman Island
Kuantan
This museum's collection is housed in an attractive colonial-era building just north of the Padang. The museum focuses on the state's culture, history and…
Pahang & Tioman Island
This abandoned and much forlorn (there's a tree growing from its roof) two-storey wood and stone palace was built in 1935. With unusual twin yellow…
Pahang & Tioman Island
One of Malaysia's historic polo clubs, this huge and verdant polo field is located next to Istana Abu Bakar; if you've a car, it's well worth driving…
Pulau Tioman
Its sleepy hideaway bliss is slightly ended by the road crossing the island interior, but Juara remains lovely, offering two long stretches of wide, white…
Pulau Tioman
Offering a serene length of beach on the edge of the forest, rugged and isolated Nipah is the way to go for those wanting to leave the world behind (the…
Pahang & Tioman Island
A far less visited alternative to Taman Negara, this sprawling area of lowland forest rises to the limestone foothills bordering Taman Negara itself. The…
National Elephant Conservation Centre
Pahang & Tioman Island
This is the base for the Department of Wildlife and National Parks’ Elephant Relocation Team, which helps capture rogue elephants from across Southeast…
Pulau Tioman
The backpacker haven of Kampung Salang is around the headland north of ABC, Monkey Beach and Monkey Bay. Come to snorkel off nearby Coral Island, do a…
Kuantan
Visit quiet Sungai Lembing in the hills to explore the informative regional museum (RM2) that covers the history of local tin mining to the collapse of…
Pulau Tioman
The moderately priced resorts here, offering all-inclusive packages, make Paya popular with Singaporeans, the mainland Chinese and the organised-tour set…
Kuantan
This fascinating museum charts the rise and fall of the 'El Dorado of the East', as Sungai Lembing was known after the Pahang Consolidated Company Limited…
Kuantan
Try and get here early after lunch (or first thing in the morning) to have the eerie sensation of being alone in some of the longest and deepest tin mines…
Pulau Tioman
ABC's beach is usually best at the southern and northern ends, although the sands are constantly shifting so this is changeable. Quite a bit of the…
Kuantan
The colossal Sleeping Buddha Cave at Gua Charas outside Panching is decorated with small altars to various Buddhist Bodhisattvas and leads ultimately to a…
Pahang & Tioman Island
Clifford School is a grand public building near the river that began life as the Anglo-Chinese School in 1913. During the occupation, the school served as…
Pulau Tioman
Tioman’s commercial hub is a good, strategic central location from which to explore the rest of the island, and the beach on the southern end of town is…
Pahang & Tioman Island
This museum is housed in a building constructed by the British in 1929. Exhibits are largely about the Pahang royal family, with other displays featuring…
Kuantan
This long beach is a lovely place to catch the sunrise and watch large crabs scuttling at high speed over the sands in the twilight. There are several…
Lipis District Administration Building
Pahang & Tioman Island
This maroon and white building is decorated with arches and dates to 1919. The large and noble building is located on a hill 1km south of the town centre…
Pulau Tioman
This traditional and secluded kampung may be one of the prettiest villages on the island, and the beach is lovely. If it’s traditional Malaysian life you…
Cherating
This gorgeous length of sand goes on for a long distance north of Club Med. It's much quieter and more serene than Cherating Beach, with golden sand and…
Cherating
The small but animal-friendly turtle sanctuary next to Club Med has a few basins with baby and rehabilitating green turtles, and can offer information…
Marine Park Information Centre
Pulau Tioman
With coral displays, short videos and plenty of information on marine flora and fauna, this centre, north of Tekek Airport, is a worthwhile stop…
Kuantan
The east coast’s most impressive and imposing mosque presides regally over the Padang. At night it’s a magical sight with its illuminated spires and…
Pahang & Tioman Island
This magnificently restored, snow-white mosque dates to 1929 and is fronted by a photogenic rectangle of water. The museum housed within contains an…
Pulau Tioman
This lovely, deserted bay can be discovered on the hike to Salang. If doing the hike to Salang from ABC, cross the bridge to follow the power cables.
Pulau Tioman
The beach here is fairly built up, but the surroundings have an appealing kampung (village) atmosphere. A good spot for meeting local fishermen.
Pahang & Tioman Island
This place just over the bridge displays traditional Malaysian watercraft – look out for the fabulously carved craft with the head of a mythical beast.
Pulau Tioman
This delightful white-sand beach can be reached on the hike towards Salang from ABC.
Pahang & Tioman Island
The grandiose and imposing sultan’s palace is set on vast grounds of cow grass.
Kuantan
Kuantan's lovely grass padang – the sight of cricket matches during colonial days – is today largely used for football practice in the late afternoon and…
Pahang & Tioman Island
The best way to see this white palace is to take the road off Jln Pekeliling behind and to the north of Lipis Centrepoint Complex. A large rambutan tree…
Pahang & Tioman Island
If you’re in town on Friday evening, be sure to visit the night market in the parking lot next to the bus station. It extends until about noon the next…
Pahang & Tioman Island
The road next to Clifford School leads up a hill to the black-and-white wooden Pahang Club, off Jln Lipis, a stately and dignified bungalow with wide,…
Pahang & Tioman Island
The caretaker of this Chinese temple will politely inform you that, although the temple itself is not old, the statue within it is over 1,000 years old.
Pahang & Tioman Island
Behind Sultan Abdullah Mosque stands this old tower fashioned from wood and stone.
Pahang & Tioman Island
The focus of Pekan’s palm-lined royal quarter is the Regent of Pahang’s palace.
Pahang & Tioman Island
Abu Bakar Mosque is crowned with gold domes. Non-Muslims are not allowed to enter.
Pahang & Tioman Island
This historic wood and stone palace dates to 1920 and is painted blue.
