Things to do in Cherating
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Nabill Café
Eat where the locals do and save a handful of ringgit. Choose your fresh seafood then watch it get grilled in a delicious spicy sambal.
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Duyong Restaurant
Raised on stilts at the western end of the beach, this offers unbroken views around the bay. There’s a large selection of seafood, steaks, poultry and vegetables, but it’s the setting that is superlative. Try the tom yam (hot and spicy seafood soup, RM8).
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Cherating River Activities
Night-time firefly boat tours along the mangroves upriver are a Cherating activity par excellence. The best tours are led by Hafiz, a long-time firefly enthusiast and self-made expert at Cherating River Activities.
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Payung Restaurant
Off the main road against the quiet riverside, this semi-outdoor hang-out serves thin-crust pizzas and a selection of pastas (all from RM17). There’s often groovy music playing and a friendly extended family to hang out with.
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Don’t Tell Mama
Right on the beach, Don’t Tell Mama is the hippest bar in town and is a great place to stop by day or night to make friends over a cold beer. Impromptu barbecues and parties are the norm.
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Turtle Sanctuary
The turtle sanctuary next to Club Med has a few basins with baby and rehabilitating sea turtles, and can offer information about the laying and hatching periods.
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Penn Equestrian Club
You can take riding lessons, either in the paddock or trotting along the beach, at the well-kept Penn Equestrian Club.
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Limbong Art
Limbong Art offers batik-making courses (from RM25) where you can make your own batik handkerchief or sarong.
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Satu Saku
You can get surf lessons at Satu Saku.
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Matahari Restaurant
At the west end of town.
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Balzaction
Right on the beach, Balzaction rents out windsurfing and kite-surfing equipment from around RM50 per hour and offers classes.
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