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Not a big city by any standards, Kuantan’s charms lie in its street life, town centre attractions and nearby beaches. C. S. Wee checks things out.
Kuantan is a major urban centre on West Malaysia’s east coast. As the state capital of Pahang, it is also a commercial and administrative centre. Most visitors head for the beaches facing the South China Sea. Naturally, the further you get out of any big town, the quieter and cleaner your spot of sand will be.
The top choice for Kuantan locals is nearby Teluk Chemp- edak Beach. Sailing, surfing, skiing and sunbathing is just 5km away from town. A slow drive along Jalan Telok Sisek reveals shady roads lined with the town’s grandest and most expensive houses. Close accessibility also means that there is a string of
hawker stalls and crowds on holidays.
The scenery is quite nice for a beach out on a headland, yet
just minutes away from town. Chempedak Beach is not fringed by palm trees, but there are shady secondary forest reaching parts of the beach. Further north on this stretch, it gets more natural. An elevated boardwalk meanders over large boulders through the Teluk Chempedak Forest Reserve and on to a more secluded Pelindung Beach. And if you’re up for more hiking, there’s a nearby waterfall and a mini zoo.
Just 10km north is Berserah Beach, a stretched out kampung (village) where huge lumbering buffaloes are used to haul carts
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