Showing posts with label List of All Tourist Attraction in Terengganu. Show all posts
Showing posts with label List of All Tourist Attraction in Terengganu. Show all posts
In 1960s Turtle Watching at Rantau Abang, Terengganu become world famous after several international magazine wrote about the abundance of sea turtle found landing at the beach here to lay their egg. It became a sensation later as more and more people coming to the place ans was soon become was well-known tourist attraction around the world. Two decade later in the 80's the number of turtles landed there were decreasing rapidly because of man made activities through shipping and fishing activities around the world and a few year later tourist complete stop coming to the area anymore.
There are still several place for visiter to find sea turtle landing activities in Terengganu.
Icluding a beach where Kemaman Tourist Guide operate a turtle watching activities in the area and visiting the local Sea Turtle Hatchery at Kemaman.
Bellow are extracted taken from Kemamamguide.com
The Beach also know as Monica Bay, in Geliga Terengganu, provides one of the great attractions in Kemaman. I believed the turtles landed at new area which is Monica Bay, Geliga.
~Hatchery Area~
~Green Turtle in the House~
Location:
Monica Bay, Geliga in Kemaman District
Fact :
Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines (the crown group of the superorder Chelonia), characterised by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs that acts as a shield.”Turtle” may either refer to the Testudines as a whole, or to particular Testudines which make up aform taxon that is not monophyletic.
The order Testudines includes both extant (living) and extinct species. The earliest known turtles date from 215 million years ago, making turtles one of the oldest reptile groups and a more ancient group than lizards, snakes and crocodiles. Of the many species alive today, some are highlyendangered.
Like other reptiles, turtles are ectotherms—their internal temperature varies according to the ambient environment, commonly called cold-blooded. However, leatherback sea turtles have noticeably higher body temperature than surrounding water because of their high metabolic rate.
Like other amniotes (reptiles, dinosaurs, birds, and mammals), they breathe air and do not lay eggs underwater, although many species live in or around water. The largest turtles are aquatic.(Taken from Wikipedia)
Facilities:
~Baby Turtle “flying” on my hand… ~
A shed will be provided to tourist while waiting for the turtle.
Tourist will just need to make early booking and what we will do is we will call the tourist at night once the turtles landing. Turtle nesting process requires about 3 hours after landing on the beach. Only qualified nature guides are allowed to enter the turtle nesting area in order to control the number of tourists who come every night, to make it not too crowded. Too many tourists will attract the turtles attention of our presence and will stop looking for spawning areas and will lead them back to the sea.
Tourists are advised to check-in hotels around Cherating or Kemaman area if interested to watch the turtles because tourists do not need to wait for the turtles at the beach. Turtle egg collectors or “Rangers” that recognized and authorised by the department of fisheries (Jabatan Perikanan) are allowed and they will tell the nature guides if there is a turtle landing and nature guide will call the tourist to come to the beach to see the turtle. This procedure is to avoid too many visitors to come to the beach at one time and will disturb the turtle and its habitat.
Activities :
Tourist can see the turtle only after the turtle laying eggs process finished which means after the turtle dig a hole and began laying eggs. And this process will take about half an hour. Turtle will cover the hole after the turtle nesting process and getting ready to return to the sea. We will accompany the turtles to the edge of the water and waved goodbye to the turtle. However, visitors are prohibited to stand in front of the turtle while it crawls to the sea.
You will be lucky if there are eggs that hatched on the day as you can release hatchlings into the sea from a distance of 10 meters from the edge of the water. This is because the hatchlings require adequate strength before it entered the water. Hatchlings have the energy for 7 days for them to seek refuge in the sea. But in fact, only one baby turtle will survive in 1000 hatchlings that hatch because it has too many enemies such as birds, big fish, fishing net and etc.
If the nature guide did not call tourists to come to the beach before 12 midnight, this means that no turtles have landed on that night.
Want to know more information? Please do come to Kemaman, Terengganu to watch the turtle with authorised local nature guide….
Turtle Watching Session :
~Briefing time…~
~Watch turtles laying eggs process… ~
~Sand Bathing~
~Accompanying the turtle back to sea…~
~Photo session with the baby turtle … (Their mothers so cute, right??
)~
Hatchlings release Session – Must not Miss!!
>Get Set……. <
"Goooo…….. Gooooooooo………"
"I am number one.. " " I am number one.."
**** I Winn!!!!……. ****
By Car
Tour guide will call you if there any signs of turtle’s landing and will inform the check-point to meet. This is because we do not know where the turtles lay their eggs at that night you make booking.
After that, your tour guide will take you to the location where the turtles lay their eggs, but tourists are not allowed to go near to the turtle before getting the signal from the tour guide.
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MOST IMPORTANT
Recommendation if you are in Kemaman between feb - September
Dont forget to visit Kampung Ibok's Firefly Sanctuary for Fireflies watching activities
Run by kemamanguide.com
The Sungai Yak Yah Firefly Sanctuary is the biggest fire sanctuary in Malaysia. Which is located about half an hour from the town of Chukai in Kemaman. The Yak Yah river is also the home to the biggest firefly colonies found in Malaysia.
The appreciation activities can be done all around the year except from the month of October to January and the best time to go here for firefly appreciation activities is from July to September, which is the mating season for the firefly.
There are still several place for visiter to find sea turtle landing activities in Terengganu.
Icluding a beach where Kemaman Tourist Guide operate a turtle watching activities in the area and visiting the local Sea Turtle Hatchery at Kemaman.
Bellow are extracted taken from Kemamamguide.com
The Beach also know as Monica Bay, in Geliga Terengganu, provides one of the great attractions in Kemaman. I believed the turtles landed at new area which is Monica Bay, Geliga.
~Hatchery Area~
~Green Turtle in the House~
Location:
Monica Bay, Geliga in Kemaman District
Fact :
Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines (the crown group of the superorder Chelonia), characterised by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs that acts as a shield.”Turtle” may either refer to the Testudines as a whole, or to particular Testudines which make up aform taxon that is not monophyletic.
The order Testudines includes both extant (living) and extinct species. The earliest known turtles date from 215 million years ago, making turtles one of the oldest reptile groups and a more ancient group than lizards, snakes and crocodiles. Of the many species alive today, some are highlyendangered.
Like other reptiles, turtles are ectotherms—their internal temperature varies according to the ambient environment, commonly called cold-blooded. However, leatherback sea turtles have noticeably higher body temperature than surrounding water because of their high metabolic rate.
Like other amniotes (reptiles, dinosaurs, birds, and mammals), they breathe air and do not lay eggs underwater, although many species live in or around water. The largest turtles are aquatic.(Taken from Wikipedia)
Facilities:
~Baby Turtle “flying” on my hand… ~
A shed will be provided to tourist while waiting for the turtle.
Tourist will just need to make early booking and what we will do is we will call the tourist at night once the turtles landing. Turtle nesting process requires about 3 hours after landing on the beach. Only qualified nature guides are allowed to enter the turtle nesting area in order to control the number of tourists who come every night, to make it not too crowded. Too many tourists will attract the turtles attention of our presence and will stop looking for spawning areas and will lead them back to the sea.
Tourists are advised to check-in hotels around Cherating or Kemaman area if interested to watch the turtles because tourists do not need to wait for the turtles at the beach. Turtle egg collectors or “Rangers” that recognized and authorised by the department of fisheries (Jabatan Perikanan) are allowed and they will tell the nature guides if there is a turtle landing and nature guide will call the tourist to come to the beach to see the turtle. This procedure is to avoid too many visitors to come to the beach at one time and will disturb the turtle and its habitat.
Activities :
Tourist can see the turtle only after the turtle laying eggs process finished which means after the turtle dig a hole and began laying eggs. And this process will take about half an hour. Turtle will cover the hole after the turtle nesting process and getting ready to return to the sea. We will accompany the turtles to the edge of the water and waved goodbye to the turtle. However, visitors are prohibited to stand in front of the turtle while it crawls to the sea.
You will be lucky if there are eggs that hatched on the day as you can release hatchlings into the sea from a distance of 10 meters from the edge of the water. This is because the hatchlings require adequate strength before it entered the water. Hatchlings have the energy for 7 days for them to seek refuge in the sea. But in fact, only one baby turtle will survive in 1000 hatchlings that hatch because it has too many enemies such as birds, big fish, fishing net and etc.
If the nature guide did not call tourists to come to the beach before 12 midnight, this means that no turtles have landed on that night.
Want to know more information? Please do come to Kemaman, Terengganu to watch the turtle with authorised local nature guide….
Turtle Watching Session :
~Briefing time…~
~Watch turtles laying eggs process… ~
~Sand Bathing~
~Accompanying the turtle back to sea…~
~Photo session with the baby turtle … (Their mothers so cute, right??
)~Hatchlings release Session – Must not Miss!!
>Get Set……. <
"Goooo…….. Gooooooooo………"
"I am number one.. " " I am number one.."
**** I Winn!!!!……. ****
How to Get There :
By Car
Tour guide will call you if there any signs of turtle’s landing and will inform the check-point to meet. This is because we do not know where the turtles lay their eggs at that night you make booking.
After that, your tour guide will take you to the location where the turtles lay their eggs, but tourists are not allowed to go near to the turtle before getting the signal from the tour guide.
__________________________________________________________________
MOST IMPORTANT
Recommendation if you are in Kemaman between feb - September
Dont forget to visit Kampung Ibok's Firefly Sanctuary for Fireflies watching activities
Run by kemamanguide.com
The Sungai Yak Yah Firefly Sanctuary is the biggest fire sanctuary in Malaysia. Which is located about half an hour from the town of Chukai in Kemaman. The Yak Yah river is also the home to the biggest firefly colonies found in Malaysia.
The appreciation activities can be done all around the year except from the month of October to January and the best time to go here for firefly appreciation activities is from July to September, which is the mating season for the firefly.
But success did not come without painstaking patience and hard work.
Always improvising and striving for the best in batik designs, Noor Arfa
won the admiration and recognition from the local community for their
meticulous design and high quality fabrics.
Already, Noor Arfa has achieved the status and rare distinction of being the largest batik producing in the country, with distribution centre spread throughout the nation. The factory itself occupies a sprawling 2.5 acres site in the Cendering Industrial Area of Kuala Terengganu.It houses not only the manufacturing facility but also one of Malaysia's largest batik showroom at (Lot 1048-K, Chendering Industrial Area, 21080 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu Darul Iman, Malaysia).
It is frequented daily by bus loads of tourist eager to see the best batik the idyllic state of Kuala Terengganu has to offer. Our showroom and marketing office in Terengganu is located at this address.
With a strong force of more than 200 employees Noor Arfa continues to strive for par-excellence in meeting the discerning taste of every customer. This commitment pledge from the onset has been held steadfastly through their almost 2 decades in the traditional batik industry.
The company has been manufacturing Batik for the global market for more than 30 years.
Already, Noor Arfa has achieved the status and rare distinction of being the largest batik producing in the country, with distribution centre spread throughout the nation. The factory itself occupies a sprawling 2.5 acres site in the Cendering Industrial Area of Kuala Terengganu.It houses not only the manufacturing facility but also one of Malaysia's largest batik showroom at (Lot 1048-K, Chendering Industrial Area, 21080 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu Darul Iman, Malaysia).
It is frequented daily by bus loads of tourist eager to see the best batik the idyllic state of Kuala Terengganu has to offer. Our showroom and marketing office in Terengganu is located at this address.
With a strong force of more than 200 employees Noor Arfa continues to strive for par-excellence in meeting the discerning taste of every customer. This commitment pledge from the onset has been held steadfastly through their almost 2 decades in the traditional batik industry.
The company has been manufacturing Batik for the global market for more than 30 years.
NOOR ARFA CRAFT COMPLEX
Lot 4153, Chendering Industrial Area,
21080 Kuala Terengganu,
Terengganu Darul Iman, Malaysia.
Tel: 609-6179700
Fax: 609-617 9701
e-mail: nacc@noor-arfa.com.my
Home Page http://noor-arfa.com/index.php
Kampung Serada got its name from a tree. The Serada tree is very rare. According to the story, in the midst of clearing the new land, the people were attracted to a tall tree that has no branches and had never been seen by any of them. They then agreed to name the place after the tree to commemorate the finding of the rare tree.
Kampung Serada is located in the district of Kuala Terengganu and is about 20 kilometres from the town of Kuala Terengganu. To get there, one could use the road from Kuala Terengganu to Kuala Berang and there are also signages along the road to guide visitors to the entrance to Kampung Serada.
Mukim Serada has a population of 2000. Most of them are scattered throughout the village and live quite near to farming areas and fruit orchards that are the villagers’ main source of income. Majority of the residents are Malay muslims who had been living in Kampung Serada for generations.
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| The River at Kampung Tiruk, Serada |
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| Fish rearing activities can now be found through the long strech the River at Kg Tiruk and Whole Mukim Serada |
As part of the effort in upgrading the vilalge economy, a project in clearwater fish farming in cages is being run in the village river. The project sponsored by the deaprtment of Fishery is run by two villagers, Jusoh Hamzah and Ismail Ali. Both of them started this venture since 2007. They received financial aid and guidance from the department which enabled them to build two cages that could breed 3,000 fish at any one time.
There is not much problems faced in the farming of clearwater fish and the visits from the Department of Fishery help to ensure the quality of the fish.
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| Banana Plantation in Kg Serada |
Most of the villagers work as labourers, farmers or are self employed either opening up their own business or breed livestock. Due to this they lead a humble life and many of them live in wooden houses which are surrounded with fruit trees and greeneries which contribute to the slow pace way of life. Such environment would have a calming effect to those who visit the village.
Why Kampung Serada play an Important Landmark in Malaysia? and the Reason Behind it.
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| Surau Tok Guru Cik Embung, Keturunan Tokku Pulau Manis |
Tok Pulau Manis also play and important role in the development of Quranic Exegesis in Malay Archipelago.
It is argued that the study of tafsir (Quranic Exegesis) and its writing may not be clearly found as early as the arrival of Islam in the Malay ArchipelagoNevertheless, as a core subject of the Islamic teaching Quran might have been indirectly introduced since the advance of Islam in the region.
Moreover, it was the task of Muslim mubaligh to deliver the message of the holy book soon after they managed to convert the Malays into Islam. Hence, they had gradually introduced the Quran in the sense of Quranic exegesis that in the mean time would have also acellerated its writing in the Malay perspectives.
The process of Islamisation and Muslim propagation began in the city of Makah al Mukarramah where the Arabs were the first to accept the propagation of Islam.The Arabs spreaded Islam to the world inclusive of the Malay archepelago. The relationship between the Arabs and the Malay archepelago became an important factor as the foundation of the expansion of Islam in that region.
The Malay archepelago comprises of Indonesia, the Philipines, Brunei, Patani and Malaysia. These
countries are situated in between the Hindi ocean and South China Sea. It is considered a narrow gateway that has to be cruised through by ships going to and from both seas.There are several theories with regard to the arrival of Islam in the Malay archepelago. Some say that it advent straight from the Arab land while others believe that it was brought in by the Indian missionaries as well as China.
The Arab history showed that the Arab traders who arrived in the Malay archepelago sailed through various routes beginning from the Jeddah beach across the Red Sea to Aden, the south of the Arab peninsular than reaching to Gujerat (India). The journey finally continued to the Malay archepelago. Others have the opinion that the odyssey began from land which included Syria, or Iraq to Khurasan, the north of Persia to Afghanistan before arriving in China and continued the journey form there to the Malay archepelago.(Mahyuddin Haji Yahya.2001; 6)
The expansion of Islam in the Malay archepelago went through two phases. The first phase witnessed the arrival and expansion. There existed several views on the exact arrival date of Islam to the said region. Some believed that Islam was brought in in the 9th AD while a remaining few considered that it arrived as early as the 8th AD. Mahyuddin Haji Yahya. 2001; 3).
The writing of the exegesis int the Malay archepalago began in the 17th century with the emergence of the first book of tafsirin the Malay language published by a Syeikh Abdul Rauf Fanshuri who wrote a book entitlled “Turjuman al-Mustafid”. The book was later recopied by a Tuan Sheikh 'Abdul Malik bin Abdullah or better known as Tok Pulau Manis in the 1730s.
As a continuation to Syeikh Abdul Rauf writings in Indonesia, a book of tafsirnamed “Nur al-Ihsan” written by a Haji Muhammad Sa’id bin Omar was published for the first time in 1936 in Tanah Melayu (Malaysia).
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| Makam Tok Pulau Manis |
Tok Pulau Manis was an advisor to the ruler of Terengganu, Sultan Zainal Abidin. When retired, he migrated to Serada. He founded a madrasah (religious centre) that follow the system of Masjidil Haram in Makkah. Now his tomb is often visited by people all over the country to acknowledge his contributions and to offer prayers for him.
Please refer to http://qulamirulhakim.blogspot.com/2011/01/makam-tokku-pulau-manis.html for more info on Tok Pulau Manis
Was also feature in TV9 in January
http://ms-my.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=331955393503857&oid=266823240171
Reference:
http://artmelayu.blogspot.com/2008/11/makam-tomb-of-tok-pulau-manis.html
http://www.aensiweb.com/anas/2011/452-455.pdf
http://books.google.com.my/books?id=RNxMSWhSP70C&pg=PA59&lpg=PA59&dq=Syeikh+Abdul+Malik+%2B+Tok+Pulau+Manis&source=bl&ots=zQbh6pG-OD&sig=lADz3WMaCzxcC1AfzhI7nGaQ388&hl=en&sa=X&ei=0jruUIOtEMfvlAXK6IBI&ved=0CEEQ6AEwAjgK#v=onepage&q=Syeikh%20Abdul%20Malik%20%2B%20Tok%20Pulau%20Manis&f=false
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Kampung Teluk Ketapang ( Teluk Ketapang Village ) is located on the north of Kuala Terengganu town.
The name of Teluk Ketapang came from a plant called Ketapang located at a bay and it is very big and old. According to the story, this plant is a mystical plant guarded by a genie
The activities that can be found here are
Teluk Ketapang have home stay programe
Why stay here??
nearby to place of interest such as Taman Tamadun Islam, Taman Pahlawan, Pasar Payang, KT Uptown...
Logistik?? Food... blah blah...
Best Home STay???
Mr Kamal, Mr Azmi, Mr Syed
Tel: 013-9344181, 013-9234837, 017-9356801
Fax:
Email: cgazmi@yahoo.com
Address: Homestay Kampung Teluk Ketapang, 7672-B, Kg. Teluk Ketapang, 21300 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu
What package that can be found here???
2D 1N from MYR 115.00 per person
Includes: Accommodation at foster family's home with meals and a river cruise ticket
Activities : A visit to major local attractions (Taman Tamadun Islam, Taman Pahlawan, Buggy@Tram Ride, Pasir Payang, KT Uptown) and to cottage-industry factories (crackers factory, copper factory and batik factory).
Kampung Teluk Ketapang ( Teluk Ketapang Village ) is located on the north of Kuala Terengganu town.
The name of Teluk Ketapang came from a plant called Ketapang located at a bay and it is very big and old. According to the story, this plant is a mystical plant guarded by a genie
The activities that can be found here are
- River cruise.
- Mock wedding ceremony
- Food
- Attraction - ICT, Horse, chariot, kite,sand spot, sunset, air plane going ..blah bla
Teluk Ketapang have home stay programe
Why stay here??
nearby to place of interest such as Taman Tamadun Islam, Taman Pahlawan, Pasar Payang, KT Uptown...
Logistik?? Food... blah blah...
Best Home STay???
Mr Kamal, Mr Azmi, Mr Syed
Tel: 013-9344181, 013-9234837, 017-9356801
Fax:
Email: cgazmi@yahoo.com
Address: Homestay Kampung Teluk Ketapang, 7672-B, Kg. Teluk Ketapang, 21300 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu
What package that can be found here???
2D 1N from MYR 115.00 per person
Includes: Accommodation at foster family's home with meals and a river cruise ticket
Activities : A visit to major local attractions (Taman Tamadun Islam, Taman Pahlawan, Buggy@Tram Ride, Pasir Payang, KT Uptown) and to cottage-industry factories (crackers factory, copper factory and batik factory).
3D 2N from MYR 199.00 per person
Includes: Accommodation at foster family's home with meals and a river cruise ticket
Activities : A visit to major local attractions (Taman Tamadun Islam, Taman Pahlawan, Buggy@Tram Ride, Pasir Payang, KT Uptown) and to cottage-industry factories (crackers factory, copper factory and batik factory).
Includes: Accommodation at foster family's home with meals and a river cruise ticket
Activities : A visit to major local attractions (Taman Tamadun Islam, Taman Pahlawan, Buggy@Tram Ride, Pasir Payang, KT Uptown) and to cottage-industry factories (crackers factory, copper factory and batik factory).
3D 2N from MYR 5888.00 per person
Includes: Accommodation at foster family's home with meals and a river cruise ticket
Activities : A traditional Terengganu Malay mock wedding ceremony, a visit to major local attractions (Taman Tamadun Islam, Taman Pahlawan, Buggy@Tram Ride, Pasir Payang, KT Uptown) and to cottage-industry factories (crackers factory, copper factory and batik factory).
What picture??? ...When to go take picture?? and eat
Includes: Accommodation at foster family's home with meals and a river cruise ticket
Activities : A traditional Terengganu Malay mock wedding ceremony, a visit to major local attractions (Taman Tamadun Islam, Taman Pahlawan, Buggy@Tram Ride, Pasir Payang, KT Uptown) and to cottage-industry factories (crackers factory, copper factory and batik factory).
What picture??? ...When to go take picture?? and eat
Draft-----A Village Kampung located at Jalan Pasir Tinggi-Serada off Jalan Kuala Berang known as
Kampung Tiruk along the Terengganu river is a village inhabited by the Chinese since a very long time ago. What is very unique is that people that pass along the road will not notice that the residents that are living in the Village are Chinese! These is because they live a Malay
style houses which does not show any kind of Chinese design. The only things that may make people wonder about the village is that
there is dogs and red box of little houses that house deity and god.
The Chinese community here are very special and are call "Cina Tiruk" . Being 'very familiar' of the Malays and its culture due to been living there for hundreds of year. The Chinese here are largely of Hokkienese heritage have adapt Chinese and Malay culture and lifestyle together into a form of a new and uniques "Tiruk peranakan culture". Here we can see the man here wear the Kain Pelikat and Sarong . While the woman wearing batik and baju kebaya.
They can talk very fluent in Terengganu's Village
dialects! Unlike other Hokkien in China or other part of Malaysia. If they talk in Hokkien many of they sentences are mixed together with Malay
words and dialect. What are unique is they practise a lifestyle
similar to the Malays', with some of them able to read and write the
Jawi script.
The Community here prefer eating with they hand. Among favorite are ikan bakar, ulam, and BUDU , Nasi Kerabu and Nasi Dagang
Kampung Tiruk's settlement are believe to be among the first place the Chinese had set foot on before they moved to Malacca and other states on the west coast of the peninsula .
At one time there was alot of Chinese people living here at the Village. As modernization set foot many of them are have migrated to towns and living only.
Chinese New Year here are very fun as there will be lantern hanging from the house veranda of each Cina Tiruk. Chinese New Year will not be complete without their home-made kuih bahulu.
It has become a tradition for them and their family to get together at least two days before the Chinese New Year to bake the sweet fluffy cake made of eggs, sugar and flour at the family house in Kampung Tiruk, Serada.
Location of Kampung Tiruk
http://www.geonames.org/1762643/kampung-tiruk.html ----
Kampung Tiruk is also nearby Kampung Serada which is where the tomb of the most famous religious figure in Terengganu reside,Tok Pulau Manis
The Chinese community here are very special and are call "Cina Tiruk" . Being 'very familiar' of the Malays and its culture due to been living there for hundreds of year. The Chinese here are largely of Hokkienese heritage have adapt Chinese and Malay culture and lifestyle together into a form of a new and uniques "Tiruk peranakan culture". Here we can see the man here wear the Kain Pelikat and Sarong . While the woman wearing batik and baju kebaya.
They can talk very fluent in Terengganu's Village
dialects! Unlike other Hokkien in China or other part of Malaysia. If they talk in Hokkien many of they sentences are mixed together with Malay
words and dialect. What are unique is they practise a lifestyle
similar to the Malays', with some of them able to read and write the
Jawi script.The Community here prefer eating with they hand. Among favorite are ikan bakar, ulam, and BUDU , Nasi Kerabu and Nasi Dagang
Kampung Tiruk's settlement are believe to be among the first place the Chinese had set foot on before they moved to Malacca and other states on the west coast of the peninsula .
At one time there was alot of Chinese people living here at the Village. As modernization set foot many of them are have migrated to towns and living only.
Chinese New Year here are very fun as there will be lantern hanging from the house veranda of each Cina Tiruk. Chinese New Year will not be complete without their home-made kuih bahulu.
It has become a tradition for them and their family to get together at least two days before the Chinese New Year to bake the sweet fluffy cake made of eggs, sugar and flour at the family house in Kampung Tiruk, Serada.
Location of Kampung Tiruk
http://www.geonames.org/1762643/kampung-tiruk.html ----
Kampung Tiruk is also nearby Kampung Serada which is where the tomb of the most famous religious figure in Terengganu reside,Tok Pulau Manis
The initial scope involves the design of a site concept plan for
educational and enternatinment precincts, which include lagoons, a
convention centre, Islamic gardens of the world, an educational theme
park, wetlands and environmental reserves, and Islamic architectural
images from around the world.It also takes into account the provision for both public and official infrastructures such as offices and technical services buildings.
The COntruction of the Crystal mosques to be continue (sleepy)
The foundation of the
Crystal Mosque in the water provides a floating illusion for the Visitor due to
its close proximity to the water
provides reflections to the glass walls, minarets and domes, thus
creates a prismatic and radiant exterior. Sunset is probably the Best day to
visit for a panoramic picture for photographer as the Sunset ray add lustrous colour
to the luminescent exterior reflects charm of the vibrant heritage and the idyllic
nature that surround The Crystal Mosque
to be continueThe Crystal Mosques are Located at Pulau Wan Man
The recreation park
is a preferred place for weekend holiday
retreats in Kuala Terengganu.
Feel the cool breeze while strolling on the wide stretch of sandy beach
overlooking South China
Sea. A children‟s playground, horse riding activity,
jogging tracks, toilets,
eating stalls and
performance stage are available.
Locals and tourists alike flock the
beach spending quality time with the family and the loved ones. Watch kite
flying during windy season.
Image source: UstazAzharPhotoPages
Very nice spot i never knew there were this lovely place only just 30 km from Bandar Chukai but sadly the place are not develop in other words it like a pristine forest...No toilet or amenities..
Picture tell
more than words
^_^
for More Picture http://tokkapor.blogspot.com/2011/07/rehat-sekejap-air-terjun.html
^_^
for More Picture http://tokkapor.blogspot.com/2011/07/rehat-sekejap-air-terjun.html
A park sprawling over
33ha, the Islamic Civilization Park of Pulau Wan Man is one of the state’s most distinguished
attractions. Featuring impressive edifices and intricate craftsmanship, the Island's park
takes visitors on a spellbinding tour of the finest in Islamic architecture.
The park’s icon is
the glittering crystal mosque, a grand structure made of steel and glass.
The island is divided
into two zones.
Zone 1
Which housed the the
replicas of 21 historical Islamic monuments mention above, souvenir shops,
restaurant and a recreational lake. The park
also provides audio visual presentations of signage of the heritage and history
which will provides interesting information for visitors.
Zone 2
That housed a
commercial centre, a convention centre, a main square and an Islamic concept garden.
Tucked at the tip of the island is the iconic splendour and pride of Terengganu
the Masjid Kristal or Glittering Crystal
Mosque. Majestically constructed overlooking the scenic Terengganu River.
Today Islamic Civilisation Theme Park in Pulau Wan Man, Kuala Terengganu, is the latest icon for Malaysia and features 20 replicas of monuments from all over the world.
The central attraction is the majestic Crystal Mosque constructed with crystal shine glass and steel overlooking the scenic Terengganu River. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi launched the park on Feb 3. Engineers for the projects comprised not only locals but also Australians and Europeans. State Infrastructure, Public Amenities and Communications Committee chairman Datuk Wan Hisham Wan Salleh said the park was an attraction featured for Visit Terengganu Year this year.
The 23ha park costing RM250mil is also a project under the East Coast Economic Region (ECER).
Since it’s opening, the park has attracted 500,000 visitors mainly from Malacca, Kuala Lumpur, Johor Baru and Seremban.
Among the famous replicas at the park are:
-National Mosque: The mosque located in Kuala Lumpur and built in 1965. The main characteristics of the design are the dome and umbrella-like minaret.
- Pattani Mosque, Thailand: This mosque was built in 1954 during the military rule of Field Marshall Sirat and took him nine years to complete.
- Kudus Minar Mosque, Indonesia: Built by Muslim scholar Sunan Kudus in 1549. The architectural design is a mix of Hindu and Javanese.
- Taj Mahal, India: A mausoleum built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal in 1648.
Its garden is considered the “garden of the world” for its splendid and beautiful landscape.
- Dome of the Rock, Palestine: The monument was built in 602 AD in Haram Al-Sharif, featuring a mix of Jewish and Christian architectural forms.
- Lutfallah Mosque, Iran: Built in 1602 AD during the Safavid Dynasty. Its name is taken from famous Muslim scholar Sheikh Lutfallah Maisi Al-Amili. It is significant because of the blue marble at its entrance.
- Kul Syarif Mosque, Kazan, Russia: Originally built in Kazan Kremlin in the 16th century. It is designed after Volga Bulgarian traditions and elements of early Ottoman architecture. It was rebuilt in 1996 with a modern look.
- Minaret of Xian, China: This great mosque of Xian was built by Admiral Cheng Ho during the Ming Dynasty. Its architectural design is of a Buddhist temple but it is built facing the Qibla.
- Mausoleum of Abu Nasr, Afghanistan: This mausoleum sits in the middle of the Balkh Central Park. Its main attraction are its two spiralling towers, blue mosaic walls, dome, minaret and calligraphy.
- Aleppo Citadel, Syria: This citadel is a fortress built by Muslims on a hill in Syria. The mosque of Abraham was built there too.
- Great Mosque of Samara, Iraq: This mosque is located in the Iraqi city of Samara. At one time, it was the largest mosque in the world. It's minaret, the Malwiya Tower, is a vast spiralling cone (snail shaped), 52m high, with a spiral ramp.
- Al-Hambra Citadel Granada, Spain: This citadel is a city-fortress and castle of the Moorish Kingdom in Granada. It was built as a mosque during Islamic rule in Spain and the wall is decorated with fascinating stucco calligraphy of the holy Quran.
Pantai Batu Buruk
Pantai Batu Buruk (beach of the old ugly stone) Kuala Terengganu’s famous beach is a popular place for strolling and good place to visit especially in the evening, located just 1 km from the city centre of Kuala Terengganu.. This beach is a populars destination for the city folks of Terengganu and throughout Malaysia to unwind and relax and also a haven for Vintage or antique collector like me : P and also famous as Fishing spot and Angler Competitions .
Batu Buruk is also as Famous’s as Kota Bharu as a place to find valuably and Original vintage Denin Jeans!! and shoes!! which sometimes reach as high as RM 7000 or 2 or 3 thousand US Dollar!!! O.o and my favourite place to find antique which are unique and hard to find.
Set against the scenic backdrop of The white sandy beaches with swaying and breezy casuarinas Tree (Pokok Rhu) lining up behind the shore, like a loyal friend to the waves.
Here in Pantai Batu Buruk can find many tourist and local Flying the many kite that are sold on the beach whether it’s the Famous Tradisional “Wau” or morden day kite all can be found here flying in the sky stretching for mile and mile, that sometime it loos like a kite festival being held especially during the paddy planting season in month of February till April.The panoramic view of the sea is quite beautiful ..i don’t recommend swimming here currently as the tide is very strong and sometime can be dangerous.
Seeing that Pantai Batu Buruk a famous and popular attraction . the authrority had decide to preserve and enlarge the beaches and are currently building since august 2004. A long stretch of wave breaker about 800 meter from the beaches when finish It would make Pantai Batu Buruk and ideal place for swimming and other water activites and also prevent any coastal erosion even though they were never was any costal erosion in the first place!!. ( From my point of view: I think they use the costal erosion as an excuse to get Grant from the federal government :P )
Varieties food stalls can be found at Batu Buruk, streeching from Batu Buruk Resort until 500 meter from the Kuala Terengganu General Hospital. It used to stretch past over 1 km from The Hospital until they set a 500 meters anti Stall Radius. this is because 7 year ago , the food stalls were just 10 meter from the Hospital Garden’ fence which is a waist high.
The delicious smell from The hundred and hundred of food stalls which is just 10 meter from the Hospital ground had tempted a lot of patient. Yes I MEAN A LOT of patient wearing pink clothing who cant resist to sneak out from the ward to get a snack and running around and eating anything that they shouldn’t or smuggling in some back to share with fellow “inmate’s” which in the end cause a lot of security breach and a lot of Headache to to the hospital director and its staff :P ”
Ok Back to the Varieties food stalls can be found at here.all the food is halal .
as a Chinese who like to eat frequent here!! I suggest u try some dishes which is quite famous in Terengganu that if u don’t try its . The when people at home ask about the taste and you don’t know then their will think that u probably had never come here. Try the first and best fried ice cream (Ais Krim Goreng) in Malaysia since 1998 . (there only one Ais Krim Goreng shop in whole Kuala Terenggau as many had tried and fail to copy it flavour :P ) , Nasi Dagang,(Trader Rice) a Terengganu famous traditional rice cooked with coconut milk and server with Fish curry, fried sea foods and Yunnan chicken rice run by a Chinese muslim family .All this food can easily be found along side a long stretch of Shop near Batu Buruk Beach Resort.or u can go to my favourite joint wher me and my friend like to hang out at Pak Maidin Shops which is just infront of Batu Buruk Beach Resort.(the place where you tour bus will stop as Batu Buruk)
Friday in the afternoon starting from 4.00pm till evening is the best day to go to Pantai Batu Buruk . There is a big and long night market every Friday from 3.00pm till 7.00pm offering hundred of Varieties food stalls ,Beautiful and wonderful art ,gift and souvenir can be found here with other product and lastly a lot of Bundle shop that sometime if u lucky you may bump into some vintage Jeans worth thousand of dollar at the price of under US 100 dollar if the trader that sell its are bloody blind !! there also peddle that sell only Selective Jeans that they found at affordable price. price (I know of 1 american who stay at a resort for more that 4 year and making big money by travelling to Pantai Batu Buruk Night market every Friday with a bunch of Catalog in his small backpack!!. (note most local don’t know that almost all The Jeans seller here whose wear rugged clothing are Very Filthy RICH!! :P )
Friday is also the time where our City council held culture show and event at The Batu Buruk Culture Centre. The Culture Centre stage pencak silat (Malay martial art), top spinning, kite flying, sepak raga and other traditional performances from 5.00pm to 7.00pm every Friday from starting from 1 April till 31 October which is the Tourist Season, There also a tourist office Centre here where the friendly staff are ready to server your needs and information.
If u are bored u can always walk to Pantai Batu Buruk for strolling especially in the evening like other couple who are in love.
By Bus Batu Buruk and the surrounding beaches are easily accessible from the City centre by town bus which plies the route every hour.
Pantai Batu Buruk (beach of the old ugly stone) Kuala Terengganu’s famous beach is a popular place for strolling and good place to visit especially in the evening, located just 1 km from the city centre of Kuala Terengganu.. This beach is a populars destination for the city folks of Terengganu and throughout Malaysia to unwind and relax and also a haven for Vintage or antique collector like me : P and also famous as Fishing spot and Angler Competitions .
Batu Buruk is also as Famous’s as Kota Bharu as a place to find valuably and Original vintage Denin Jeans!! and shoes!! which sometimes reach as high as RM 7000 or 2 or 3 thousand US Dollar!!! O.o and my favourite place to find antique which are unique and hard to find.
Set against the scenic backdrop of The white sandy beaches with swaying and breezy casuarinas Tree (Pokok Rhu) lining up behind the shore, like a loyal friend to the waves.
Here in Pantai Batu Buruk can find many tourist and local Flying the many kite that are sold on the beach whether it’s the Famous Tradisional “Wau” or morden day kite all can be found here flying in the sky stretching for mile and mile, that sometime it loos like a kite festival being held especially during the paddy planting season in month of February till April.The panoramic view of the sea is quite beautiful ..i don’t recommend swimming here currently as the tide is very strong and sometime can be dangerous.
Seeing that Pantai Batu Buruk a famous and popular attraction . the authrority had decide to preserve and enlarge the beaches and are currently building since august 2004. A long stretch of wave breaker about 800 meter from the beaches when finish It would make Pantai Batu Buruk and ideal place for swimming and other water activites and also prevent any coastal erosion even though they were never was any costal erosion in the first place!!. ( From my point of view: I think they use the costal erosion as an excuse to get Grant from the federal government :P )
Varieties food stalls can be found at Batu Buruk, streeching from Batu Buruk Resort until 500 meter from the Kuala Terengganu General Hospital. It used to stretch past over 1 km from The Hospital until they set a 500 meters anti Stall Radius. this is because 7 year ago , the food stalls were just 10 meter from the Hospital Garden’ fence which is a waist high.
The delicious smell from The hundred and hundred of food stalls which is just 10 meter from the Hospital ground had tempted a lot of patient. Yes I MEAN A LOT of patient wearing pink clothing who cant resist to sneak out from the ward to get a snack and running around and eating anything that they shouldn’t or smuggling in some back to share with fellow “inmate’s” which in the end cause a lot of security breach and a lot of Headache to to the hospital director and its staff :P ”
Ok Back to the Varieties food stalls can be found at here.all the food is halal .
as a Chinese who like to eat frequent here!! I suggest u try some dishes which is quite famous in Terengganu that if u don’t try its . The when people at home ask about the taste and you don’t know then their will think that u probably had never come here. Try the first and best fried ice cream (Ais Krim Goreng) in Malaysia since 1998 . (there only one Ais Krim Goreng shop in whole Kuala Terenggau as many had tried and fail to copy it flavour :P ) , Nasi Dagang,(Trader Rice) a Terengganu famous traditional rice cooked with coconut milk and server with Fish curry, fried sea foods and Yunnan chicken rice run by a Chinese muslim family .All this food can easily be found along side a long stretch of Shop near Batu Buruk Beach Resort.or u can go to my favourite joint wher me and my friend like to hang out at Pak Maidin Shops which is just infront of Batu Buruk Beach Resort.(the place where you tour bus will stop as Batu Buruk)
Friday in the afternoon starting from 4.00pm till evening is the best day to go to Pantai Batu Buruk . There is a big and long night market every Friday from 3.00pm till 7.00pm offering hundred of Varieties food stalls ,Beautiful and wonderful art ,gift and souvenir can be found here with other product and lastly a lot of Bundle shop that sometime if u lucky you may bump into some vintage Jeans worth thousand of dollar at the price of under US 100 dollar if the trader that sell its are bloody blind !! there also peddle that sell only Selective Jeans that they found at affordable price. price (I know of 1 american who stay at a resort for more that 4 year and making big money by travelling to Pantai Batu Buruk Night market every Friday with a bunch of Catalog in his small backpack!!. (note most local don’t know that almost all The Jeans seller here whose wear rugged clothing are Very Filthy RICH!! :P )
Friday is also the time where our City council held culture show and event at The Batu Buruk Culture Centre. The Culture Centre stage pencak silat (Malay martial art), top spinning, kite flying, sepak raga and other traditional performances from 5.00pm to 7.00pm every Friday from starting from 1 April till 31 October which is the Tourist Season, There also a tourist office Centre here where the friendly staff are ready to server your needs and information.
If u are bored u can always walk to Pantai Batu Buruk for strolling especially in the evening like other couple who are in love.
How To Get Here
Pantai Batu Buruk is located just outside downtown Kuala Terengganu City. There are plenty of road signs that will point you to this beach, especially if you are driving northbound from Pahang and Kuala Lumpur.By Bus Batu Buruk and the surrounding beaches are easily accessible from the City centre by town bus which plies the route every hour.
Where To Stay
- Primula Beach Hotel
- Permai Hotel Kuala Terengganu
- Hotel Grand Continental Kuala Terengganu
- Batu Burok Beach Resort
- Hotel Tanjung Vista Kuala Terengganu
Where To Eat
- KFC (Public Swimming Pool Complex)
- Batu Burok Food Court
- Anjung Bistro Primula Beach Hotel
- A & W Pantai Batu Burok
- Restaurant Pak Maidin
Pantai Kijal
Besides traditional fishing activities, Kijal is known as a vacation place with tranquil and beautiful scenic view of its mile long beach with coconut tree and pine tree waving in the powerfull breeze from the South China Sea. Kijal is quite famous to tourist who wish to main seclude by anyone where u can rent a room at the many budget inn here.
Sadly all the inn are over booked from year on to year on. Finding one empty room here can be count as a blessing.
Pantai Kijal are the most famous place for Golfing and spa which is run by a 5 Star resort called Awana Kijal Golf, Beach & Spa Resort which is the only resort here and in my opinion is the biggest championship green in the whole Terengganu and I like they green, driving range, kayaking and walking inside the beautiful Garden and pool here.. They green are quite popular among the many pro golfer in Malaysia to tried they 18-hole championship
golf course.
Beside golfing there are more thing that can be done here at Pantai Kijal and if you are tired , you can just go lay lazily at the Spa there for hour and hour.
How To Get Here
By Road:
From Kuala Terengganu, head south down coastal highway towards Kuantan, bypassing Pantai Kemasik. From Kuantan, take the East Coast Highway heading towards Kuala Terengganu. When you reach the border of the state of Terengganu, you'll pass through the town of Chukai, Kemaman. Drive further towards the town of Kijal. From Kijal village, on the old trunk road (past some houses & food stalls), there is a small sign that reads Destinasi Pelancongan Pantai Kijal. Turn right here, past a Malay cemetery towards the beach.
By Bus:
Bus tickets are easily available in most major towns and cities in Peninsular Malaysia. But the tickets to Kemaman as there will be transportations available there. There are accommodations available in Kerteh and Kijal towns itself which will be nearer to the beach. Most hotels should be able to arrange taxi service and there are a few local agent that provides car rental services.
There is local bus services that ply regular route along Chukai, Kijal, Kerteh, Paka and Dungun towns but it would be much more convenient to reach Pantai Kijal by own transportation
By Air
There are flights to Kerteh by Firefly Air from Subang Airport in Kuala Lumpur. Using Malaysia Airlines or Air Asia via Kuala Terengganu will take a longer route. From the airport, grab a taxi to either Chukai, Kerteh or Kijal.
2. River Garden Chukai
3. Awana Apartment kijal
4. Serasi Inn Kerteh
5. Muni Hotel
2. Tong Juan Restaurant
3. Mohd Noor Mohd Madarsa Restaurant
4. McDonalds Drive In, Kerteh
5. KFC in Kijal
http://www.awana.com.my/en/ak/golf/index.htm
or you can read some of the review of the place at
http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/7c61b/138bc5/
Besides traditional fishing activities, Kijal is known as a vacation place with tranquil and beautiful scenic view of its mile long beach with coconut tree and pine tree waving in the powerfull breeze from the South China Sea. Kijal is quite famous to tourist who wish to main seclude by anyone where u can rent a room at the many budget inn here.
Sadly all the inn are over booked from year on to year on. Finding one empty room here can be count as a blessing.
Pantai Kijal are the most famous place for Golfing and spa which is run by a 5 Star resort called Awana Kijal Golf, Beach & Spa Resort which is the only resort here and in my opinion is the biggest championship green in the whole Terengganu and I like they green, driving range, kayaking and walking inside the beautiful Garden and pool here.. They green are quite popular among the many pro golfer in Malaysia to tried they 18-hole championship
golf course.
Beside golfing there are more thing that can be done here at Pantai Kijal and if you are tired , you can just go lay lazily at the Spa there for hour and hour.
How To Get Here
By Road:
From Kuala Terengganu, head south down coastal highway towards Kuantan, bypassing Pantai Kemasik. From Kuantan, take the East Coast Highway heading towards Kuala Terengganu. When you reach the border of the state of Terengganu, you'll pass through the town of Chukai, Kemaman. Drive further towards the town of Kijal. From Kijal village, on the old trunk road (past some houses & food stalls), there is a small sign that reads Destinasi Pelancongan Pantai Kijal. Turn right here, past a Malay cemetery towards the beach.
By Bus:
Bus tickets are easily available in most major towns and cities in Peninsular Malaysia. But the tickets to Kemaman as there will be transportations available there. There are accommodations available in Kerteh and Kijal towns itself which will be nearer to the beach. Most hotels should be able to arrange taxi service and there are a few local agent that provides car rental services.
There is local bus services that ply regular route along Chukai, Kijal, Kerteh, Paka and Dungun towns but it would be much more convenient to reach Pantai Kijal by own transportation
By Air
There are flights to Kerteh by Firefly Air from Subang Airport in Kuala Lumpur. Using Malaysia Airlines or Air Asia via Kuala Terengganu will take a longer route. From the airport, grab a taxi to either Chukai, Kerteh or Kijal.
Where To Stay
1. Awana Kijal Beach, Golf & Spa Resort2. River Garden Chukai
3. Awana Apartment kijal
4. Serasi Inn Kerteh
5. Muni Hotel
Where To Eat
1. Mesra Mall Food Court in Kerteh2. Tong Juan Restaurant
3. Mohd Noor Mohd Madarsa Restaurant
4. McDonalds Drive In, Kerteh
5. KFC in Kijal
http://www.awana.com.my/en/ak/golf/index.htm
or you can read some of the review of the place at
http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/7c61b/138bc5/
