Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Telok Assam Beach
Swimming is allowed at the beach near park HQ but the water can be muddy. In the dis-
tance (to the west) you can see the wild east coast of the Santubong Peninsula.
BEACH
Telok Pandan Beaches
The gorgeous beach at
Telok Pandan Kecil
, a 2.6km walk from park HQ, is surrounded
by spectacularly colourful sandstone formations. Pitcher plants can be seen on the trail
down to the beach. Around the point (to the northwest) is the famous
Bako Sea Stack
, an
islet that looks like a cobra rearing its head. To get close enough for a photo, though,
you'll have to hire a boat.
As you move east, the next beach you come to is
Telok Pandan Besar
, a quiet, attract-
ive stretch of sand accessible only by boat. Hiring a boat at park HQ costs RM40/80 one-
way/return.
BEACH
Telok Sibur Beach
The rarely visited beach at Telok Sibur is accessible on foot (it's 5.5km from park HQ) but
hard to reach as the descent is steep and you have to make your way through a mangrove
swamp. Before heading out, check the tidal schedule with park staff to make sure the river
won't be too deep to cross, either going or returning. A boat from park HQ costs RM105/
210 one-way/return.
BEACH
Telok Limau Beach
At the park's northeastern tip, Telok Limau is 13km on foot from park HQ. A boat to/from
Telok Limau and the nearby island of
Pulau Lakei
, which has a white-sand beach and
the grave of a Malay warrior, costs RM164 one-way.
BEACH
Telok Kruin Beach
At the peninsula's far eastern tip, this bay is 12km on foot from park HQ; a boat ride all
the way around Telok Limau costs RM250 one-way.
BEACH
Nightwalk
(per person RM10; 8pm)
The best way to see creatures that are out and about at night
- we're talking spiders, fireflies, cicadas, frogs, anemones, owls and the like - is to take a
night-time walk led by a park ranger trained in spotting creatures that city slickers would
WILDLIFE WATCHING
