Kuala Terengganu > Merang Jetty > Lang Tengah

After having some delicious "pau"s for breakfast, we headed out early to Merang Jetty to catch our boat to *drumrolls* Lang Tengah.

The trip takes about an hour and there is hardly any traffic on the road.

Please note that there is a MARANG Jetty which heads to Cotton Island (Pulau Kapas); which is 20 mins away from the hotel but in the other direction. If you're heading over to Lang Tengah like we did, you will most likely be heading for MERANG Jetty.

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We headed out at 8.15am and arrived there shortly before 9am. It depends on what time your hotel asks you to meet at the Jetty, but ours were scheduled at 10am. We decided to head there earlier just in case. Now, there are a few things to note when arriving at the Jetty:

1. Parking

There is a couple of covered parking spaces under a shed. The parking fee for 3 days 2 nights was RM 45 in total.

2. Marine Conservation Fee

In order to enter Lang Tengah, we were asked to pay RM 5 each (for locals)/RM 20 each (for foreigners). Fair enough, as we were informed of this by the hotel before we made our booking.

3. Jetty Fee

At the jetty, we were asked to pay an additional RM 1 per person as jetty fees. Not sure if this is legit or not as no hotels mentioned it to us nor were there any sign of this online. But its only RM 1 so no biggie.

4. Toilet

Arriving one hour earlier ahead of time, we needed to use the loo. For a cleaner option, I would suggest you drive out to the Shell petrol station which is approximately 2 minutes away. There is a small shed and a basic toilet but there was no water (at that moment, I prayed that God bless the soul of whoever invented hand sanitizers).

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I don't know how I would describe the boat rides from KT to Lang Tengah.

TBH, it was pretty nerve wrecking.

We took a speed boat from Merang Jetty out into the vast sea and middle out of nowhere, we switched to a bigger boat. In the middle of the sea. With no lifevests.

Apart from that the trip was fine. It took us about an hour to get to Lang Tengah and the trip there was pretty smooth. However, on the way back, we met some pretty rough waves and I felt a little seasick. Just a heads up for those who feels seasick easily.

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With that said, Lang Tengah, here we come!

Pantai Pandak > Dinner at Golden Dragon Restaurant

Pantai Pandak

This beach right here deserves its own post. It was breathtaking.

Photos could not reflect the beauty of it.

Pantai Pandak was a 20-25 minute drive from Pasar Payang.

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We departed at about 6pm so that we could catch the sunset at about 6.30pm.

The beach was a pretty long stretch (with enough space for everyone to "soak in the moment").

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"The waves came crashing, wave after wave;

Not too much, not too rushed, taking its own pace each time it rushed on shore.

Every grain of sand my toes sink into each time, with every wave which washes ashore,

I feel alive, I feel peace, I feel like I can be one with the sea.
Now then, will I be able to travel the world if I were to become one as the sea?"

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Next up was dinner! Being in Terengganu, we wanted to get a good seafood dinner.

We found a restaurant, Golden Dragon Restaurant, which was recommended on Tripadvisor (No. 2 in Terengganu) and decided to give it a shot. 

This was probably one of the best decision throughout our entire trip.

Food: 4.5/5

We ordered jumbo prawns (x 4; no pictures because it was the first dish and was wolfed down); fried oyster omelette; steamed fish and stir fry beans (no pictures because its just beans, lol). Anyways, the jumbo prawns were huge, and probably was about an average palm size. Taste was good and not too salty, yet flavorful. 

Price: 4/5

The whole meal only cost us RM 130, and this included drinks for the the four of us.

Location/Parking:4/5

Located in Chinatown, there are plenty of parking lots around. As dinnertime was past 6pm, there was no parking fee. Chinatown is pretty busy but we found a parking space once we turned into Chinatown so I would say that parking shouldn't be too big a problem.

Toilet: 3/5

Basic but kind of dangerous for kids as you will have to pass through a very hot kitchen (toilet is just beside the kitchen and there are no barriers what so ever on the way). Not very clean but bearable.

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Must get: "Pau"/Buns from the shop next to Golden Dragon Restaurant. The shop mainly sells "bak kut teh"(a Chinese pork rib dish served in Chinese herbs broth), but they sell pau right out front.

We got some for breakfast and they tasted really good. Plus, they were pretty reasonably priced, at RM 12 for 8 "pau"s.

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Next up: the long awaited Lang Tengah!