Advice needed for East Coast Malaysia
 

Hi

Need advice with a couple of things!

Planning first time visit to Malaysia in September and itinerary so far is as follows:

KL - 1 night
Kota Bharu - 1 night
Perhentian - 3 nights
Lang Tengah - 2 nights
Redang - 3 nights
Kuala Terranganu - 1 night

Then have a few nights spare and am hoping to visit Taman Negara - does anyone know best way of getting there from Kuala Terranganu?

Also any advice of hotels in Kota Bharu, Kuala Terranganu and Taman Negara very welcome!

Thanks

Emma

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First, the last poster, GHL89882020, seems to me to be the guesthouse owner pushing his own hotel.

We have been to Khota Bharu, Redang, and Kuala Terrenganu. What price range are you looking for?

In Kota Bharu, the night market for dining is excellent. In the morning, go to the food market, it's extraordinary.

I don't think you can get to Taman Negara from KT.

To get to Taman Negara, you first need to get to Jerantut/Kuala Tembling to take the 3-hour boat ride up the river to the park. Jerantut/Kuala and Taman Negara are quite a bit south of Kuala Terranganu and are in Pahang State. From Kuala Terranganu it would take you 7-8 hours to drive to Jerantut, and a longer bus or train ride. Take a look at ktmb.com.my for train schedules, you might find bus schedules at http://www.plusliner.com/index2.html. The closest major city to the park is actually Kuantan where you could get a bus or taxi to Jerantut in 2-3 hours.

For info on getting to the park from Kuala Tembling and for lodging and other info, take a look at www.taman-negara.com for basic information.

You could also go to Taman Negara first from KL, it is about a 4 hour taxi or bus ride and then the 3-hour boat ride.

To the best of my knowledge, if you want to stay in the park, there is only one company which has the lodging concession for lodging in the park (kind of like national parks in the western US). Take a look at the website.

Can you give me a budget for hotels. Also, get the Lonely Planet Guide, they do SE Asia better than Fodors and Frommers, IMO. Their high end reccos are usually very good value for money.

If you can, you might want to fly directly from KL to Khota Bahru and skip the 1 night in KL on your way out. Unless you are staying right at the airport, to go into KL for only 1 night is a long trip on top of (I assume) a long international flight. If you want to see KL you can save it until your return flight when you could maybe spend 2 nights, see more of the city and justify the longish trip into the city from the airport.

My family have stayed at lee guesthouse during our stopover trip in kota bharu town during our visit to Perhentian Island.The guesthouse is clean,comfortable and enjoyable to stay. The gusthouse owner is friendly and helpful and attended all our needs and to make our stay at his place a perfect one.He has taken us to visit the beutiful decorated temples in the nearby town.It is highly recomended for the family ,couples to stay at this guesthouse

Emma just a question for you who are you booking all your island accomodation through. is it the internet or a travel agent. I have been surfing the net looking for great rates like you can for thailand but it seems a bit more limited with malaysia. Thanks