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About Pangkor Village Beach Resort
The Pangkor Village Beach Resort is located at the end of Pasir Bogak and just next to the beach. It’s a great location since it is more quite then other locations and still near to the areas with stalls and restaurants. This resort is 10 minutes from Pangkor Jetty and 15 minutes from Pangkor Airport by land.
Travel Plan Guide
Pangkor Island
Pangkor Island (Malay: Pulau Pangkor) is an island in Manjung District, Perak, Malaysia. It has a population of approximately 25,000. Nearby islands include Pangkor Laut Island, Giam Island,Mentagor Island, Simpan Island, and Tukun Terindak Island. The major industries of the island are tourism and fishing.
Geography
Pangkor Island has a land area of 18 km2 (6.950 sq miles) and is 3.5 kilometres (2.2 miles) from Peninsular Malaysia. The interior of the island is forested and is home to 65 reptile species, 17 amphibian species, and 82 total herpetofaunal species.
Wildlife
Pangkor’s most famous wildlife residents are the Hornbill Birds. It’s quite common to see them swooshing around.
Free Duty Island
Following the Federal Government’s move to grant the island duty-free status effective 1 January 2020, the island recorded a 40 percent increase in visitors.
Transport
Pangkor Island is a three-hour drive from Kuala Lumpur[6] and is accessible through the Ipoh–Lumut 4-lane dual carriage highway and the West Coast Expressway. Buses frequently arrive at the main jetty in Lumut. No bridges connect the island to the mainland because a policy aimed to control the number of vehicles on the island to prevent road congestion.
Public ferries depart from Lumut to Pangkor Island from the old Lumut jetty. The ferry service stops at two jetties at the east side of Pangkor Island, Sungai Pinang Kecil; SPK jetty; and Pangkor Town Jetty.
There’s new Ferry company from mainland to the Island which shorter path compare to regular ferry. It starts from Marina Bay. The fare little higher compare to regular ferry. Regular ferry from Lumut Jetty to Pangkor Island will take 30 to 40 minutes, while Marina Bay to Pangkor Island only take 15 to 20 minutes.
Notable places
The west coast of Pangkor is famous for its beaches, resorts and hotels for tourist accommodations. The famous beaches there include Pasir Bogak, Teluk Nipah and Coral Beach. The east coast of Pangkor is where all the residents live and where many of them work in the local foods and fisheries activities, including the dry fish factory, boat workshops, and a fish farm. Other attractions on the island include Floating Mosque , Chinese Mosque , the Foo Lin Kong temple, the Sri Pathirakaliamman temple in Sungai Pinang Besar village; Batu Bersurat, Tiger Rock, the Dutch Fort (Kota Belanda), the tombs in Kampung Teluk Gedung and Tortoise Hill and Batu Gong.