Visited Sept 2013
Lang Tengah is a pocket-size hilly rainforested isle inwards due north due west peninsula Malaysia betwixt the Perhentians (20km) too Redang islands (13km). The mainland access pier is at Merang (28km) too the nearest regional majuscule is Kuala Terrenganu (a flake over 30km from Merang - KT airdrome abt.25km).
The beaches are constitute along the southern too western coasts. When I visited in that location were 4 resorts, D'Coconut, Lang Sari aka Lang Resort, Sari Pacifica and Summer Bay. Lang Sari is i of those traditional Malaysian bundle resorts that run similar a summertime camp, the others mid-range places although Summer Bay looked similar it nonetheless had a less expensive bundle wing.
BEACHES
Long beach
This 600m long beach is arguably the nicest on the isle - its sand seemed fifty-fifty whiter too H2O clearer than the others which aren't bad. Note the unique bluish coral piece off the southern destination - a big-blue tinted bommy which somehow genuinely stains the H2O bluish - too I am told the nearby sand gets a bluish tint at night. I snorkelled the expanse but was likewise lazy to walk over from D'Coconut to cheque the nighttime sand. You tin shipping away encounter the access rail from the southern beaches bottom correct of shot - iii minutes apartment stroll from the inner middle of Lang Sari's most southern accommodation blocks.
This is the southern department of the beach following the bluish coral - seems pretty white at the fourth dimension of shot
iii piers detract from appearance but this is nonetheless a pretty overnice house to pass time.
Lang Sari Beach
This beach including the recurved western destination is non much shorter than Long Beach. Note the rocks separating the ii at far left don't seem impressive but I constitute it was non possible to go past times past in that location at a fairly depression tide level. No matter, that rail yous tin shipping away encounter close the "north" symbol is a quick agency to alter beaches. The pass-through to D'Coconut's due west beach at far correct is a mere 20m path behind the seaside rocks.
The inwards a higher house shot is taken from those far correct rocks. The beach looks pretty sugariness but inwards fact is a footstep downwards from Long Beach - inwards the department yous tin shipping away see, high tide takes a lot of the beach too the sand is coarser. The best department is around the corner far destination towards the rocks - fellow D'Coconut guests seemed to live enjoying the snorkelling there.
For some argue I didn't receive got whatever skillful snaps of Lang Sari/Lang Island resort, thus I had to raid Google's panoramia for this i from bteung, The resort is i of those places which specialises inwards bundle tours for domestic tourists - I stayed a few years dorsum at a similar articulation on Redang, Bay Resort, which proved quite skillful value although the atmosphere was vacation camp.
Looks skillful hither but the house was a virtual ghost town when nosotros passed by. Apparently it has changed hands - the people in that location seemed to live doing a major refit although the house appeared opened upwardly for business. Judging from scathing user reports it needs this. I mean value the electrical flow yell is Lang Sari.
D'Coconut Beaches
West beach is the amend of the ii D'Coconuts. I thought it wasn't quite equally white too fine grained equally most of Long Beach but people who similar pocket-size intimate beaches may prefer it.
West beach from the contrary end. That's the beach bar close correct - the West Wing's eating seat is behind it. Some invitee reviews complain of insufficient Sun lounges at busy times but with solely iii guests staying this side during my see that was non a problem. Water real clear hither but coral pretty ordinary; quite a few fish to cheque out. That's Lang Sari beach far background.
East beach is smaller, has slightly coarser sand too to a greater extent than broken coral underfoot at depression tide levels....
....but it aint precisely unattractive equally yous approach from the mainland. That's the East Wing eating seat too reception at left. Snorkelling is much the same equally at East Beach; scrappy coral ok fish. I also snorkelled the several hundred meters betwixt the 2 beaches - ditto. The most interesting expanse is likely around those rocks at left - some clinging coral patches too plenty of fish.
Turtle Bay too Batu Kuking
TURTLE BAY - This romantic beach is a tiny piece of sand accessed past times heading upwardly the steep jungle rail amongst the "pier" at D'C East beach too turning correct later on close 30m. Total time, iii minutes. The perfect house for solitude. Tide marks indicated non likewise much sand may live left at the top of the tide. I'm certain turtles tin shipping away live spotted here, but the following beach eastward is the site of the turtle conservation project.
BATU KUKING
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 bigger beach gives the turtle people to a greater extent than peril to study hatchings, protect hatchlings. Pretty deserted hither because.....
....the conservation people, many of them western volunteers, run during the nighttime too conduct handgrip of their zzzzzs during the twenty-four hours inwards this army camp behind the beach.
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I justice this is to halt hatchlings taking off before they tin shipping away live counted, mesured etc.
BEACH COMPARISONS WITH NEARBY ISLANDS - Lang Tengah's beaches are pretty nice, amend on average than the Perhentians. But I reckon Kapas has an overall higher standard. And providing lots of people don't seat yous off, the primary beach at Redang is likely the unmarried best inwards the region.
Feeding the fish on D'Cooconut's around isle snorkeling trip.
OFF THE BEACH - from what I saw the best off the beach snorkelling was at the southern destination of Long Beach around the bluish coral area. However this is close 70m off the sand too may live a stretch for many - no matter, the snorkeling boat trips include this house on their itinerary. I also constitute a real overnice coral bommie (big circular lump of difficult coral) close the same distance off the beach inwards the swimming enclosure betwixt Sari Pacifica too Summer Bay resorts, the expanse inwards the shot below.
These people are solely close 30m off the beach - no matter, scatter some breadstuff from the breakfast buffet too there's an instant crowd of colourful fish.
As mentioned upwardly page I wasn't impressed with the coral off D'Coconut although the fish were okay - too people seemed to live enjoying the snorkeling at the far western destination of Lang Sari beach (where the sand is nicest too). I was likewise lazy to cheque off Turtle Bay too Batu Kuking.
SNORKELING TRIP
Guests larn fitted out for D'Coconut's snorkeling trip.
For the relatively pocket-size shoulder flavour crowd D'Coconut used its medium sized run-about, dissimilar Summer Bay's larger cruiser (see below). Chinese tour grouping seemed to bask themselves immensely too i time over again their involvement seemed to live to a greater extent than on the fish than the coral. This seems fair plenty - with flotation vests they can't larn existent unopen to a lot of the coral (although the H2O is amazingly clear too a lot the bluish coral off Long Beach due south is non deep) whereas a flake of breadstuff volition convey dozens of fish to the surface.
Having suffered too-long snorkeling trip inwards many parts of SE Asia, I constitute D'Coco's refreshing inwards that it took a total of nether 2 hours with solely 2 stops, Batu Bulan east too the blue coral expanse of Long Beach - forty minutes each which gave plenty of fourth dimension to cheque the scene.Another plus: nosotros did a circumnavigation of the isle which gave this happy camper a amend thought of the scale of the location he was visiting. Conclusion - pretty compact isle too yous tin shipping away encounter all the places worth visiting on foot.
The outset halt was inwards the bay at Batu Bulan. I'd spied these overnice bommies on an before trek across hither but the snorkeling guys anchored a skillful 200m south-east where manifestly the snorkeling must live better. It wasn't bad at all, quite a lot of plate coral too fish inwards incredibly clear water. Those bommies inwards a higher house were mayhap 15-20m across.
Second mate grabbing for the mooring at the 2nd stop: the bluish coral expanse Long Beach west. Blue coral pretty good, ditto fish - crew said snorkeling around rocks far background was okay, would mayhap encounter some pocket-size reef sharks. Well mayhap - but non when I went across: some fish too scattered coral but non equally skillful equally inwards expanse of boat.
Summer Bay resort's cruiser on a snorkeling trip. This babe parked following to western destination of D'Coconut due west beach where passengers spent a skillful xxx minutes inwards the water. But when I swam out to this spot, the coral was real ordinary. Dudes must receive got been feeding the fish.
COMPARISON WITH NEARBY ISLANDS: Lang Tengah's snorkeling past times SE Asian standards is pretty good. But non quite equally skillful equally the Perhentians too Kapas. And non equally skillful equally inwards the National Park expanse of Redang.
TREKKING
THE BEACH WALK - equally seen above, someone starting at i of the Long Beach resorts tin shipping away brand their agency to Batu Kuking via the beaches, the brusque rail betwixt Sari Pacifica too the western fly of Lang Sari, the 300m walk across the depression saddle between D'Coconut west too eastward too and thus the v infinitesimal not-too-steep jungle path across to Batu Kuking.
Arrow on stone simply past times tiny pier eastward destination of D'Coconut eastward shows entrance to jungle track.
THE BATU BULAN WALK - walk inland inwards the obvious semi-clearing towards the far destination of Batu Kuking beach too hold back for the rail pointers.
The rail goes for close 10 minutes thru some pretty skillful rainforest. Moderate slopes with lots of tree roots etc - skillful footwear is non a bad idea. On reaching the bay yous volition live on a high stone platform with a stance across to Redang.....
....plus the stance downwards into the bay shown half dozen pix upwardly page. Climbing downwards for a swim/snorkel would receive got some endeavor but would non live impossible.
TREKKING COMPARISONS WITH NEARBY ISLANDS. The Perhentians receive got the longest too most interesting treks, Redang, Kapas too Lang Tengah are roughly equal.
D'COCONUT RESORT
Finding a house to rest on Lang Tengah was a flake of a challenge. With Lady Tezza along I was looking for a house a footstep upwardly from budget. Maybe simply equally good - Lang Sari is the solely house approaching budget (on its bundle deals) but at the fourth dimension of booking was declining the same; at to the lowest degree on pop booking sites. Its ain booking site was off-putting with statements similar FOR MALAYSIAN NATIONALS ONLY. And reviews on the user sites weren't precisely positive.
So okay, I had a hold back at alternatives too they were are priced agency upmarket from flashpacker. Way upmarket from most places. Thing is, the highest I've e'er paid inwards SE Asia is $us75 too that got me a gorgeous resort inwards Bali - too here's these iii joints on Lang Tengah non of the same measure but wanting $us135 or more! Tell 'em they're dreaming! Well I unremarkably do, but I did desire to cheque the isle out thus I selected the solely i that had mainly positive user reviews at the fourth dimension - D'Coconut.
I'll amount upwardly my feeling on this joint: Nice house but overpriced.
As already mentioned, D'Coconut is carve upwardly over 2 regions – the West Wing is close 4 min/300m walk over a depression saddle (steepness volition solely worry the VERY unfit) from the East Wing. Each has its ain beach, puddle & eating seat – in that location is non much departure except the East Wing had wifi (patchy reception) inwards its restaurant, a amend breakfast & inferior puddle & beach.
Part of the connecting pathway. Lighting at nighttime okay - bags carried across for yous if staying at West Wing.
East Wing pool, restaurant/reception (left) too most lately constructed accommodation unit.
BEACHES
Long beach
Summer Bay towards the due north destination of Long Beach seemed to receive got the most guests of the resorts - to a greater extent than oft than non Malaysian too Chinese bundle tourists. This house had a pretty skillful shop with reasonable prices for an isle retail outlet.
Sari Pacifica is close the southern end. It had similar accommodation prices to D'Coconut too if room too resort facilities were the same equally Sari Pacifica Redang where nosotros stayed later on Lang Tengah, it may receive got been the amend option. Not that D'Coconut was misfortunate it: could receive got simply been a flake amend for the money. However invitee comments on the user sites propose mayhap SP Lang Tengah is a flake brusque of the mark.
Lang Sari Beach
Looks skillful hither but the house was a virtual ghost town when nosotros passed by. Apparently it has changed hands - the people in that location seemed to live doing a major refit although the house appeared opened upwardly for business. Judging from scathing user reports it needs this. I mean value the electrical flow yell is Lang Sari.
D'Coconut Beaches
D'Coconut guests larn to conduct betwixt 2 beaches. The longer, D'Coconut West is agency smaller than Long or Lang Sari beaches at simply over 100m. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 300m rainforest path over a depression saddle joins them.
Turtle Bay too Batu Kuking
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 brusque distance eastward of D'Cononut eastward are the lastly ii due south coast beaches - Turtle too Batu Kuking. There is no beach at Batu Bulan.
BATU KUKING
BEACH COMPARISONS WITH NEARBY ISLANDS - Lang Tengah's beaches are pretty nice, amend on average than the Perhentians. But I reckon Kapas has an overall higher standard. And providing lots of people don't seat yous off, the primary beach at Redang is likely the unmarried best inwards the region.
SNORKELING
OFF THE BEACH - from what I saw the best off the beach snorkelling was at the southern destination of Long Beach around the bluish coral area. However this is close 70m off the sand too may live a stretch for many - no matter, the snorkeling boat trips include this house on their itinerary. I also constitute a real overnice coral bommie (big circular lump of difficult coral) close the same distance off the beach inwards the swimming enclosure betwixt Sari Pacifica too Summer Bay resorts, the expanse inwards the shot below.
As mentioned upwardly page I wasn't impressed with the coral off D'Coconut although the fish were okay - too people seemed to live enjoying the snorkeling at the far western destination of Lang Sari beach (where the sand is nicest too). I was likewise lazy to cheque off Turtle Bay too Batu Kuking.
SNORKELING TRIP
TREKKING
THE BEACH WALK - equally seen above, someone starting at i of the Long Beach resorts tin shipping away brand their agency to Batu Kuking via the beaches, the brusque rail betwixt Sari Pacifica too the western fly of Lang Sari, the 300m walk across the depression saddle between D'Coconut west too eastward too and thus the v infinitesimal not-too-steep jungle path across to Batu Kuking.
THE BATU BULAN WALK - walk inland inwards the obvious semi-clearing towards the far destination of Batu Kuking beach too hold back for the rail pointers.
....plus the stance downwards into the bay shown half dozen pix upwardly page. Climbing downwards for a swim/snorkel would receive got some endeavor but would non live impossible.
TREKKING COMPARISONS WITH NEARBY ISLANDS. The Perhentians receive got the longest too most interesting treks, Redang, Kapas too Lang Tengah are roughly equal.
D'COCONUT RESORT
Finding a house to rest on Lang Tengah was a flake of a challenge. With Lady Tezza along I was looking for a house a footstep upwardly from budget. Maybe simply equally good - Lang Sari is the solely house approaching budget (on its bundle deals) but at the fourth dimension of booking was declining the same; at to the lowest degree on pop booking sites. Its ain booking site was off-putting with statements similar FOR MALAYSIAN NATIONALS ONLY. And reviews on the user sites weren't precisely positive.
So okay, I had a hold back at alternatives too they were are priced agency upmarket from flashpacker. Way upmarket from most places. Thing is, the highest I've e'er paid inwards SE Asia is $us75 too that got me a gorgeous resort inwards Bali - too here's these iii joints on Lang Tengah non of the same measure but wanting $us135 or more! Tell 'em they're dreaming! Well I unremarkably do, but I did desire to cheque the isle out thus I selected the solely i that had mainly positive user reviews at the fourth dimension - D'Coconut.
I'll amount upwardly my feeling on this joint: Nice house but overpriced.
Food inwards the restaurants was expensive compared to solely slightly downmarket places nosotros had simply stayed at inwards the Perhentians. Like them the house seemed to live suffering from destination of flavour wind-down fifty-fifty though early/mid Sept is a long agency from flavour unopen at the destination of Oct– many things on the carte were non available. The inclusive buffet was similarly express –we had no fruit over iii days – but it was possible to make total upwardly on pretty tasty food.
The West Wing puddle from the 2nd restaurant. Beach is simply out of shot to left.
Our Executive Deluxe room inwards a higher house the West Wing eating seat had overnice puddle & beach/sea views from its balcony. It was real clean, spacious, had repose aircon, a comfy manful someone monarch bed plus a unmarried too a divan. There was a jug but no tv. Lights were satisfactory too in that location was plenty of storage. No bottled H2O was supplied. The spacious bath had skillful hot H2O & a tub.
Hotel brute too works pretty interesting
Overall, D'Coconut is a pretty overnice place, but non to the measure of the 3.5 stars existence claimed on our booking site. It can't justify its pricing. $us135 for a overnice but essentially lower-midrange room, expensive nutrient with express selection too an uncomfortable transfer is non balanced past times the gorgeous location too exceptionally overnice too efficient staff. The cost was towards iii times that paid at Perhentian resorts solely slightly downmarket.
SO SHOULD YOU GO TO LANG TENGAH IN PREFERENCE TO NEARBY ISLANDS?
Certainly, if yous are looking for exclusivity too don't hear paying for it. The overnice beaches, clear H2O too skillful coral on a tiny isle with solely a few resorts a fair distance from the coast give yous the thought of existence somewhere pretty special.
Our trip away from the isle was agency to a greater extent than comfortable. We wanted to boundary the brusque distance over to Redang isle - the resort rang this Mingstar boat at left which was fast too much drier than the resort's smaller boat at right. From what I tin shipping away get together this outfit does a daily run to Redang from Merang around or a flake later on 1100 too doesn't hear diverting to Lang Tengah to pick upwardly island-hoppers. This suggests they volition also deliver guests to Lang Tengah resorts who missy before boats..
IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING LANG TENGAH YOU MAY ALSO BE INTERESTED IN NEARBY REDANG, KAPAS AND PERHENTIAN ISLANDS. SIMILAR INFORMATION ON THESE CAN BE FOUND VIA THE INDEX.
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