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Pahang & Tioman

Island% 09 / POP 1.45 MILLION / AREA 36,137 SQ KM

Includes  Why Go? Pulau Tioman. . . . 251 For many visitors, a journey to Peninsular ’s largest Pekan...... 260 state begins and ends on the enchanted isle of Pulau Tiom- ...... 262 an. Between its exhilarating diving, brilliant beaches, gnarly ...... 265 jungle treks and spirited villages, its tropical-island allure is impossible to resist. ...... 268 ’s other big ticket – the primordial jungles of ...... 269 National Park – lies tucked up in the state’s Taman Negara. . . . 271 north. Its virgin tracts of rainforest, home to a howling, twit- ...... 277 tering, trumpeting (and occasionally roaring) rabble of elu- Kenong Rimba sive wildlife, offer a direct connection with nature as nature State Park...... 278 intended it: wild, unrelenting, raw. Between these big acts, you’ll find reggae beach parties Raub...... 279 at the surf-bum centre Cherating, royal splendour in Pekan, wild jungle nights outside Kuala Lipis and Tasik Chini, and plenty of culinary delights, colonial architecture and cultur- al insights. Best Places to Eat ¨¨Restoran Ratha Raub (p279) ¨¨Ana Ikan Bakar Petai (p264) When to Go ¨¨Duyong Restaurant (p268) °C/°F Te mp Rainfall Inches/mm ¨¨ABCD Restaurant (p257) 40/104 32/800

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Best Places to 20/68 16/400

Stay 10/50 8/200 ¨¨Swiss Cottage Resort (p255) 0/32 0 J FDM A M J J A S O N ¨¨Rainbow Chalets (p257) ¨¨Mutiara Taman Negara Jan–Apr The May–Dec Prepare Nov–Feb Monsoon Resort (p275) weather is at its to sweat: the ther- season. Some warmest and mometer hovers places close, ¨¨Villa de Fedelia (p267) driest. Crowds are between 21°C and the surf is up in ¨¨Coconut Grove (p258) at their peak. 32°C, and humid- Cherating, and ity exceeds 82%. discounts abound. 251 Pahang & Pulau Tioman - Pulau Pulau Besar 50 miles 80 km Tioman Tulai Pulau S E A C H I N A S O U T H 3

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Highlands Selat Melaka Pahang & Tioman Island Highlights and covered in bug bites in bites in bug and covered and undeniably dark deep, Negara Taman adventurous (p277). 2 1 snorkelling and jungle hiking snorkelling Tioman (p251). on Pulau Klang Ringlet PERAK SELANGOR (Strait of M orous jungle hikes that take you past orange you take that orous jungle hikes and blossoms under an evergreencanopy, thata wide sampling of laid-back villages present a tapestry of cultures and curiosities. Sitting like an emerald dragon guarding the dragon an emerald like Sitting of the South waters Sea,translucent every offers possible shade ofTioman Island Thereparadise. are cascading waterfalls, rig PULAU TIOMAN