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Book msb 11 Initial Mapping Brendan S Date 25/06/09 Road Scale All key roads labelled? Hierarchy Date Title Hydro Chapter johor Editor Cxns Owen E 29/07/09 Spot colours removed? Hierarchy Nthpt Masking in Illustrator done? Symbols Author Celeste Brash MC Cxns Date Book Inset/enlargement correct? Off map Notes dest'ns Border locator A1 Key Author Cxns Owen E Date 29/07/09

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Johor%06, 07 / POPULATION: 3.3 MILLION / AREA: 19,984 SQ KM

Why Go? ...... 228 Linked to at the tip of the Asian continent, Johor ...... 234 is the southern gateway to . While it’s the most pop- ...... 234 ulous state in the country, tourism has taken a back seat to Seribuat Archipelago.... 237 economic development, leaving some great off-the-beaten- -Rompin path destinations. National Park...... 239 Some of Malaysia’s most beautiful islands are found in the Seribuat Archipelago, off the state’s east coast. These attract Singaporean weekenders but few others. It’s prime dive territory, and you’ll find similar corals and fish that Best Outdoor you’ll find at popular Tioman Island but without the crowds. Adventures You’ll also find the low-key white-sand beaches which fringe gleaming turquoise waters and wild jungles. »»Upeh Guling & Buaya For more adventure head to Endau-Rompin National Sangkut Falls (Endau- Park. This jungle offers the same rich flora, (very elusive) Rompin National Park, p239) fauna and swashbuckling action that visitors flock to experi- »»Pulau Tinggi (p238) ence at Taman Negara in Pahang, but in a much more pris- »»Takah Berangin & Takah tine, un-touristed setting. Pandan Falls (Endau-Rompin National Park, p239) »»Pulau Sibu (p238) When to Go »»Gunung Ledang (p235) Johor Bahru °C/°F Temp Rainfall Inches/mm 40/104 32/800 Best Places to Stay 30/86 24/600 »»Rimba Resort (p238) 20/68 16/400

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