Why Go? Johor Bahru
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File 16-johor-loc-msb11 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 Basefile johor-loc-msb10 Final Ed Cxns Mick Garrett Date 12/08/09 KEY FORMAT SETTINGS New References Number of Rows (Lines) Editor Check Date MC Check Date Column Widths and Margins MC/CC Signoff Date ©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd Johor%06, 07 / POPULATION: 3.3 MILLION / AREA: 19,984 SQ KM Why Go? Johor Bahru .................228 Linked to Singapore at the tip of the Asian continent, Johor Muar .............................234 is the southern gateway to Malaysia. While it’s the most pop- Mersing.........................234 ulous state in the country, tourism has taken a back seat to Seribuat Archipelago ... 237 economic development, leaving some great off-the-beaten- Endau-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 » Thistle Johor Bahru 10/50 8/200 (p231) 0/32 0 » Rawa Island Resort (p239) J F DNOSAJJMAM » Mirage Island Resort (p237) Nov–Feb Avoid Mar–May The Jun–Jul Pulau the monsoon water’s visibility Besar closes for » Kampung Peta (p240) season – head is at its best for Expedition Robin- to Rawa for the for diving. son. Expect high surfing season. temperatures everywhere. 228 swept away by an increased police presence. Johor Bahru Just off this main drag you’ll find bustling %07 / POP 1,371,000 food hawkers, interesting old architecture After years of being criticised as a dirty, and wide, clean sidewalks. The city still has chaotic border town, Johor’s capital Johor more crime compared with most Malaysian Bahru has been repaved and replanted and towns, but there’s a real urban buzz and is suddenly a lively, appealing place to hang some surprisingly cosmopolitan corners to out. Even the sketchy watch salesmen and explore. down-and-out sidewalk lurkers who congre- JB is connected to Singapore by road and gated along Jln Tun Abdul Razak have been rail across a 1038m-long causeway, across J O Su Pulau h 11 n 63 S O U T H Tulai or Pulau NEGERI gai Kuala C H I N A Rom Rompin Tioman SEMBILAN pin S E A J 12 ohor PAHANG Pulau Pulau Kuala Sembilan Seribuat To Seremban (100km); Seribuat Kuala Lumpur (165km) Kinchin Endau Pulau B Archipelago Penyabong Mertang Pulau ahru 1 Sungai Timor Harimau Gemas Segamat Endau-Rompin Endau 3 Pulau Pulau Rawa Gunung National Park Hujung Pulau To Pulau Ledang Tengah Pemanggil (1276m) Gunung Sungai (6km) Gunung Ledang Labis Kampung Mersing Pulau Gunung Tiong ng Besar National Park (1014m) Peta Nita To Pulau Aur & r Bekok ero Le Kampung b Pulau Dayang Sagil ng ua (953m) Tenggeroh (10km) Sem go Tangkak M S i Pulau i 1 unga Jemaluang a r Tinggi ung S Kahang Tanjung Pulau To Melaka 50 Leman (40km) Sibu Muar Kluang Gunung 3 Belumut 5 Gunung Ayer (1010m) Muntahak Hitam 91 (634m) Teluk (N Mahkota Tanjung orth-SoutLebu Batu Kota Tinggi Tohor Pahat hr aya Waterfall h Senai Kota Tinggi Hw 1 Su y) International 92 Airport ng Kulai a 5 i Johor (StraitSelat of M Jo Lama Johor h or elaka Kota Iskander Bahru Tanjung Pontian Belungkur M Kecil elaka Second Link Pasir Desaru ) (Linkedua) Danga Gudang 89 Tanjung Pelepas Bay Pulau Kukup S I N G A P O R E Kukup 0 50 km apore 0 30 miles Tanjung SINGAPORE Piai Straits of Sing Johor Highlights 1 Swimming, diving 3 Discovering the colonial 5 Admiring the sultans’ and beach bumming it to backstreets of Johor Bahru treasures at the Royal Abu the max in the Seribuat (p228) and realising that Bakar Museum (p229) in Archipelago (p237) the city is outgrowing its bad Johor Bahru 2 Cooling off in the reputation 6 Sweating your way up sensational waterfalls of 4 Strolling the laid-back lofty Gunung Ledang (p235) Endau-Rompin National historic-architecture laden 7 Having a drink or four Park (p239) after hiking streets of Muar (p234) at one of Johor Bahru’s hip through dense jungle watering holes (p232).