Dates 21-JAN-2023 to 23-JAN-2023, CNY holidays
Sat, 21 Jan 2023
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Drive to Kuantan
Kuala Lumpur 🚗 Kuantan
7:00 AM 02:00 PM
- Breakfast 🍵🍔🍟 at McDonald’s Shell Karak DT or Tanah Aina Fareena Cafe Restuarant near river
We stopped at McDonalds but it had rush and a lady standing outside said that breatfast menu with egg is not available hence we chose to have subs at subway which was just beside the McDonalds.It was a good decision as it was filling to keep us drive for another 4 hours.
- Drive to Kuala Gandah National Elephant Conservation Centre 115 KMs
We skipped due to rain and traffic.
- Drive to and stay at 🏨 Dragonfly Villa, Kuantan 160 KMs.
We started driving after our morning breakfast and found that there was massive traffic near the Gombak toll plaza. it was raining heavelly and we turned on the wiper with old bollywood songs.
- Lunch and afternoon nap 🛌
- Go for river cruise 🚤 in the evening and look for fireflies tour
We missed the river cruise due to heavy rain in the evening. fireflies tour was stopped until march due to monsoon season. Moving this activity on day 3
- Dinner at nearby resturant or order food
Ordered Pizza from Dominos
- Drinks and Dine with Paul John at Villa 🍜🍕🍻🍷
Resturants Near Dragonfly villa
- Restoran Alif Curry House 2 KMs drive, Near River (disappointed)
- Sri Suria Curry House Restaurant 1 KM walk (V Good)
- Alkawthar Restaurant 5 KMs drive best arabic food in town with plenty of veg options with Kunafa and Baklawa (V Good)
Alif curry house was a bit disaapointment. May be a bad day for them to manage more customers.
Sri Suria Curry house was amazing with delicious south indian food and good portion sizes. We had banana leaf meals and dosa and roti canai and all tasted good.
We found delicious red beans curry (Rajma) with arabic bread at Alkawthar. We loved it and we all were full that night.
Overall there was plenty of availability of food up to out taste buds in Kuantan.
Sun, 22 Jan 2023
- Drive to Sungai Pandan Waterfall 29 KMs
It was a great waterfall with no hike at all. There is a nominal entrance fee. RM10/Adult and RM5/Child (foreigner) RM3/Adult and RM2/Child (Malaysian) and RM3 for parking the vehicle.
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- Drive to Beach 🏖️ Pantai Teluk Cempedak 50 KMs
- Dinner at nearby resturant or order food
- Drinks and Dine with Paul John at Villa
Monday, 23 Jan 2023
- River cruise 🚤 in the morning
Finally on day3 we got the oportunity to go for the river cruise. Kids were really excited. We had our coffee at Mc Donalds which was just beside the rivercruise jetty. Mc Donalds really had nice river view from its first floor dining area and also allowed a free parking. We baught the tickets for rivercruise on the jetty counter. Ticket price RM25/Adult and RM20/Kid.
It was 1.5 Hours rivercruise and had points to look for eagles and distant look to few crocodiles.it was fun on a sunny morning.
Then we drove again to Suria Curry house for the lunch.
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Drive to KL
Kuantan 🚗 Kuala Lumpur
11:00 AM TBD