pd in 2 days, 1 night
Siew pau in Seremban on the way down, an afternoon on the beach and a seafood dinner, then the Cape Rachado trail and Blue Lagoon before the short drive home.
Day 1 Beach day
- Morning
- Drive from KL, about 1.5 hours. Stop in Seremban on the way for siew pau, flaky baked buns filled with char siu.
- Lunch
- Lunch near the beach once you reach PD.
- Afternoon
- Check in, then head to Teluk Kemang for a swim, or a jet ski or banana boat ride off the beach.
- Evening
- Seafood dinner along the coast road: grilled fish, chilli crab and prawns.
Day 2 Cape Rachado and home
- Morning
- Go early to Cape Rachado, about 15 minutes south, and walk the forest trail to the old lighthouse on the Tanjung Tuan headland. Then cool off at Blue Lagoon, a small cove nearby.
- Lunch
- Lunch near Teluk Kemang.
- Afternoon
- Stop at the Army Museum on the way back up the coast for tanks, aircraft and military history. Then drive home, about 1.5 hours.
Good to know
- Jellyfish turn up at times. Ask locally or look for signs before swimming.
- Weekends, school holidays and long weekends get crowded, so book the hotel early.
- Go in March to see migrating raptors passing over Cape Rachado.