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Mersing is an
important and busy fishing town located on the
east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Located about
130 kilometers north of the capital city of
Johor and less than 190 kilometers south of
Kuantan, some beautiful attractions found at the
southern area of this small fishing village are
the stunning beaches at Sri Pantai Beach and Sekakap
Beach.
Mersing is getting more and more popular with
the tourists nowadays. Mersing has a population
of about 70,000 and this town continues to
thrive simply because this attraction is seen as
as the gateway to many of the idyllic islands
off its coast. On the upper north, beaches of Ayer Papan
(Air Papan) and
Penyabong can be seen there in which the latter
is the best mainland beach in this region.
Air Papan is a sandy beach which was used as a
transit point for logs floating from nearby
islands to the mainland before being moved
inland by lorries and this place of interest
presently is filled with chalets and resorts
which line the beach. Mersing is a relaxing place to spend the day
with plenty of good restaurants to satisfy your
taste buds. The two main streets found here is
Jalan Abu Bakar and Jalan Ismail which is also
the busiest section of this town.
Besides these
stunning beaches, this coastal town is also the main
departure point for nearby islands of the
Seribuat Archipelago. From Mersing, visitors can
easily travel to the Tioman Island, also known
as Pulau Tioman, while
tourists can travel to Pulau Sibu and Pulau Rawa
from Tanjung Leman. There are also boat rides to
Pulau Tengah and Pulau Besar. Mersing has its
own attraction in Kelong Acheh where visitors
can literally catch fish for their own meals.
The kelong (long fish traps) is about 20km from
the jetty. To learn more about this
holiday destination, the Mersing Tourist
Information Centre at 07-7995212 will be readily
and happily to assist you in anyway possible.
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