Cherating Hotel Reviews
The location allows not to walk to town, but taxi is with 10 RM not too high (ask for Sani as taxi driver). Nearby is a turtle station (20 min. walk at the lovely beach) but beware of the next resort (Club Med) as the let you not enter the resort. We aked to have some water for the children but the guards forced us back in a very unpleasent way. We recommend to watch rather the turtles than the frogs.
Do try the "keropok lekor" a malay traditional delicacy that can be found along the road leading to cherating.
Nature''s Batik Village and PasarPayang in Terengannu are interesting places for shopping. I like the good attitude of Batik Village staff which allows apparels purchased be returned in exchange of size etc.
Cherating is a nice place to unwind and get away from it all. However, be prepared for a bit of a long ride after you exit the highway at Kuantan - the rest of the road is a trunk road and not as smooth. Try the Shadow of the Moon located at Pantai Cherating for a backpackers haven of food and drinks.
Some of the good choice of visits is the River Cruise on Sungai Cherating ($15 per person @ 2 hours). You''ll see snakes, lizards, mud skippers on the swampy banks - the water is black (soil) and very still, beautiful reflection. Twice daily in the morning 8am or evening 4pm. There is pasar malam in Kemaman (about 20 mins drive) every Thursday evening. Lots of good local food and souvenir. Stuffed crab is a popular dish ($5-6/crab), you should try it.
Cherating is not an unfamiliar destination to us. We had made several trips before. Getting there was no problem if you are driving. It took about 7-8 hours drive from Singapore (of course with a stopover for lunch). We enjoyed the scenery and able to see the locals way of life. We visited the turtle sanctuary, the Limbong Art shop for souvenirs, drove around visiting nearby hotels and resorts and had our meals at the small restaurants owned by the locals. But be exta careful driving where there are lots of cows grazing by the roadside.
We ate in the restaurant but the Thursday night market in the neighbouring fishing village is well worth a vist to try some of the local dishes. The Taxi drivers are very helpful ad will take you on a tour of the area and stop at road side vendors and help you buy local fish snack dishes and fruit. Chendor beach and the Turtle sanctaury is excellent.
Driving to Impiana from Kuantan wasn''t easy as there were no clear directions as to the location of Cherating. Drivers need to head toward Chukai/Kemaman/Kuala Terengganu (ignore the Pelabuhan Kuantan turnoff!). We found 2 interesting restaurants about 6-7km south of Impiana (near The Legend turn off): Restoran Peninsula (offers a variety of Chinese & western cooking) and the Golden Beach Restaurant (speciality: steamboat & sea food).
Cherating beach area was definitely a better choice then the Kuantan stretch. It was more quiet and cleaner and less commercial. If you are looking the bustle of life stay away from Cherating. Don''t let the travel books fool you, watching buffaloes carry fish from fishing boats at work in BESERAH just out of Kuantan is a seasonal thing. We drove all the way to find that out. The Charas Caves is a must but be prepared for a hard and treacherous climb if you have young kids, but they loved the 500m walk into the dark cave and listening to all the bats screeching.<br> <br> Don''t forget to check out the waterfalls around the Kuantan area. Kids had a great time swimming there as they were rather small falls and fairly safe. All in all, you really need to have all your amenities when travelling to the the Malaysian East coast as conveniences are not easy to come by.
If you are staying in Impiana Resort, you can have your meal at the small town call Cukai. It is located at the north of Impiana Resort and only 10 mins drive. You also can take your meal at Cherating Village, it is located at the south of Impiana Resort and after Club Med. If you are going to see sunrise early in the morning at the beach, remember to spray mosquito repeller. The itch of mosquito bite can last for a week.
We took Transnasional from Singapore (destination Kuala Trengganu) and alighted outside Impiana. Ticket seller gave us wrong info (we thought we can board bus at same place when coming home). But pick up point back to Singapore is at Geliga (at Trenggaru). We decided to go one day ahead by walking and asked a lot of people. Total: we walked 8 kilometres from resort. We later learnt we need to notify Transnational at K/Trengganu if wanted to board elsewhere or else they thought we miss the bus.<br> <br> Don''t confuse and wait at IQBAL transcity terminal. That''s just a break point for transnasional bus and no pick up. Transnational pick up to south is along the Masjid (Mosque) Geliga opposite IQBAL TT.<br> <br> At Cherating, can take ''SIHAT'' bus to Kuantan for short trip RM3. To Geliga at Cukai (Tregganu) for Transnational pickup is RM0.50. Just wait along the road for SIHAT bus. SIHAT bus comes in half hour interval. First bus from Kuantan at 6 am and last bus leaving Kuantan at 6.20 pm.<br> <br> A car will be an advantage if you stay in any of the established resorts such as Club Med, Impiana and Suria. For those without car, suggest you stay in resorts inside Pantai Cherating - easier for your meals and activities. CBV at Pantai Cherating provides good decent meals.
The beaches at Cherating are beautiful. Waters are clear and beaches are clean, not cluttered with rubbish. As there are no motorised sports available, the beach seems so serene and peaceful. It is a place for people who want to be idle and do nothing.
Cherating, one of the most fascinating beach around M''sia. Certainly worth visiting.
Cherating is nice place to visit and have plenty places to explore especially its beautiful sandy beaches and tasty ''Keropok Lekor''.
Good restaurant name ''Ombak''! You can go to Cherating beach for shopping and you can make batik by your own! very Remarkable!
We went into Kuantan one of the evenings to have a look around and although there is not a lot around there we did find an excellent Chinese restaurant (can''t think of the name but next door to the sushi place!!). Excellent food and very cheap. Apart from that we didn''t leave the Impiana resort as the main purpose of the few days away was to relax by the pool and beach.
There are nice beaches along the coast, and the scenery is great. There are small villages and no big cities. We rented a car and drove around to enjoy the environment.
The resort was almost empty when we were there and as it is quite isolated. One could feel bored after a few days especially if you have no car to get out. Not to be missed is a boat trip on the Cherating river deep into the jungle. Goods places to eat and drink as well as shopping facilities at Cherating beach 4 km away.
Chearting has a beautiful stretch of beach and the scenery is quite spectacular. The hotels appear to be mostly resort hotels and can be isolated. There is an erratic bus service and taxi is the only alternative. We cannot recommend restaurants as there were none where we stayed. This could probably be due to being out of season.