Trip to Perhentian Island (Pulau Perhentian) - Terengganu

Coral Bay, Perhentian Island, Terengganu, Malaysia.

To make sure your vacation went smoothly as you planned it to be, these are some of the tips of what you should know before travel to Perhentian Island.

1. Bring adequate amount of cash

It is important for you to bring adequate amount of cash for your trip to Perhentian Island as there are NO ATM machine on the island.  There are some places or restaurant accept credit card transaction, somehow there is a major disruption on the availability of the credit card facilities especially during early months of the opening (February of March). Well it's an island. It's normal to get disruption on the land line or internet connection as it ruined or disturbed by the various weather condition during monsoon.


2. Bring your mosquito repellent.

To ensure your comfort and undisturbed good night rest, please bring your own mosquito repellent either the electronic repellent or the traditional mosquito repellent which ever you prefer as the mosquito here are quite nasty. And it would be better if you also bring your medication to reduce the itchiness if you get bitten.  There are no pharmacy or clinic available on the Perhentian Small Island.  There's only 1 clinic available but you would have to go to Perhentian Big Island.


3. Bring your torch light.

If you planning to go to the Long Beach at night or party all night long you may need to bring your torch light or if you are a smart phone user, you may download the application from the market.


4. Expect to pay more.

If you didn't make any reservation, please don't expect to get cheap room or chalet on the island as most of it are fully booked earlier by other people as the room or chalet on the island are quite limited in number.  And most of the rooms or chalet offer cheap rates because they provide half day electricity and water supply as there are no electricity supply from the main land and they provide separate bathroom or toilet.  Each resort or chalet operator must have their own generator.  Some resort does offer rooms with attached bathroom, 24 hours electricity and water supply like Ombak Resort and Shari-La Island Resort. That's what makes the rates differs.

Hope you'll find this post useful.  Looking forward to meet you on the island!  Have a great holiday!