Beaches
Pasir Bogak
Was the first-developed beach and thus the most famous. it is fine for swimming, but gets very crowded during holidays. the beach here has white sand but is rather narrow. it is the largest and most popular beach on the island. the beach is crescent shaped and numerous shady trees provide idyllic picnic spots under the canopy of their lush foliage. the water is shallow and crystal clear, offering endless hours of fun and frolic in the sunlit sea. there are some facilities for boating, fishing, snorkeling, scuba diving pulau sembilan, kayaking, rafting. however, lots of sharp edged objects lie on the sea ground, which can be a big annoyance.
Teluk Belanga
A wide beach spanning this whole bay. privately owned by the pangkor island beach resort see below.
Coral Bay
The best west coast beach, just north of teluk nipah, with clear emerald-green water due to the presence of limestone. usually clean and pretty, but there are not to many people swimming there. a great place to watch the sunset.
The beaches have clear water and almost white sand. Though the water seems to be clean, the beach is littered with plastic debris and driftwood. The island has some waste management problems, as can be seen in the southern part at the huge waste dump and at the small villages where sewage is discharged into the sea. Some travellers have reported sea lice.
Activities
Bicycle tour
Rent a bicycle from rm8 per day and cycle around the island. it takes about 5.5 hr at a leisurely pace. some uphill and downhill roads are steep 20%. make sure the brakes are working correctly before you rent the bike.some of the hills are impossible to climb with bike, mainly the northern parts
Taxi tour
Pink taxi from rm 40 per taxi per round if it started form teluk nipah. it will show you the airport, stop at seafood junk factory, big chinese temple where you can find very big fish in the pool and mini china great wall and kota belanda dutch fort.
Hornbill feeding
Hand feeding the wild birds at 6:30pm everyday near seagull lodge.
Jungle trekking
At titi gantung and teluk segadas hill.
Motorbike tour
Rent a motorbike from rm25 and go around the island. the road is good, but on the north side of the island it is quite steep. you can visit the dutch-fort, south of pangkor town, but there is not much of the fort left. another very nice place is the temple north of pangkor town.