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Kota
Tinggi Waterfall
The Kota Tinggi Waterfall is located 62km
away from Johor Bahru, and 16km away from
Kota Tinggi. The waterfall, which is 36m
high, originates from the top of Mount Panti.
Try swimming at the base of the waterfall
for a quick, refreshing change from the
hot, tropical heat.
The waterfall area is a great place to have
family picnics, but the place can get crowded
during the weekends. The scenery is perfect
as you watch the water cascading down with
the view of the 600m high Gunung Muntahak
in a distance.
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For accommodation, one can always go to the
Swiss style chalets built near the falls and
stay overnight, equipped with cooking facilities.
There are public changing rooms and camping
grounds at the base of the waterfall. There
is also a restaurant nearby that provides
both Chinese and Western food. Food stalls
are set up here as well. A camping ground
has also been opened for those who wish to
camp out. There are parking spaces available
for cars, buses and motorcycles as well.
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Desaru
Beach
Located
at the south-eastern corner of Johor, Desaru
is the ideal beach destination with over
25km of white sandy beaches fringed by palm
trees and casuarinas.
Here, enjoy a myriad
of water sports including snorkelling, water-skiing,
canoeing, wind-surfing and sailing. Other
forms of recreation include learning to
fly an ultra-light aircraft; go-karting;
jungle trekking; horseback riding, archery
and off-road adventures.
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The
annual sporting extravaganza Desaru International
Triathlon attracts participants from throughout
the region. Just a few kilometres away, discover
more about the lifestyle of local fishermen
at Tanjung Balau Fishermen's Museum. Some
10km south of Desaru is another excellent
stretch of beach known as Teluk Ramunia.
Accommodations
include hotels, budget chalets, dormitories
and camp sites. Most notable is the luxurious
Desaru Golf and Country Club resort, which
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Tanjung
Piai
Tanjung Piai, one of the largest mangrove
habitats in the world, is also the home
to many different species of birds , beady-eyed
mudskippers, multi-coloured mangrove crabs,
and crab-eating macaques. Also found here
is the tree-climbing and scavenging macaque
monkeys.
Situated in Mukim Serkat, and about 90km
from Johor Bahru's city centre, Tanjung
Piai offers a scenic view of the Straits
of Malacca. There is also a National Park
there for visitors to observe the habitat
of the mangrove dwellers.
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Experience
the lifestyle of a typical Malay kampung community
and see the process of how 'Gula Melaka' is
made using the traditional way.
Whenever you're hungry, you can always head
to one of the many seafood restaurants available
there for a meal. The restaurants are perched
on wooden jetties.
Enjoy the beautiful evening sunset, and perhaps,
when the sun sets, fireflies would appear
and turns the swamp into a beautiful lightshow.
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