Must-see attractions in Kuantan

  • Gua Charas

    Kuantan

    Located 26km north of Kuantan, the limestone karst containing Gua Charas towers high above the surrounding palm plantations. The caves owe their fame to a…

  • Pahang Art Museum

    Kuantan

    This museum's collection is housed in an attractive colonial-era building just north of the Padang. The museum focuses on the state's culture, history and…

  • Sungai Lembing

    Kuantan

    Visit quiet Sungai Lembing in the hills to explore the informative regional museum (RM2) that covers the history of local tin mining to the collapse of…

  • Sungai Lembing Museum

    Kuantan

    This fascinating museum charts the rise and fall of the 'El Dorado of the East', as Sungai Lembing was known after the Pahang Consolidated Company Limited…

  • Sungai Lembing Tin Mines

    Kuantan

    Try and get here early after lunch (or first thing in the morning) to have the eerie sensation of being alone in some of the longest and deepest tin mines…

  • Sleeping Buddha Cave

    Kuantan

    The colossal Sleeping Buddha Cave at Gua Charas outside Panching is decorated with small altars to various Buddhist Bodhisattvas and leads ultimately to a…

  • Padang

    Kuantan

    Kuantan's lovely grass padang – the sight of cricket matches during colonial days – is today largely used for football practice in the late afternoon and…

  • Beserah Beach

    Kuantan

    This long beach is a lovely place to catch the sunrise and watch large crabs scuttling at high speed over the sands in the twilight. There are several…

  • Masjid Sultan Ahmad Shah

    Kuantan

    The east coast’s most impressive and imposing mosque presides regally over the Padang. At night it’s a magical sight with its illuminated spires and…

  • Football Pitch

    Kuantan

    Watch football matches here. There are more goal posts and playing fields on the Padang.

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