Tourism potential in Mayalsia’s Terengganu State
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New Straits Times 17 April, 2004 Terengganu has the potential to become a main tourist hub in the country.
Reputed to be one of the most beautiful States in Malaysia, it offers abundant natural environment for tourists to take pleasure in.
The rich natural heritage includes mangrove ecosystems, tropical rainforests, virgin hills and islands, coral reefs, lakes, waterfalls and the rivers that meander into the wilds.
The State has a lot to offer in terms of edu-tourism, agro-tourism, nature tourism and marine tourism. It is also able to make profit without exhausting the natural resources. It is a sustainable industry that the State Government should promote with fervour, according to New Straits Times correspondent Dr M.A. Nair.
Nair urges the State Government to improve on the infrastructure services as well as amenities as some potential areas are still least explored to benefit the tourism industry.
”Clean up the State to give a better impression to tourists — roads leading to popular tourist spots should not be littered with dung, have stricter laws forbidding animals hounding the main roads, and those do-it-yourself toilets insecurely stilted along rivers should be things of the past. Tourists have unique minds — they visit places for specific reasons. Terengganu can sell its unique natural beauty to those in quest of serenity in life”.
The main tourist attractions include:
1 Pantai Batu Buruk is the popular stretch of beach where Pantai Primula Hotel is situated. The beach is the venue of the annual Beach Festival. Gelanggang Seni (Cultural Centre) is situated along this beach. Traditional games and pastimes are displayed on Fridays, between 5pm-6.30pm.
2 Terengganu State Museum located atop a hill at Bukit Losong, the Terengganu State Museum contains some interesting nineteenth century Chinese wares with Islamic ideology, prehistoric tools from the Stone Age and ancient manuscripts of Islamic calligraphy.
3 Istana Maziah situated near Bukit Puteri in Kuala Terengganu, the palace is the venue for royal birthdays and weddings, conferments of titles and receptions of dignitaries. The brightly-painted orange exterior and its architecture is a blend of the old and the new.
4 Rhusila about 10 km from Kuala Terengganu, where local craftsmen and women are involved in the making of exquisite handicrafts such as mats and baskets.
5 Suterasemai Centre at Kuala Ibai, 6 km from Kuala Terengganu, is Malaysia's pioneer silk-weaving centre. It provides interesting insights into silk production, from the spinning into yarns, textile-weaving and finally batik printing. Beautiful batik, handpainted or printed are available at the centre's showroom.
6 Bukit Keluang/Dendong Beach Park located 140 km north of Kuala Terengganu. It makes a quiet outing for a family picnic.
7 Turtle-watching at Rantau Abang The warm, grainy sands of Rantau Abang is thought to be the ideal nesting grounds for the giant leatherback turtles (Dermocheleys coriaca). Rantau Abang is one of the few areas in the world that the leatherback nests. Pay a visit to the Rantau Abang Visitors' Centre. A documentary on the turtle and its nesting habits is screened at regular intervals. Turtle sanctuaries have been established in an effort to reverse the decline of leatherback turtles. Collection (except by licensed turtle egg collectors) or eating of turtle eggs are forbidden.
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World Islamic Tourism Mart / Malaysia
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