This is Kuantan

Kuantan's main sightseeing attraction is the beach at Teluk Cempedak. There are also other scenic beaches popular with vacationers in the city's vicinity, such as Batu Hitam, Balok, Chenor, Pantai Sepat, Beserah, and Cherating. Near Cherating (Club Med is located here) is a turtle sanctuary. A few kilometers away from Cherating is Pulau Ular (Snake Island). There is a legend connected with this island. In fact, Kuantan has the most beaches compared to other cities in Malaysia.

Kuantan is also known to tourists for its waterfalls. The most well-known is the Sungai Pandan Water Fall. Two other waterfalls are the Sungai Berkelah Waterfall and the Jerangkang Waterfall. There are also three parks within the city. These are the Gelora Park, Teruntum Mini Zoo and Agriculture Park at Indera Mahkota. A small park located in front of the Hospital is named the Esplanade Park. Here, it is possible to go on a river cruise from the small jetty. The Kuantan area also produces handicrafts and batik. Other tourist attractions include the State Mosque (Masjid Negeri).

There is an interesting Tin Museum in the former mining town of Sungai Lembing. Sungai Lembing is located about 26 km northwest of Kuantan and it used to contain the world's deepest underground tin mines. Just north of the Tin Museum is a "hanging bridge" (jambatan bergantung). Access to this bridge is via a narrow, winding road at the base of the entrance to the Tin Museum. There is a Panorama Hill which provides a fascinating view if you were at the peak before the sun rises. On the Kuantan-Sungai Lembing road at the hamlet of Pancing, there is a limestone mountain which houses a large reclining Buddha in one of its caves (Pancing Cave or Carah Cave). The highest peak, Gunung Tapis, also can be accessed from here.

The main shopping malls in Kuantan include: East Coast Mall A new shopping mall which consists of built-up area of 1 million sqft and houses a number of fashion labels including Padini Concept Store, Brands Outlet, Quicksilver, MNG Outlet. Anchor tenants also include Carrefore, Parkson,and a soon-to-be-opened GSC cinema complex. Located in Putra Square which consists of a hotel and coperate towers, convention centre and cultural town. Berjaya Megamall Opened in 1998 and still a great place for shopping. With great fashion butiques and shops. Berjaya Megamall also have a 5 screen GSC cinema. Kuantan Parade Anchor tenant are The Store. With great popularity, Celebrities Roadshows or events are always held here. Teruntum Complex The tallest building in Kuantan. The complex is undergoing upgrades and now houses a 5 screen cinema and a KTV. Other shopping complexes are Kuantan Plaza and Kuantan Square. Many small Supermarkets such as Tunas Manja, Nirwana and Eng Hong are available. There are also lots of salted fish shops along Jalan Besar and the largest Salted Fish Mall 'Seng Kee' is located at Batu 3 along Jalan Gambang. These shops also offer various kind of titbits from locals.

The only 5-star hotel in Kuantan is Hyatt Regency Kuantan Resort while the 4-star hotels include Vistana Hotel Kuantan, MS Garden Hotel, Mariana Beach Resort and The Legend Resort. Visitors often prefer the beach resorts. The more popular ones include De Rhu Beach Resort, Cherating Holiday Villa Beach Resort, Swiss-Garden Resort, Impiana Resort, Club Med Cherating, and the Legend Resort.
Green Leaf Hotel, Jalan Bukit Ubi, Kuantan

Kuantan is also developing the RM1bil integrated resort city in the east coast , Bukit Gambang Resort City. BGRC, a resort located on the Gambang Interchange will be one of the biggest and important projects in the history of Kuantan. BGRC covers over 200ha and will be developed over the next 10 years. Features include the water park, an adventure park, a forest park, global heritage resort villas to be developed based on a particular country theme and scenic ocean ville resort suites which are low-rise buildings based on various ocean themes such as Caribbean Bay Resort, Arabian Bay Resort, Andaman Lagoon Resort, Mediterranean Beach Resort and Hawaiian Beach Resort. Bukit Gambang Water Park spans across 60 acres. With the Children Fantasy Island ("penguin island"), special Kidz Zone, the Adventurous Typhoon River as well as a 1 kilometer long man-made sandy beach. Not to mention the family river raft rides and a 6-lane racer slides with a timing scoreboard. Attractions also include a 25,000 sq ft wave pool. The suppliers include the award-winning ProSlide Technology Inc from Canada, Scotland-based Murphy’s Waves Ltd and Australian Waterslides & Leisure Pty Ltd. Phase one of BGRC consists of Caribbean Bay Resort and Waterpark, scheduled for opening on 23 May 2009