Pangkor Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
island in Malaysia
About Pangkor
Pangkor Island is a relatively small island with total surface area of about 8 km². Pangkor used to be a favourite refuge of fishermen, sailors, merchants and pirates, and was an important site from which to control trading in the Strait of Melaka. A Dutch fort was built in the 17th century to monopolise tin trade in Perak and to protect the Perak Chieftan against Acehnese and Siamese incursions, but the Dutch were soon driven out by the local ruler when the promised protection did not materialise. In 1874 a contender to the Perak throne sought British backing and signed the Pangkor Treaty, as a result of which James WW Birch was installed in Perak and thus began the British Colonial era on the peninsula. Pangkor's economy was once reliant on fishing, and fishing and dried fish products ar
Top Attractions in Pangkor
Explore the best things to see and do in Pangkor:
- ★Batu Bersurat (inscribed stone)
- ★Dutch Fort
- ★Fu Lin Gong Temple and Mini Greatwall (福临宫）
- ★Marina Island Pangkor
- ★Pangkor Fishing Villages
- ★Pangkor Town
- ★Pulau Jarak
- ★Pulau Sembilan
Where to Eat in Pangkor
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Daddy's Cafe
- 🍴Nipah Bay Villa Side Walk Cafe
- 🍴Village Seafood Restaurant
Where to Stay in Pangkor
- 🏨Anjungan Resort Pangkor
- 🏨Best Stay Hotel Pangkor Island
- 🏨Budget Beach Resort
- 🏨Coral Bay Resort
- 🏨Coral Bay Resort service apartment
- 🏨Golden Beach Hotel and Resorts
Pangkor Travel Guide Sections
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