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The "Foreigner's Rock", or better known as Batu Ferringhi, is a very popular place in Penang. This resort strip is so famous that facilities for visitors are abundant. There are large hotels, restaurants, transport rental services and souvenir stores.

The beach itself is quite good, thought not up there with Malaysia's best and the water is not of the tropically clear variety you might expect. The beach is kept clean, even on weekends when hordes of day-trippers visit.

Batu Ferringhi has the drawbacks of a large resort, it can be crowded and much of the greenery has been replaced by concrete, but also the advantages (plenty of restaurants, watering holes and recreation facilities). It has quite a lively resort feel, and there is a good night markets on the main road selling trinkets. The big hotels offer good deals at times and cheaper accommodation is available if you want a few days by the beach.

The big hotels offer good deals during off-season. And Batu Ferringhi offers many good restaurants, night spots and many recreation choices.

One unique feature of Batu Ferringhi is the exciting sidewalk bazaar. It happens daily from 6PM until after midnight. It is an exciting shopping experience that foreigners will find stimulating. You will hear good-fun haggling at every stall!

The road along Batu Ferringhi is 3km long. The bazaar covers more than half of that. What do you do if you are too tired to walk back, after all that haggling and shopping in the heat?

Complete your day by doing something else unique. Hail one of the many trishaws back to your air-conditioned hotel.

It is crowded most of the time though, as Batu Ferringhi is a hugely popular holiday spot for locals and visitors alike. If you're looking for luxury at a reasonable price, the hotels here frequently offer attractive holiday packages. It's a great place even for a brief visit as you won't run short of facilities for day-trippers.

Compared to beaches on Malaysia's east coast islands like Lang Tengah, Batu Ferringhi beach may not be as gorgeous. But Batu Ferringhi has all the conveniences a visitor would want for an easy, hassle-free holiday. All along the Batu Ferringhi road, which runs parallel to the beach just a few metres away, you can find a great variety of shops including restaurants, cafes, convenience stores, mobile phone shops and souvenir shops. The combination of great location, ease of access, high number of accommodation choices and ample facilities and conveniences makes Batu Ferringhi a sure-fire choice for an easy holiday destination.

One unique feature of Batu Ferringhi is the exciting sidewalk bazaar that takes place every day from around 6pm until past midnight. This night bazaar is a busy and enjoyable shopping experience for visitors, and plenty of haggling can be heard along the stretch of individual stalls. Traders and buyers negotiating in good humour for the best price for the variety of items on sale – from imitation designer t-shirts to silver jewellery, colourful plastic buoys to fragile exotic curios.

And after you have done all your shopping and find yourself too tired to walk back to your hotel, you can always hail one of the many trishaw that ply the length of Batu Ferringhi's sidewalk bazaar. The Batu Ferringhi road stretches 3km long and the sidewalk bazaar covers more than half this length.

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Batu Ferringhi

Batu Ferringhi, a thirty-minute bus ride west of Georgetown on Transitlink #202 or Transitlink air-con #93 (but not the standard #93), has a decent beach and several guesthouses, albeit filthy sea.

Teluk Bahang

The beaches around this rocky headland are better than the ones at Teluk Bahang itself, but since the big hotels run boat trips out here, it's unlikely that you'll have them to yourself.

Air Batang

A fifteen-minute trail leads over the headland to the north, which - after an initial scramble - flattens out into an easy walk, ending up at secluded Penuba Bay. From here, it's an hour's walk to Monkey beach, beyond which is Salang.

Juara

Juara is refreshingly free from the buzz of speedboats and motorbikes, while its lovely wide sweep of beach is far cleaner and less crowded than anywhere on the other side. The bay, however, facing out to the open sea, is the most susceptible on the island to bad weather.

Mukut Beach

Mukut , a tiny fishing village on the south coast, lies in the shadow of granite outcrops. Shrouded by dense forest, and connected to the outside world by a solitary card phone, it's a wonderfully peaceful and friendly spot to unwind, though be warned that this is still a conservative place, unused to Western sunbathing habits.

Salang Beach

Salang is a quieter option with a better beach, but there has been a lot of development recently and the string of hostels stretches pretty much the whole length of the seafront; prices tend to be a little higher than at Air Batang.

Pasir Bogak

Only a few of the chalets front the beach itself; most line the road that continues north along the west coast, but they're all reasonably close to the sea.

Teluk Ketapang And Teluk Nipah

The best beach at Teluk Nipah is Coral Bay - a perfect cove with crystal-clear sea and smooth white sand. The bay is inaccessible by road and to reach it you have to climb over the rocks at the northern end of Teluk Nipah (watch the tide).

Nipah Beach

Comprising a clean, empty beach of coarse, yellow sand and a landlocked lagoon, there's no village to speak of here, but there is a Dive Centre and canoeing.

Pantai Cenang Beach

The bay forms a large sweep of wide, white beach with crisp, sugary sand, but again the water here won't win any prizes for cleanliness.

Tekek Beach

The sprawling village of Tekek is the main settlement on the island and the least inspiring part of Tioman.

Perhentian Besar Beach

A stunning conglomeration of three beaches, separated from the main area of accommodation by rocky outcrops and reached only by speedboat, it provides a secluded haven between May and September for green and hawksbill turtles to come ashore and lay their eggs.

Perhentian Kecil Beach

East-facing Long Beach has been the target of most development on Kecil, not surprisingly, since it boasts a wide stretch of white beach and good coral nearby.

Pantai Kok And Telaga Tujuh

Pantai Kok lies on the far western stretch of Langkawi and is the best beach on the island, a large sweep of powdery white sand with relatively clear and shallow water - quieter and more secluded than Cenang and more intimate in feel.

Malaysia Beaches

1.	Best Beaches
2.	Nude Beaches
3.	Beautiful Beaches
Pulau Tioman Beaches
1.	Air Batang Beach
2.	Juara Beach
3.	Mukut Beach
4.	Nipah Beach
5.	Salang Beach
6.	Tekek Beach
Penang Beaches
1.	Batu Ferringhi
2.	Teluk Bahang
Pulau Langkawi Beaches
1.	Pantai Cenang
2.	Pantai Kok and Telaga Tujuh
3.	Pantai Tengah
Pulau Pangkor Beaches
1.	Pasir Bogak
2.	Teluk Ketapang and Teluk Nipah
Pulau Perhentian Beaches
1.	Perhentian Kecil
2.	Perhentian Besar Beach
Other Beaches
1.	Bako National Park Beach
2.	Pulau Kapas Beach
3.	Pulau Sibu Beach

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