So, what's there to see in Pangkor?
Well, first of all , we have the Dutch Fort, which was built during the Dutch occupation in 1670, destroyed 1690 years later, rebuilt a few years later, and protected until 1743, and was subsequently abandoned and destroyed. Today, what's left of it are 3 connected walls, with holes for windows and spotting enemies within them.
Next, we have beaches. Teluk Nipah, Golden Sands, Pasir Bogak, Coral Bay... these are just some of them. There's a unique view of the sea at each location. At Pasir Bogak, the sea looks blue, plain, calming, soothing, clinical, sky-blue. At Coral Bay, looking at the sea is like staring into the mirror. It's so clear and translucent that one can even spot the corals beneath it from afar! The most popular beach in Pangkor Island is Teluk Nipah. Here, tourists often spend a few nights and days, just swimming, diving, snorkelling, and riding banana boats skimming across the slippery, glassy surface of the ocean. Across Coral Bay, there's an island which is accessible by foot from the beaches of Coral Bay only on the 1st and 2nd day of Chinese New Year, every year. What an amazing phenomena!
Apart from beaches and forts, Pangkor Island is also famous for its mini Great Wall of China. Here, visitors are afforded a magnificent view from the slopes of the mountains of the densely populated residential areas facing the sea. There's even a giant boulder with the word 'destiny' in Chinese Characters. It has stood there throughout 3 generations, and it's still planted solidly in its location. My brother took a picture with that rock 20 years ago. When I compared it with a recent picture of it, the colour of the word on the rock has not faded a single bit.
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