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Balok Beach, Kuantan
Balok beach is about 15km north of Kuantan and is a paradise for avid wind-surfers. Most of the activities revolve around the many international class resorts and hotels located at the beach, forming the perfect getaway for visitors to the East Coast of the Peninsular.
Water is brown color because of the waves churning the sand at the bottom. NE swells are messy and make it difficult for beginners close to seashore. Anyhow is a great place to learn kiteboarding or windsurfing with SE winds (Jun-Sep): very wide sandy beach at low tide, no worries when launching/landing. The sea is safe because no matter what happen you will end downwind at the beach in worst case, perhaps you will need a beach bike ride from the local to where you start from.
Wind is normally gusty and season is not consistent in terms of daily continued kiting, but the environment is safe. No booties necessary. Choppy sea when wind is 15 knots or more.
Two main seasons: NE Monsoon (windy from December to March), wind speed occasionally 15-20 knots (most of the time averaging 12 knots), SW season has lighter winds. Bring big kites (12 to 17 sq meter bows) and you will have a good time. Inter-monsoon period is from April to June where the wind shifts from NE to SE averaging 5 knots. During the SE Monsoon kiting season in July to September, the wind strength averages about 10 knots. 16 or 17 sq meter kites are required.
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Kuantan's small Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport (IATA: KUA) is about 15 km southwest of the city. The airport currently serves a few daily flights from Kuala Lumpur-KLIA (40 mins) on Malaysia Airlines [1]. It also commences service from Penang airport via Fireflyz from March 2011 onwards.
The airport also serves an international flight to Singapore by Firefly 4x a week.
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Bus
Kuantan's long distance bus station is located at Terminal Makmur. (Beside Stadium Darul Makmur)
To/from Kuala Lumpur: Kuantan is about 3.5 hours from Kuala Lumpur by bus. Fares are currently around RM22.00 for one way.
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Car
Use Karak Highway and East Coast Expressway connect Kuantan to Kuala Lumpur, and the distance of approximately 250 kilometers can be covered in 3-3.5 hours. The East Coast Expressway is served by evenly distributed stop-over areas that are equipped with toilets, sundry shops and food stalls. You may exit at either the Gambang or Kuantan exit. Both expressways are toll roads to travel the entire journey via the expressways costs around RM28.00 one way for a car.
Federal route 2 also links Kuala Lumpur to Kuantan. As it is ordinary road it has no toll. However it is a somewhat slower route than the expressway as there are traffic lights along the way and a lower speed limit.
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Private Coach
Just inform us which hotel or where you want to pick up. We will arrange the coach to pick you up and return. Rates differ from the pick-up point and number or people per coach. Please call us 019-6638336 to arrange a coach service for you.
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Driving
directions from (A) KLCC, Jalan Ampang to (B) Balok Beach, Kuantan. Pahang 265
km – about 3 hours 20 mins
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