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Municipality in Johor, Malaysia
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Pengerang is a peninsula at the southeastern end of Johor in Malaysia. Officially a part of Kota Tinggi district, the name is usually used to cover everything south of Desaru, notably including the dock and immigration post at Tanjung Pengelih, the village of Kampong Pengelih and the nearby town of Sungai Rengit.
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site of a major World War II-era British coastal battery. The part of it at Pengelih, right next to the immigration point, is open to the public but in a state of nature, with no trails, signs, etc. Most of the rest is now used by the Malaysian military.
Pantai Batu Layar
Beach.
Zoo.
Tanah Lembap Sungai Lebam
The wetland area is the place for firefly viewing.
Golf course.
Leisure center for river-related water activities as well as accommodation.
The largest and most famous operation in town, now in a large, airy air-conditioned hall at the seafront. Laden with tanks of doomed crustaceans and even a hotel. Prices are clearly marked and the extensive menu has plenty of other options as well, including a number of fish grown/kept in nets out back. Try the Lobster in Superior Broth or the somewhat sweet deep-fried Cereal Lobster.
龍皇海鲜楼
Seafood restaurant.
Hotel.
Hotel.
Hotel.
Resort.
Resort.
Resort.
Resort.
Resort.
Resort.
Advertised as an integrated resort with residential, commercial, golf course and ferry terminal, this ambitious Pengerang pioneer has been slowly falling apart for the past twenty years. Avoid.
Resort in the middle of the sea with various sea-related activities and in-house amenities and entertainment.
Supermarket.
Bazar Sungai Rengit
Bazaar.
By car
Sungai Rengit is around 35 km south of Desaru, or 120 km from Johor Bahru. With the Senai-Desaru Expressway now open, the journey from Johor Bahru to Desaru is less than 1 hour.
By bus
RAPID bus 808 travels from Larkin Bus Terminal in Johor Bahru to Bandar Penawar in Desaru and onward to Sungei Rengit twice a day.
By boat
While there are ferry terminals at both Tanjung Pengelih and Tanjung Belungkor, as of November 2024, the only operational service is to Singapore.
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