Pangkor Island, Perak, Malaysia

The name of the Pangkor island originates from the Thai ‘Pang Ko’, which implies Beautiful Island. It is made up of group of islands with Pangkor as its principle island. And beside that a trio of small islands: Pangkor Laut, Pulau Mentagor en Pulau Giam. Pangkor Laut is the most popular for these, because of the resort you can discover on this little island. Pangkor is an island of hills; the most elevated point is at 1216 meters which is Pangkor Hill. Since the primary island comprises of just mountains, the roads are in circular pattern around the island. The island has various international hotels and resorts; it can get very busy with during school and public holidays. There is no best time to visit Pangkor; as the island is practically shielded by Sumatra, climate is basically the same throughout the year (however it still is a tropical island).

Together with Langkawi and Penang this is the best decision on the off chance that you want to visit a stunning island on the western side of the peninsula. Around 30,000 individuals live on the island, a large portion of them in Pangkor Town and the towns encompassing it. After tourism Fishery is an important source of income for the majority of the island’s individual. Pangkor Island exists in the state of Perak, around 85 kilometers from Ipoh (the second greatest city of Malaysia). It is around a 3-hour drive from Kuala Lumpur.

For more information visit Malaysia DMC.