Fort Puteri Hill

Fort Puteri Hill or locally known as Bukit Puteri is a place in Terengganu that gives historical vibes to the visitors. It is situated at the mouth of Terengganu River. It covers an area of almost 660 hectares and 200 meters height from the sea level. It is the highest point of this state. This place was built to defend the Sultan from enemies attack. This hill is easily accessible and there are steps to lead to the top.

The name came from the folks story that said there was a Puteri Bunian live there. The place was her residence, but it was said that the Puteri left Bukit Puteri when the local residents borrowed her cutlery and did not return them to her.

A few historical artefacts still exist on Bukit Puteri till now. There are a huge bell, cannon, a flag pole, light house, graves, and defence wall. It used to be a lot of cannons on Bukit Puteri. Those cannons are from Spain, Portugal, and the Malay states. They were given names like local royal people such as Seri Jamlor, Seri Buih, Seri Johor, and Laila Majnun.

Beside cannons, the bell also still exists even though it was built during the reign of Sultan Zainal Abidin III in the year of 1908. It was made from yellow copper, and it weights 175 kilograms. The bell is only pounded when there were rampage, fire, or enemies attacking the state. According to the folks, a boy from royal family was believed to guard the bell.

A cave, or called Gua Puteri can also be found here. This place was used to be a storehouse for gun powder, stone, and iron bullets. 

Other than that, a flag pole on top of Bukit Puteri was used to raise the royal flag when there were royal ceremonies held. The lighthouse on the peak of Bukit Puteri was used to guide fishermen and sailors to sail into the mouth of Terengganu River.

These days, Bukit Puteri is used for cannon’s firing range for royal ceremonies. Aside from that, Bukit Puteri is also a tourist attraction because of the beautiful scenery. All of the city can be seen from the top of the hill.

Kapas Island

Kapas Island is a very famous island in Terengganu. This island is only 4 nautical miles from Marang, thus it is very accessible from mainland. It takes 15 minutes to reach this island by speedboat.  Since there are many activities can be done here, and also many facilities offered here, it is very popular among people since it is less expensive than other beaches, but the offering here is equal to others.

This island, literally translated to English means “Cotton Island”, and this peculiar name was taken because of the beaches are white like cotton. The sand slopes gently into the clear water.

The best time to go to to Kapas Island is around July, August and local holiday’s times. This island is famous for the clear waters, white sandy beaches, and the palm trees swaying with the wind, and the isolated nature of the island. In the waters, there are variety of beautiful corals, sea-shells, fish and turtles.

The main attraction of this island is a wrecked World War II ship’s body located 5 nautical miles offshore. The water is shallow, and it makes it an ideal training place for divers. The visitors can choose wheter to stay on the island or at a better resort or hotels available in town, and diving activities can be done on day trips.

Snorkelling with playful but shy fishes are a very pleasant experience. It is one of the best leisure activities that can be done in the island, aside from jungle trekking. Visitors can play spotting the turtles and kayaking, and also boating. This island was not very well-known among non-members of diving community. However, it became more well known with the promotion by the government.

There are a few resorts and chalets that are operating here. They even give guides on how to do some activities here. This video shows the beautiful places around Kapas Island.

Kapas Island may be easy to reach, but its hard to leave this island after being immersed in the beauty. ;)

The Viewtiful Batu Buruk Beach

Batu Buruk Beach or locally called Pantai Batu Burok is one of the popular long beach in Kuala Terengganu where locals go to when it is weekends and also, in the evening to take fresh air and enjoying the beautiful scenery. This beach is only 1 kilometer away from the main city of Kuala Terengganu and in front of it is a 4 star hotel, Primula Beach Resort.

This long beach is naturally sandy and beach trees grow in large quantities along the beach. Aside from that, the Cultural Centre is also situated here and to make the experience more interesting, traditional games, stage performances are on display here on Fridays, from 5 in the evening to 6.30pm. The performances is showed to the visitors includes the “silat”, Malay martial arts, sepak raga, flying the kite, and spinning the top. This beach is the cleanest in the city. Apart from that, the facility here can be compared to Teluk Chempedak Beach in other neighboring state, Pahang.








Along the road nearby, there are food stalls that sell many kinds of local food such as Keropok Lekor. Keropok Lekor from Terengganu is really famous for its exquisite taste. It is made from fish meat mixed with sago flour, and grounded to a paste. Keropok Lekor can either be eaten after boiled, or fry it after its boiled. It is usually eaten with chilly sauce.



Furthermore, there is Night Market every Friday from 3 to 7pm. Friday is a holiday for this state, and there are many stalls are set up to have capacity for people who want to visit to buy foods or to relax.








The night market is on every Friday from 3pm to 7pm, a weekend holiday for the state of Terengganu where many extra stalls are set up to accommodate the throng of people who come here for a time of relaxation. The beach is well maintained by themunicipal council and is one of the cleanest beach in the city.




It is not recommended to swim as the waves are not suitable for swimming activity owing to the location of the sea that is facing the South China Sea. However, horse riding is another activity that can be done here during the weekends, for a slight amount of fees. Beach soccer is also an activity that is common here.



For more information in local language, please do visit http://www.visit-terengganu.net/pantai-batu-buruk/.