Kukup Island

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Kukup is the gate of tourist from Tanjung Balai Karimun & S'pore. at present, there's around 7 to 8 ferry services from these places. Don't forget to bring your passport along when you go to Kukup because it takes you only 55 minutes to reach Karimun, consider one of the best spot for its seafood & tourism.

Pulau Kukup (English: Kukup Island) is a mangrove island located at about 1 km offshore from the 150 year-old fishing village of Kukup in Pontian, at the South-western region of the state of Johor, and towards North-west of Tanjung Piai, Peninsular Malaysia. The area of the island is 6.472 square kilometres and is surrounded by 8 square kilometres of mudflats. Pulau Kukup's status as a remote hinterland changed in the 1990's when scientists began focusing on the island's biodiversity a unique ecological characteristics. In the interest of preserving this unique habitat, Pulau Kukup was gazetted a national park in 27 March 1997. In January 2003, this island was granted the status of a "Wetland of International Importance" or RAMSAR Site, by the Geneva-based Ramsar Convention Bureau.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulau_Kukup
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Coordinates:   1°19'23"N   103°25'42"E

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  • The return fare for the ferry to the island costs RM5 (Dec 2013) and takes about 10 minutes. Entrance to the National Park on the island costs RM20 for adults, and RM10 for children. A well organised board-walk takes you through the mangrove forest. Look-out towers give a good view of, and over the canopy. We saw lots of crabs, mudskippers, wild boars, monkeys (some aggressive), but surprisingly few birds. Allow 1h to 1h30' for the boardwalk.
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