Bukit Keluang

Bukit Keluang is a rocky headland rising out of the beach on the Terengganu coast just south of Kuala Besut, the jetty town for the Perhentians, and it does two things. A timber boardwalk runs along the base of the cliff at sea level to a set of caves worn into the rock by the waves, which can be walked into at low tide. And a steep stair and path climbs the hill through scrub to a viewpoint at the top, looking north up the coast and out to the Perhentians on a clear day. The beach below is long and empty and mostly used by people from Besut. It is a short outing rather than a destination, and it makes an obvious way to fill a morning while waiting for a boat out to the islands.

What you actually see

• A cliff-base boardwalk - running along the rock at sea level to the caves.
• Wave-cut sea caves - enterable at low tide from the walkway.
• A steep summit stair - climbing to the viewpoint over the coast.
• The Perhentians offshore - visible from the top on a clear day.

When to go

March to October; the monsoon closes it. Half a day.

Honest expectations

The boardwalk has been damaged and closed by storms in the past - check it is open. The climb is steep and fully exposed. Caves are only accessible around low tide.

Nearby

Kuala Besut is the jetty for the Perhentian Islands, a few minutes north.