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Pulau Ketam, Klang

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Pulau Ketam, literally translated, means "crab island". It is a small island located off the coast of Klang. The island is easily accessible from the Port Klang jetty by ferry. The "floating houses" that come to view as visitors approach the island is a sight to awe any city slickers. Perching casually on long wooden stilts, these dwellings are suspended about one to ten (1-10) metre above sea level.

Pulau Ketam is the best opportunity for visitors to witness and experience the unique lifestyle of fishermen. Homestay facilities are readily available. And, Pulau Ketam also having a very special viewpoint with town city where this island escape from air polutions, traffic jams, finding car parking problem etc.

Seafood is a natural wonder of this isle, and Pulau Ketam is renowned for fresh crabs, prawns and fish. It is indeed a seafood gourmet's paradise!

 
 
Ferry
By train (KTM Komuter) it will take an hour and a half to Pelabuhan Kelang from KLSentral in Kuala Lumpur.

Traveling by ferry from Port Klang will take about 45 minutes to reach the jetty at Pulau Ketam. The ferry can bring 80 passengers in one trip. There are 14 trips during working days and they are increased to 22 trips during weekend and public holidays. There are 8 ferries operating per day. The price for one way adult ticket is RM 5.30 (USD 1.40) and for children below 12 years is RM 3.50 (USD 0.95). The average number of local tourists visiting the island is about 500 person per month and foreign tourists are about 50 persons per month. Port Klang is accessible from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and Kuala Lumpur via regular buses, taxis and trains services. In the absence of proper motorway, the people in the island are using either motorcycle, bicycle/engine-powered bicycle or simply walk to move from one place to another.

At Port Klang jetty, there are also ferry terminal to Tanjung Balai, Indonesia. Tourist can continue their traveling to the destination within 4 hours by ferry. At West Port of Pulau Indah, 10 km from Port Klang, there is a Star Cruise Terminal in which tourist can join the travel package to Penang and Langkawi Islands in the north of Peninsular Malaysia, and to Phuket island in Thailand.

 
 
 
 


 
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