There are a few little fisherman's villages with traditional Malaysian houses. The little food stalls in Pangkor Town and the other villages have some of the local favorite dishes.
The more up market hotels offer a range of Asian and Western food including excellent local coffee, cuttlefish and anchovies, the locals call it ikan bilis and no nasi lemak meal will go without it. And if you are interested, visit the shop of Mr. and Mrs. Beh in Pangkor town. They showed me the difference in quality of the ikan bilis.
If you travel on tight budget, no problem, there are excellent cheap guest houses and beach huts. And further there's everything up to 5 star hotels. I recommend a few on this website, and only those I know myself well
But you may want to see some attractions on the Malaysian mainland. No problem here too. In the vicinity there are some attractions worth to see.
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Think of the mining city of Taiping, the Royal City of Kuala Kangsar or the capital of Perak: Ipoh with Kellies Castle nearby. The coastal area is full of fishing villages like Pantai Remis and if you are lucky, you may even get an experience like I had in Panchor.
Inlands you will find the little town of Kampar with the Gua Tempurung caves which is seldom visited but offer quite some interesting things.
Visit some of the fish farms around Pulau Pangkor, for example at Damar Laut (few people, if any ever visit this area just opposite of Lumut. Many people forget Teluk Senangin. I know, it's a little out from Lumut, but it's totally unspoiled and during the weekdays totally abandoned.For a few ringit, the fishermen are happy to show you around. And when you buy the fish you can ask your restaurant to prepare for the fish for you. And on the mainland you can visit some beautifully preserved Mangrove forests.
Visit for example the beautiful Chinese cemeteries near Lumut and Seri Manjung while you go for some shopping in Sitiawan.
In fact, Pangkor has for everyone, something. Maybe you like to hang out on one the beaches, or you are more into activities (try to find Teluk Segadas!). Do you have an interest in history or temples, anyone can have their share. Whatever you imagine, Pangkor has it! (ok ok.. maybe not for EVERYBODY, no disco's here....).
I visit the island almost on a weekly base, after all, I live so close by. And even after more then 3 years, I still see new things, new places, even new beaches. Pulau Pangkor deserves, as I wrote earlier the name "beautiful island" for 100%. If you come with a family (see Nazlina's report) or independent, (Irina and Jonathans' story ) you will find something special. Pangkor is lovely, let hope we can keep it that way!
Other Islands in Malaysia
Although this website focuses on Pangkor, there are many more islands in Malaysia. On this website we elaborate a little more on the following islands, as we think they too are worth a visit: Penang, Langkawi, Perhentian, Redang and Tioman. Of course we give information about diving facilities, but also for Penang we have real estate and land properties available.Beaches at Pangkor, unspoiled: here Teluk Nipah
By now you understand it, I love this little Malaysia island with the name Pangkor! Come to Pangkor and we may even meet! And if you don't have time to visit Pangkor, well, visit at least one of the other beautiful Malaysian islands.