Batu Ferringhi
Penang's main beach, a 4 km stretch of sand on the island's north coast about 11 km from George Town. Big hotels line the shore, and after dark the roadside fills with a long night market.
- Where
- Penang, Malaysia
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 5.4708, 100.2453
Get the Batu Ferringhi stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Batu Ferringhi. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Penang volume with your photos and a note.
Near Batu Ferringhi
Penang National Park 4.7 km
A small national park on the northwestern tip of Penang Island, covering 1,213 hectares of forest and sea. Trails and boats lead to quiet coves such as Monkey Beach and the lighthouse at Muka Head.
Penang Hill 5.8 km
A cluster of forested peaks at the centre of Penang Island, 9 km west of George Town, long used as a cool retreat. A funicular railway climbs to the top, where old bungalows, a mosque and a temple look out over the city and the strait.
Penang Botanic Gardens 5.9 km
A botanical garden on Jalan Air Terjun, set in a forested valley at the foot of Penang Hill. People call it the Waterfall Gardens for the cascade nearby, and its lawns and jungle paths are a favourite morning walk, shared with macaques.
Arulmigu Balathandayuthapani Temple 6.9 km
A hilltop temple to Murugan, reached by 513 steps, set even higher above the ground than Batu Caves. Its seven-storey gopuram, 21.6 metres tall, is said to make it the largest Murugan temple outside India, and it is the climax of Penang's Thaipusam.
Kek Lok Si Temple 8.6 km
The largest Buddhist temple in Malaysia, built on the hillside at Air Itam between 1890 and 1930. Its seven-storey Pagoda of Ten Thousand Buddhas mixes Chinese, Thai and Burmese styles, and a 36.57 metre bronze statue of Guanyin stands above it.
Wat Chayamangkalaram 8.7 km
The oldest Siamese temple in Penang, on Lorong Burma opposite a Burmese temple, and home to a long gilded reclining Buddha. It becomes the centre of the city's Songkran, Loy Krathong and Vesak celebrations each year.
Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion 11 km
The indigo-walled home of the merchant Cheong Fatt Tze, built at the end of the 19th century on Leith Street. It has 38 rooms, five granite courtyards and 220 timber louvre windows, and served as both his house and the seat of his business.
Kapitan Keling Mosque 12 km
A mosque founded in the early 1800s by Indian Muslim traders, on land granted to their leader Cauder Mohudeen, at the corner of Pitt Street. It was the first permanent Muslim institution in the area and still anchors the Tamil Muslim quarter of the George Town World Heritage Site.
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Questions
Where is Batu Ferringhi?
Batu Ferringhi is in Penang, Malaysia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Penang National Park (4.7 km), Penang Hill (5.8 km), Penang Botanic Gardens (5.9 km).
How do I get the Batu Ferringhi stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Batu Ferringhi and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Penang volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Batu Ferringhi before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Penang volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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