Pangkor Island
An island off the Perak coast that lives on tourism and fishing, home to around 10,000 people. Fishing villages sit on the side facing the mainland, beaches face the open sea, and smaller islands such as Pangkor Laut and Giam lie just offshore.
- Where
- Pangkor, Perak, Malaysia
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 4.2200, 100.5550
Get the Pangkor Island stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Pangkor Island. 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 Perak volume with your photos and a note.
Near Pangkor Island
Leaning Tower of Teluk Intan 56 km
A pagoda-like clock tower that began as a water tank and has tilted on the soft ground beneath it. It stands 25 metres tall and looks like eight storeys from outside, though inside there are only three, which is why it gets compared to Pisa.
Kellie's Castle 65 km
An unfinished mansion begun by the Scottish planter William Kellie-Smith beside a creek near Batu Gajah. Its brick towers, arches and empty rooms were left half built, and stories differ on whether it was meant for his wife or his son.
Sam Poh Tong 73 km
The oldest and main cave temple of Ipoh, set inside a raw limestone cave about 5 km from the city centre. Mahayana shrines fill the cave, and a pond full of turtles lies in a garden in front of the cliff.
Taiping Lake Gardens 73 km
The first public garden laid out under British rule in Malaysia, built around a chain of lakes below Bukit Larut. Old rain trees lean across the roads and the water, and the town centre and Taiping Zoo are an equal distance away.
Gua Tempurung 74 km
A limestone cave near Gopeng running more than four kilometres through the hill, one of the longest in Peninsular Malaysia. Its name means coconut shell, after its shape, and walkways and river passages lead deep into its chambers.
Ubudiah Mosque 75 km
A small mosque on Bukit Chandan in Perak's royal town, its golden onion dome and slender white minarets standing above the trees. It was built in the early twentieth century under Sultan Idris and is often called one of the loveliest mosques in the country.
Perak Tong 77 km
A Buddhist temple built into a limestone hill just north of Ipoh. Inside the cave, painted murals cover the rock walls around a large seated Buddha, and steep steps lead up through the hill to a viewpoint high on its face.
Lost World of Tambun 80 km
A 16 hectare theme park and hotel opened in 2004 at Tambun, on the edge of Ipoh, set against limestone cliffs. Water slides and a wave pool share the site with a small zoo and natural hot springs that are open into the night.
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Questions
Where is Pangkor Island?
Pangkor Island is in Pangkor, Perak, Malaysia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Leaning Tower of Teluk Intan (56 km), Kellie's Castle (65 km), Sam Poh Tong (73 km).
How do I get the Pangkor Island stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Pangkor Island and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Perak volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Pangkor Island before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Perak volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
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