RHU HENTIAN ISLAND

is geographically located at latitude (5.833 degrees) 5° 49' 58" North of the Equator and longitude (102.617 degrees) 102° 37' 1" East of the Prime Meridian on the Map of the world.

Perhaps Pulau Perhentian, Pulau Redang and some other pulau are too famous and ‘over heated’ to many people, Pulau Rhu Hentian which is only 15 nautical miles from offshore Kuala Besut is not known to most people. It is indeed a new discovered and developing island in the tourism industry in East Coast.

Because it is so close to the mainland, Pulau Rhu Hentian is accessible through Kuala Besut 20 to 30 minutes by boat. The island is not resident at the moment. This no doubt is an added value advantage for holiday seekers. The ecology system on the island and the marine life remain unspoiled due to this reason. As an island resort in the midst of the Redang Marine Park, snorkelling and scuba diving around the island is the highlight the vacation here...

Jungle trekking on the island is also available... And then there is fishing and "candat sotong" is the main attraction... Guests can choose to fish either on the fringes of the beach, jetty or hire a boat to the open sea for deep sea fishing...
There is also opportunity to learn how fish are caught in the traditional way...

Though Pulau Rhu Hentian is a new born baby in the tourism industry in the country, some water activities such as swimming,
snorkeling and diving are possible to be arranged through some travel agencies. Apart from this, due to the tiny size of this island enable visitor to make a 2 hours ‘orientation’ trek as a ‘get to know you’ activity.
There is only one resort found in Rhu Hentian Island. The resort known as Rhu Hentian Resort. The island is best visited from February till October to avoid the monsoon

How to get there?

To go to Kuala Besut Jetty:
To get to Kuala Besut, you can arrive in Kelantan or Kuala Terengganu. If you come from Kuala Terengganu, take a bus or taxi to Jerteh then another to Kuala Besut, or a direct bus to Kuala Besut. The journey will take nearly one and half hour.

Alternately you can choose to start from Kota Bharu. You can either take a taxi ride or take a bus (leaves every 30 minutes) to Pasir Puteh and then another bus to Besut. On the whole,
the journey by taxi will take about one hour from Kota Bahru to Besut.
There are direct buses from Kuala Lumpur to Kuala Besut which take about 9 hours.

To go to Rhu Hentian Island:
Journey to the islands takes about 30 to 45 minutes by speed boat and one and half hours by slow boat. There are a number of boat operators in Kuala Besut offering boat services to Perhentian Island. The return boat ticket cost RM60.00 per person for speed boat and RM40.00 per person for slow boat.
Because it is so close to the mainland, Rhu Hentian Island is accessible through Kuala Besut 20 to 30 minutes by boat..


RHU HENTIA ISLAND MAP.LOCOTION A

FISHING PACKAGE
AROUND HENTIAN ISLAND
REDANG ISLAND
LANG TENGAH ISLAND
BIDONG ISLAND
AND RHU HENTIAN ISLAND
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