Last weekend, I and a group of adventurous friends went off in search for the southernmost tip of Mainland Asia.
Ok, before you think that we were off to some remote Siberia-like corner of the world. Some facts …
Fact 1 : Southernmost tip of Mainland Asia is at Tanjung Piai, South- Eastern tip of Johor. About 75km away from JB city centre.
Fact 2 : Adventurous is an overstatement. Just follow the road signs and you’ll get there. No need to go off on some beaten track, its tarred roads all the way.
Map of Tanjung Piai
Along the way, we took a short detour in Pekan Nenas to admire their pineapple monument. Though it is just located next to the main road, sadly it is easily missed. Next, we stopped at Pontian Kechil to taste the famous Wan Tan Mee and to visit one of their local landmarks, Hotel Pontian. Kukup was our next pitstop as we decided to pay the local tourist information office a visit.
We finally arrived at Tanjung Piai around
Resort rooms on stilts
After securing berths for the night, we proceeded to make our way to the national park. Entrance was RM5 for locals. The Park basically covers a mangrove swamp area which overlooks the
The Boardwalk
The main attractions here beside the unique mangrove ecosystem on show are the southernmost point (with a giant plastic globe landmark) and the jetty that provides a vantage point of the magnificent sunsets.
Southernmost point landmark
Calling it a day
The place though short of night-time entertainment is close enough to Kukup for a seafood feast. And after dinner, we chose not to indulge in Karoake (yes, available at resort) but instead decided to search for the famed fireflies. We managed to get a glimpse of a few random flickering insects, not the ‘Christmas-light’ swarm that we had hoped for. Yes, wishful thinking.
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