Penang National Park Boat Service - George Town, Penang

Minh ?. Q.

Entrance fee: 50rm for hikking
Boath fee: 120rm for one boath with 10 people.
A secluded, unspoiled beach with only a few services available. Watch out for playful monkeys when visiting Monkey Beach.

Loo K. H.

Is great for family hiking, not many challenging but sweat alot. It's take about 1 and a half hours to reach Pantai Keracut.

Ahmad A.

Recommended to all people use them service because everything is perfectly with boat driver experience I have enjoy may trip with family

Andrew W.

Several boat service stalls are located by the national park entrance. They offer friendly advice and information to guests wanting to hike and boat or take 2-way boat trips. Their options are flexible with tours taking you to either just Monkey Beach or further afield around to Turtle Beach and further. The staff were very friendly and helpful and not pushy. We decided to take a 2-way tour to Turtle Beach (for 45mins) stopping at Monkey beach on the way back (for 90mins). This cost RM200 + RM100 for the national park entrance fee (RM300 total for two people). We were able to pay via GrabPay as we didn’t have cash (the boat operators prefer this over credit card payment due to their fees). The national park entrance fee needs to be paid in cash, however the boat operator very kindly allowed me to pay the extra 100RM via GrabPay and they gave me the cash back, which was very nice! This saved a few mins walk to the nearest ATM.

We were taken to the park office to get our tickets and then along a wooden jetty to get into the boat. The jetty is not in great condition, very uneven with many small gaps. Not idea if you don’t like heights or if you have small children or difficulty walking. You also need to climb down many steep steps / a ladder, to get onto the moving boat. Fun for us but could be very challenging for anybody not so mobile.

The boat was a covered motorised boat with seating for up to 10 people, but we had it all to ourselves and the boat captain (who was very professional, informative and friendly!)

We made several stops along the coast where he pointed out interesting sights and wildlife. After about 20mins we arrived at Turtle Beach where you can freely explore the small turtle sanctuary, deserted beach and the interesting seasonal saltwater / freshwater mix lake (a very rare occurrence in nature) and swing bridge.

The boat picked us up after 45mins and took us along to Monkey Beach. Here we had a choice of staying however long we wanted. We arrange a meeting time with the boat captain and he came back to pick us up.

Monkey Beach has food and drink stalls, rentable sun beds, ATV rides and toilets (RM1 per use). Be aware that swimming here is not recommended due to the huge number of jelly fish!

After an hour relaxing on the beach, a short walk and watching the monkeys we rejoined the boat and journeyed back towards our starting point.

On the journey back we were lucky enough to see some wildlife including Pink Dolphins swimming past the boat. An amazing experience!

Ensure you are wearing suitable footwear for the boat and beach as getting on and off the boat requires stepping down a small ladder into the water before waking up the beach, so your feet will get wet.

We absolutely loved the experience, and although it wasn’t necessary the cheapest half day’s entertainment in Penang, it was great fun to see the Turtles, Dolphins, Birds, Jellyfish, beautiful beaches and rainforest. It is a shame that more information is not available online about these boat tour options.

Ian F.

Some nice hiking to be found here. Decide where you want to hike to before registering because you will need to provide this info. Take lots of water. I appreciated the free entry and not being charged a higher rate for being a foreigner.

Ben N.

Not really sure why some people got in for free. Me and the other people (foreigners) had to pay an entrance fee.

Path was a bit harder than expected. Had to climb over fallen trees or through some foliage, but I guess that’s part of the fun.

Monkey beach was nice overall, but there was a bit of trash. Some girl was stung by a jellyfish lol. There a restaurant by the beach which serves local food. Pretty good, the cold drinks definitely saved me since it was a hot day.

I hiked further to the light house. Was expecting the stereotypical light house, but this one was a little guy…

Cobe P.

Very well arranged. We walked to turtle beach where a boat picked us up 2hours later.

Mohd Z.

This is the entrance to the National Park. The smallest National Park according to the staff.
Entrance is free if you want to hike to Monkey Beach, lighthouse, Keracut Beach or canopy walk.

There is an option to hire a boat to those beaches either one way or both. But booking need to be done only at this entrance point. RM100 to Monkey Beach, RM200 to Keracut Beach.

They open a canopy and table in front of the office and the staff really helpful in explaining what you can do or see in the park.

Highly recommended place.