# Pengerang

Pengerang is a peninsula at the southeastern end of Johor in Malaysia. Officially a part of Kota Tinggi district, the name is usually used to cover everything south of Desaru, notably including the dock and immigration post at Tanjung Pengelih, the village of Kampong Pengelih and the nearby town of Sungai Rengit.

## Understand

Long a sleepy backwater of fishing kampungs (villages) and the odd intrepid Singaporean cyclist, in the 2010s Pengerang has been largely taken over by the storage tanks and flare stacks of the Pengerang Integrated Petroleum Complex, an integrated downstream oil and gas processing facility, which also includes the Petronas Teluk Ramunia Yard.

## Get in
### By plane

The town does not have its own airport. The nearest airport is the Senai International Airport (JHB) in Senai, or you can fly into Singapore's Changi Airport and cross the border into Malaysia.

### By car

Sungai Rengit is around 35 km south of Desaru, or 120 km from Johor Bahru. With the Senai-Desaru Expressway now open, the journey from Johor Bahru to Desaru is less than 1 hour.

### By bus

RAPID bus 808 travels from Larkin Bus Terminal in Johor Bahru to Bandar Penawar in Desaru and onward to Sungei Rengit twice a day.

### By boat

While there are ferry terminals at both Tanjung Pengelih and Tanjung Belungkor, as of November 2024, the only operational service is to Singapore.
* 1.369801104.0887431 Tanjung Pengelih Passenger Jetty (Jeti Penumpang Tanjung Pengelih). Batamfast operates one ferry on F, Sa, Su only from Tanah Merah, Singapore to Tg Pengelih, at the western tip of Pengerang. Tickets cost S$43/73 one-way/return. The on-demand bumboats that used to ply this route from Changi Point Ferry Terminal no longer operate. (updated Nov 2024)

## Get around

Public transport options in Pengerang are basically non-existent. Taxis shuttle between the Tg Pengelih dock and Sungai Rengit for negotiable prices: the opening gambit is RM 40, but you may or may not been able to haggle a better price.
Bicycles can be rented in Sungai Rengit, or you can rent one at Changi and bring it with you.

## See

* Pengerang British coastal battery. site of a major World War II-era British coastal battery. The part of it at Pengelih, right next to the immigration point, is open to the public but in a state of nature, with no trails, signs, etc. Most of the rest is now used by the Malaysian military.

### Nature

* 1.446267104.2947911 Batu Layar Beach (Pantai Batu Layar), Bandar Penawar 81600. Beach. (updated Nov 2019)
* 1.368917104.2415132 Desaru Ostrich Farm, EMR 15, Kampung Simon, Teluk Ramunia, ☏ +60 1125152153. Zoo. (updated Aug 2018)
* 1.534964104.1225993 Lebam River Wetlands (Tanah Lembap Sungai Lebam). The wetland area is the place for firefly viewing. (updated Dec 2019)

## Do
### Sports

* 1.408088104.1789091 Sebana Cove Resort Golf Club, ☏ +60 78266688. Golf course. (updated Apr 2018)
* 1.513547104.0902842 Rumah Rakit Ikhwan, PTD 60, Kampung Air Bentan, Ladang Sungai Papan, Bandar Penawar 81900, ☏ +60 1131377294. Leisure center for river-related water activities as well as accommodation. (updated Nov 2019)

## Buy
### Supermarkets

* 1.364035104.2361441 Econsave Teluk Ramunia, No. 1-11, LOot 741, Jalan Teluk Ramunia, Kampung Changi, 81600 Bandar Penawar. Supermarket. (updated Nov 2019)

### Others

* 1.34979104.2210572 Sungai Rengit Bazaar (Bazar Sungai Rengit), Jalan Pasar, Kampung Sungai Rengit, 81600. Bazaar. (updated Nov 2019)

## Eat

Sungai Rengit's primary claim to fame is its lobsters, served up in every form imaginable by many seafood restaurants. Expect to pay around RM 200/kilo.
* 1.4124104.1648161 Boathouse Tavern Restaurant, Kampung Lepau, 81600. (updated Nov 2019)
* 1.347997104.224122 Jade Garden Seafood Corner, Lot 4785, No. 1, Jalan Siakap, Kampung Sungai Rengit. The largest and most famous operation in town, now in a large, airy air-conditioned hall at the seafront. Laden with tanks of doomed crustaceans and even a hotel. Prices are clearly marked and the extensive menu has plenty of other options as well, including a number of fish grown/kept in nets out back. Try the Lobster in Superior Broth or the somewhat sweet deep-fried Cereal Lobster. (updated Nov 2019)
* 1.355152104.2280653 Super Lobster Restaurant (龍皇海鲜楼), No. 7, Jalan Jenahak, Kampung Sungai Rengit, Bandar Penawar 81600. Seafood restaurant. (updated Nov 2019)

## Sleep

Lodging options in Pengerang are quite basic, and most visitors only drop in on their way to the bright lights of Desaru.

### Hotels

* 1.405342104.2735381 Amerald Resort Hotel, Lot 1231, Jalan Kampung Punggai, Sungai Rengit, 81600, ☏ +60 78243000, duty.mgr@ameraldresort.com. Hotel. (updated Nov 2019)
* 1.365494104.2267062 Ghazrin's Hotel Pengerang, No. 6-7, Jalan Rengit Sentral 1/1, Taman Rengit Sentral, 81600, ☏ +60 109584009. Hotel. (updated Nov 2019)
* 1.353673104.2271673 Ocean View Hotel, Kampung Sungai Rengit, 81600, ☏ +60 78264555. Hotel. (updated Nov 2019)

### Resorts

* 1.38113104.2794334 Arena Sepang Resort, ☏ +60 197229103, +60 197892135. Resort. (updated Nov 2019)
* 1.446076104.2943635 Batu Layar Beach Resort, Bandar Penawar. Resort. (updated Nov 2019)
* 1.395969104.1634526 Desa Selatan Resort (Southern Village Resort), Lot 5850, Kampung Lepau Development, ☏ +60 72670182. Resort. (updated Nov 2019)
* 1.388755104.2178837 Lakeview Terrace Resort, PTD 5025, Jalan Kota Tinggi-Pengerang, ☏ +60 78190300, reservation@lakeviewterrace.com.my. Resort. (updated Nov 2019)
* 1.382018104.278988 Lotus Seaview Beach Resort Pengerang, Lot 1272 Tanjung Punggai, Sungai Rengit, ☏ +60 78781881, reservation@lotusseaview.com.my. Resort. (updated Nov 2019)
* 1.383921104.2787389 Maliessa Beach Resort, Jalan Teluk Remunia 1, Bandar Penawar, ☏ +60 197068723. Resort. (updated Nov 2019)
* 1.43185104.27680710 Punggai Bayu Beach Resort, Bandar Penawar. Resort. (updated Nov 2019)
* 1.410554104.16217811 Sebana Cove Resort, Lot PTD 2940/2941, Mukim Pengerang,. Advertised as an integrated resort with residential, commercial, golf course and ferry terminal, this ambitious Pengerang pioneer has been slowly falling apart for the past twenty years. Avoid. (updated Nov 2019)
* 1.38013104.27899412 Tanjung Sepang Beach Resort (TS Beach Resort), Lot 338, Kampung Tanjung Sepang, Teluk Ramunia, ☏ +60 197639594, +60 197739594, resort@tanjungsepang.com. Resort. (updated Nov 2019)
* 1.471546104.04292613 VIP Fishing Resort, Ayer Tawar. Resort in the middle of the sea with various sea-related activities and in-house amenities and entertainment. (updated Nov 2019)

## Connect

* 1.365852104.1101751 Pos Malaysia Pengerang Post Office, JKR 644, Jalan Besar, Kampung Pengerang, 81600. (updated Nov 2019)

## Go next

* Desaru — a perennially up-and-coming beach resort just up the coast
* Singapore