Tanjong Jara Resort

Offering a unique and traditional Malay style in a striking location on Malaysia’s unspoilt East Coast, Tanjong Jara combines relaxation with superb service. Its award-winning spa is an experience not to be missed.

Accommodation

99 air-conditioned rooms are set in the gardens close to the beach.
Upper level Bumbung rooms (55m²) feature either garden or sea view.
Ground floor Serambi rooms (55m²) have similar views with a shaded terrace.
Spacious Anjung rooms (88m²) are single-storey, semi detached beach cottages, with sea views and an outdoor sunken bath in a private courtyard.
Available on request, a larger Anjung suite (176m²) rests above the river waters.

Restaurants

• Di Atas Sungei - Delicious, lovingly crafted meals are served on a dark timber balcony set over a flowing river and in a generous indoor area of high beams and warm wood. At breakfast you may relax with a coffee and a newspaper, eggs can be done to or

Other details

Rains can affect the East Coast from Nov-Feb. If upgrading any meal plans there is a minimum stay of 2 nights that applies. Valid all year 2013

Facilities

Two swimming pools, tennis courts, a fitness centre and the serene award-winning Malay Spa Village. Restaurants include beachfront al fresco dining, an Asian/Western restaurant and also private dining. Guests staying on a full board basis can enjoy a three course à la carte lunch and dinner. At the beach enjoy kayaking, scuba diving and snorkelling excursions to nearby Tenggol Island (March to October). An eco river cruise, guided bicycle tours, jungle treks, and local market and cooking experiences can also be arranged.

Swimming Pools

Two outdoor freshwater swimming pools.

Spa and beauty

Every breath is pure refreshment, a relaxation of the soul, a pure journey of revival. In Malay we call this Sucimurni. In Malaysia it is Tanjong Jara.

The philosophy of Sucimurni emphasises purity of spirit, health, and well-being. And the award winning Spa Village Tanjong Jara is a sanctuary anchored in this ancient Malay way of life.

This beautiful complex of structures, gardens and lotus ponds houses a therapy centre featuring programmes for relaxation, reinvigoration and stress relief based on traditional healing methods.

These unique restorative Malay treatments have been handed down from generation to generation, ensuring their authenticity, and therapeutic value. With a history of more than a thousand years, these practices are believed to have their origins in the convergence of Malay, Arab, Indian and Chinese influences during the days of the Malacca Sultanate.

Scuba diving

PADI dive school and dive master based at Tanjong Jara Resort. Excursions to nearby Tenggol Island and a range of dives and courses are available. Tenggol Island is located within the Terengganu Marine Park and offers untouched coral gardens and a rich di

Golf information

There are three 18-hole golf courses in the area to choose from. Kelab Desa Dungun – 15min drive. Ibai Golf & Country Club – 45min drive. Tasik Puteri Golf Club – 35min drive.

Location

Hemming the untouched shores of the South China Sea, approx. 1¼ hours private transfer from Kuala Terengganu airport, which is a one hour flight from Kuala Lumpur.

Beach description

Golden sandy beach.