A backbreaking 3.5km trek to Monkey Beach

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So on we go and we are heading into that jungle



Looking back at that boat, my son would be screaming at me to go back to shortly

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So, back on the trail



Then all of a sudden, some Monkeys start going nuts in the treetops and jump from tree to tree, while my son shits himself and runs back to the beach. After 5 minutes of coaxing he came back(with a big stick)

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Here's a Monkey, Koojo,one of only a couple that we saw on the trek

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Aww look,a butterfly

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About 2 hours later, dripping in sweat, absolutely shattered, and here it is Monkey Beach, with no fakkin Monkeys





And one pissed off kid in search of drinking water

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Never Again

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The monkeys are probably in here somewhere. They eat crabs apparently

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There is not much to do on Monkey beach.

We stayed for an hour to relax and rehydrate

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Then when I asked about the boat back, the guy says 50 ringgit, if you remember, it was 40 to get there......The robbing bastards.
But Id be fukked if i was gonna walk back

Anyway, I didn't pay for the car parking in the National Park. I thought it was free, until I drove past their tariff sign. I think I heard some guy shout as I sped off too

Farewell Monkeyless Beach

[Dillinger]

I'm gonna go out fishing on my next adventure

[withnallstoke]

Lucky you didn't see them monkeys.

Monkeys are horrible bastards that throw poo at you.

They are best viewed through a telescopic sighting device attached to a big fucking gun.

[Cujo]

Lucky you didn't see them monkeys.

Monkeys are horrible bastards that throw poo at you.

They are best viewed through a telescopic sighting device attached to a big fucking gun.

I'm with him.

Anyway, looks nice there.

[Bangyai]

So where's the monkeys?

If someones gonna run a book ,, I,ll have a fiver each way on the second pic

Lost your bet Nige. Monkeys have tails....apes don't.


Great pics D. Penang is about the only island I like although your pictures of Langkawi looed tempting. Never been to Monkey beach though. Usually settle for Batu Ferringi. If I won a shitload of money tomorrow I'd live in Penang full time.....lovely place.

[kingwilly]

looks great, thanks for posting.

[VocalNeal]

Back breaking?

There is a restaurant on the fishing pier called End of the World. I have run up the hill to the top and back down to the restaurant. Well Ok I didn't run all the way, I walked a bit, ran a bit etc..?

I wasn't carrying a toddler but...

[Dillinger]

2 days after that trek and the top front of my legs are still aching

She's certainly not Petite, that hammock is nearly on the sand

[Dillinger]

Back breaking?

There is a restaurant on the fishing pier called End of the World. I have run up the hill to the top and back down to the restaurant. Well Ok I didn't run all the way, I walked a bit, ran a bit etc..?

I've just googled this end of the world. That's not even in the National Park,
It's near where I parked the car

Getting there
Take Rapid Penang Bus 101 that goes all the way to the End of the World in Teluk Bahang.

[VocalNeal]

I've just googled this end of the world. That's not even in the National Park,
It's near where I parked the car

No it's about 100m outside the Penang Hill Forest Reserve.
If you run back down the jetty from the restaurant turn right, going west and go into the reserve and run/walk to the top of the hill like I did. You could look down to where you marked "Me" .

And then run/walk back down to the restaurant. I should add the route I took has no maintained trail, just up through the trees.

[MissTraveller]

Nice pics and thread..

Still wondering where the monkey's are. Why did they name it Monkey Island anyway?

[Dillinger]

^ They didn't, they named it Monkey Beach.
With all the development on that island, most of the monkeys nowadays are found loitering around the bins of the tourist spots like the Botanical Gardens and Hilltop Temple, they are vicious fukkers too.

I have a new thread for you coming up, Turtle Beach, with no turtles, but I did encroach on a guy having sex with his wife in the Turtle Sanctuary