i will be travelling via GPS but may i get the guide on how to go pulau ketam?
from the map, its a island.. that means i need to take ferry or the sorts? where to board?
any nice seafood recommendation

and another place in my mind is kuala selangor.. any recommendation for seafood?

This post has been edited by imperialrealcs: Apr 21 2008, 12:12 AM

I dunno about Pulau Ketam but I have experience the seafood at Bagan Lalang. About 1 hour from KL though. It has nice and fresh seafood. The restaurant is near to Seri Malaysia Hotel and named Restoran makanan laut Wak. Its crowwded during dinner but their seafood fresh and price are unbelievable.

Hello,

You can board Ferry ticket at the Port Klang. Parking RM5. Ferry ticket: RM7 (one way). It's about 30 mins. Nice place to travel and enjoy seafood!

Pulau Ketam got nice seafood? Halal or non halal?

seafood mana ada non halal. lain laa kalau ada serve kura kura.

so what else is good in pulau ketam? scenery nice?

Non Halal mean that shops served pork which most of Chinese Seafood restaurant do that.

I heard pulau ketam is super dirty and the seafood is not that great after all

read all the experiences from the bloggers who went there.. totally turned off now.. was wanting to go earlier

why they name it Pulau Ketam...ada banyak ketam ka kat sana?

Haha I missed this thread....The jetty is located at N2 59.911 E101 23.500 or opposite the last KTM Commuter station.

If u are using malsingmaps search for passenger Cruise Terminal or "Jetty to P Ketam"

My last trip is last year... seafood so-so only and there is no single Steamboat in P Ketam..Dunno how those Steamboat restaurants in KL get their name from

& to the question of Pulau Ketam...I do believe the name from the red Crab which can be found only there..do try this red crab..RM28/kg...big one I missed this red crab bcos not sure of the pricing...

what about the environment? food pricey? what is a 'must have' there? any recommended restaurant?

Don't expect much there-lah. Go there to snap photos & visiting the unique chinese stilt houses...This community + the one in Sg Lima (Another big settlement in Northern tip of Pulau Ketam, is probably the largest stilt communities in Malaysia.

The leaving condition is much better than my 1st visit way back in early 1990. So is abit cleaner....but still u can expect to see dirty & muddy environment + the smell of stinky fish/mud & etc from below those houses...Lotsa wooden walkways had been replaced wth concreate ...And another suprisingly new law banning all motorised tranportation on the island except boats/ferries..meaning no motorbike on the island..only bicycles! Food so-so only and not really cheap....The P Ketam famous crab...is selling at RM28/kg which I think should be reasonable after seing the size of the thing..but 1 smaller crab itself probably already ~600-700g

Not so sure which one recommended but go for those crowded one-lah..The one facing jetty abit quiet & less ppl compare to those inner at Jln 1 (After the police station & Hospital) - I hv tried Kia Hon Haun - so-so only -It's in malsingmaps...but subsequently more malsingmaps members visited the islands and came back wth more recommended restaurant & roads..U can check those recommended on in malsingmaps - I think the only GPS maps wth P Ketam roads in M'sia right now....Do contribute new roads when you are there... ..If possible do visit Sg Lima (Local called it "Gour Kan"...sg Lima-lah in Hokkien.. Seems like no tourist visited that settlement yet....


This post has been edited by stimix: Apr 16 2008, 09:44 AM

hmm, i'll be off to klang around 3pm, reaching there around 4pm and take boat to there..
i wonder when is the last boat/ferry for return?
i dont think got time to visit sg. lima ler.. kinda pack the time haha

Huh so late..ha..better stay overnite...Not sure whether the ferries operate at nite. BTW, there is no ticket counter at the Port Klang Jetty (Unless u wanted to goto Dumai or Tg Balai in Sumetera -probably my nxt trip). Just go straight to the jetty & wait for the covered aircon feerry & dun take the "local" anctic ferry bcos the journey is damn slow & stop at every private jetties around Sg Lima & P Ketam...if u dun ask the boat conductor, u might end up in the wrong settlement! - The aircon ferry will be faster & only few stops but u can't snap much photos bcos it's covered!!

The ticketing system is almost similar to normal bus hop-in & conductor will go around asking for fare...RM5/pax if I still can remember.. ..children foc.. Hehe I might be wrong here..

This post has been edited by stimix: Apr 20 2008, 10:10 AM

Take KTM to last station Pel Klang Station....then next to KTM station is the Ferry habour already...then take Ferry(Speed Boat long long one) 1 hour trip then will arrive Pulau Ketam...a small island without any Car and Motocycle....All seafood are very cheap sepcaily eat Crab......Last SHip from Pulau Ketam back to Pel Klang is 6pm

came back from pulau ketam.. damn tired
from seri petaling to port toward pulau ketam took 30mins..
then ferry took 45mins 1 way via airconditioned speedboat.. each way RM7
picture of the speedboat is attached below:

shape of the airconditioned speedboat


inner boat


picture taken near pulau ketam inside speedboat

reaching there around 5pm, waste no time and straight to the 1st restaurant named Kuai Lok Hian
total 7 person and we choose to take set dinner which got 7 dishes, rice and tea total RM140
eating in that place definitely the most happy thing of the day.. the food are fresh and nice..
took some picture to share with you all


Fish ball soup
not bad the fishball but soup kinda salty coz they put in salted vege


Hot plate prawn
Most delicious dish we had
the quantity so little coz we makan a few 1st then only i remember to take pic
total got about 10 pieces of fresh prawn


bamboo clam with dried chilly
another delicious dish after the prawn


regular choi tam
i dont know what this called in english


mantid prawn with dried chilly
very nice texture of the mantid prawn till it is nice to bite
crunchy


Promphet fish hakka style
As usual, the fish meat is very soft and tender due to its freshness


Kam heong meat crab
we were so rushing that we doesnt have time to eat the crab.. instead, we tapao..
back home, the crab meat is juz so-so.. kinda hard meat and hard shell
my mom told me crab are best consume once it is served wor

after the meal, we jalan jalan along the jetty to get some local snacks like sotong cracker, sotong stripe, satay ikan and udang etc..
price is relatively cheap as well, 3 items @ RM10 free 2 packs of satay jelly fish

thats all i had to say regarding my journey, roger out

btw stimix, sorry coz couldnt contribute the map over there coz i miscalculated the journey of the ferry..
never though it took 45mins, making our journey plan crippled abit

wahh suddenly i feel hungry after seeing all the pics

Aiyah..u probably miss the part venturing deep into the living quarters of P Ketam... That's more interesting rather than the so-so seafood

hmm so the seafood's not bad eh

feel like going liao.. good experience you have there

hmm, my friend said will make another plan to explore inside 1 day trip via the rental bicycle lol
lets see how the plan go
anyway, for my standard, the seafood quality is very good.. maybe because im not avid seafood eater in the 1st place so im not sure how it fare compare with other shop

personally i feel the food is fresh and yummy.. rm140 for 7 person include rice and tea is reasonable with a truly seafood meal.. no chicken, no meat

i oso plan one day trip to pulau ketam on labour day....just wanna check is it any bicycle to rent there like those HK movie in nam Y dou?at least can do some exercise and explore some interesting place at p.ketam....finally, wat de best restaurant to recommen there???