Kukup, Johor

Kukup (GPS: 1.32687, 103.446) is a small fishing village in Pontian District, on the southwest part of Johor. It is on the west coast of Johor, about 40 km from Johor Bahru.

In the past decade, Kukup has become a tourist destination attracting visitors from Johor Bahru and Singapore who come to view the rural way of life. A number of seafood restaurants have been established here to cash in on the influx of tourists to Kukup. Many of these restaurants are built on stilt above the water.

The village of Kukup is located on the coast overlooking Pulau Kukup, an island off the coast.

Kukup is on the map of Places of Interest in Johor

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