Pantai Malindo, Balik Pulau

Pantai Malindo (GPS: 5.33779, 100.19443), or Malindo Beach, is a beach in Balik Pulau. It is not known how this beach got its name, but the name has been accepted by the goverment. Perhaps it was so named because it's the spot where one can view from Malaysia towards Indonesia - thus my hypothesis. Pantai Malindo is the stretch of the west coast to the south of Kuala Sungai Burong. The view here is very nice, as you can see Pulau Betong in the horizon.

Pantai Malindo attracts bikers and photography enthusiasts who come here to enjoy the scenery. There are biking trails to go all the way to the breakers at the mouth of Sungai Burong.

I visited Pantai Malindo with my wife on 24 May, 2015. We arrived that around 3 o'clock in the afternoon. It was a fine day. At that time, it was low tide, but the tide was coming in. We could actually feel the sea water rushing inland. It came in successive waves which crash on the rocks in a loud noise. It did cross our minds, what the tsunami something like this? What we saw was just a natural tide, but I suppose the tsunami would not be too different, except on a much larger scale.

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Pantai Malindo, Balik Pulau (24 May 2015)


Pantai Malindo, Balik Pulau (24 May 2015)


View of the tide coming in at Malindo Beach (24 May 2015)


Timothy Tye, Pantai Malindo (24 May 2015)


Tim on the rocks at Malindo Beach (24 May 2015)

How to go to Pantai Malindo

Go along Jalan Baru in Balik Pulau until you reach the country road beside Sungai Burong. Follow this road past Countryside Stables Penang, and eventually you will reach Pantai Malindo. The area is at Kuala Sungai Burong.

The road on the left is where you turn in to reach Pantai Malindo.

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