Lumut itself has more to offer than meets the eye. For somebody who needs to chill out for some time and likes to get away from tourists, it is worth to stay for a couple of days. The ferry to Pangkor Islands goes every half hour.
The Lumut waterfront is very pleasant to walk and the park is suitable for jogging until the yacht club. Here you have a beautiful view of the islands and have a cup of coffee. There are a couple of small beaches too among others Teluk Batik. The mangrove forest is very interesting for trekking and there is some other forest where you can climb up the hill.
Dr Ridi from Couchsurfing
Last but not least, I was lucky that the only Couchsurfer in Lumut, Dr.Faisal Ridi, showed me around town. He invited me for a couple of drinks and dinners, insisted in paying my bills. I felt that Faisal would be a good friend to me despite the short intervals that we met which was interrupted by phone calls about patients from his hospital.
Not only that he works in a similar job like mine as a medical doctor, but we also clicked on a very personal level. A warm-hearted man and family father, knowledgable in medicine and traveling but a person who has never forgotten about the human sides of life. Definitely another Couchsurfer that is a must-meet in a rather unknown destination like Lumut
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