A regular reader and avid traveller (http://lifeislikethat.com/), Jam, asked in a comment how much it cost me for the package to Perhentian and Redang Islands. If he was asking, I believe, others would be asking too. Well, here is the answer.
(The quotation. Click to enlarge)
(The packaged itinerary. Click to enlarge)
(The deposit. Click to enlarge)The owner of Fauna Holiday Sdn. Bhd. tour agency, Ong Seng Yeow, is a family friend of my Kota Bharu friend. Ong was recommended to us by my friend, who called him Ah Yeow. He has an older sister who was a classmate of my friend, hence the relationship. He can be trusted.
Although a Kelantanese, Ah Yeow operated from Kuala Besut in Terengganu, from a coffee shop called Restoran Makanan Laut Lucky which my friend said was owned by him, although Ah Yeow said it was a relative's coffee shop. The sister has a shop on the same lane.
(Ah Yeow in blue t-shirts collecting the balance of our payments in his coffee shop)
(Another scene inside the coffeeshop)
You can visit Fauna Holiday Sdn. Bhd. website for a package very similar to ours here http://www.faunaholiday.com/p_cocohut.php. Our package was customised.
In dealing with Ah Yeow, do not use the email stated on his website. He will tell you that his computer is down, etc. When we were there, I did not see any computer in the coffee shop. Call him on his handphone. A fax will be handy for the correspondence. He is the Managing Director, Office Manager, Account Clerk and Despatch Boy all rolled into one. He has no assistant to deal with the "email" at the "office" in the coffee shop, although he has a driver cum porter in Kuala Besut and tourist guides based at the chalets where he has business relations. The only time he would be at the Terminal Pelancongan in Kuala Besut was when he sent his clients off at the jetty or when he received them there.
(Ah Yeow leading the way to the jetty from his coffee shop)
(Ah Yeow in blue t-shirts collecting the balance of our payments in his coffee shop)
(Another scene inside the coffeeshop)In dealing with Ah Yeow, do not use the email stated on his website. He will tell you that his computer is down, etc. When we were there, I did not see any computer in the coffee shop. Call him on his handphone. A fax will be handy for the correspondence. He is the Managing Director, Office Manager, Account Clerk and Despatch Boy all rolled into one. He has no assistant to deal with the "email" at the "office" in the coffee shop, although he has a driver cum porter in Kuala Besut and tourist guides based at the chalets where he has business relations. The only time he would be at the Terminal Pelancongan in Kuala Besut was when he sent his clients off at the jetty or when he received them there.
(Ah Yeow leading the way to the jetty from his coffee shop)If you want a good guide, ask Ah Yeow for Annuar. Annuar was based at New Cocohut Chalet & Restaurant when we were there.
(Annuar, the friendly and helpful guide in the middle)
(Annuar in a group photo with us before our departure from Perhentian Island)
