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Desaru Waterpark: How To Get There From Singapore (11 Useful Tips)

February 12, 2024
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If you are looking for a little more excitement to fill your weekend getaways from Singapore, we have the perfect suggestion for you – Desaru Coast Adventure Waterpark (aka Desaru Waterpark)!

Visit Desaru Waterpark is one of the things to do in Desaru because this water park has something for everyone!

With the Kampung-themed environment, it features 13 rides and attractions and some could make your adrenaline rush to a whole new level.

Besides, this water park is family-friendly where even toddlers can take part and enjoy themselves in some of the play areas.

We’ve also added the transport option for you in case you are worried about how to get to Desaru Waterpark.

Let’s check out the charm of this exciting Desaru Water Park!

13 Things To Do In Desaru Coast Adventure Waterpark

Set across 21 acres of land, Desaru Coast Adventure Waterpark  (also known as Desaru waterpark) consists of both dry and wet rides which are best for thrill-seekers to get their heartbeat racing high.

Desaru Coast Adventure Water Park

However, for younger children, there is a restriction on some rides where you need to achieve the minimum height requirement in order to enjoy.

But don’t worry as the water park has play areas for kids too. Scroll down to see the 13 things to do in Desaru Water Theme Park & attractions inside this amazing Desaru waterpark!

Also read: 8 Best Desaru Beach Resort

1. Wave Pool

1.1 Tidal Wave Beach

Catch a wave and swim at one of the world’s biggest wave pools which hold over 4 million gallons of water.

Desaru Waterpark Tidal Wave Beach

The wave is generated regularly and it’s best if you sit inside a tube. If you are getting tired, you can always take a rest at the seating areas provided at the shoreline.

Desaru Coast Waterpark Tidal Wave Beach

Children below 122cm must be accompanied by at least an adult.

1.2 Beachside Cabanas

The 170m long shoreline of the Tidal Wave Beach lies plenty of Beachside Cabanas for guests to sit back and relax.

Desaru Waterpark Beachside Cabanas

This is also a place for parents to relax while watching over their children playing or swimming at the wave pool.

2. Family Rides Activities (Height: Min 122cm)

2.1 Wild Whirl

At Wild Whirl, ride on a raft of 2 and hurtle down the steep channel at high speed.

Desaru Waterpark Wild Whirl

After shooting into the giant bowl, you will be glued against the wall, experience several turns and finally drop into the centre chute. A splash pool will be awaiting you at the exit.

Also read: Desaru Fruit Farm

Minimum height requirement: 122cm

2.2 Super Twister

Enjoy several twists and turns on a tube while cruising down the slides.

Desaru Waterpark Super Twister

In the middle of the ride, expect a drop into a tunnel which will have you oscillating back and forth then end up splashing into the water.

Also read:

Minimum height requirement: 122cm

2.3 The Tempest

Raft down the slide and get ready to be propelled to high-energy funnels that will have you screaming in the air.

Desaru Waterpark The Tempest

Then, experience an unexpected 24-foot drop before it sends you down into the tunnel to experience a splashdown.

Minimum height requirement: 122cm

2.4 Riptide

Sweep at the fastest speed and at the steepest angles at Riptide.

Desaru Waterpark Riptide

The raft of 4 will first travel downhill into the very first twister that will have you sliding back and forth then followed by the second and third twister. Along the ride, you may feel an unparalleled feeling of free falling.

Minimum height requirement: 122cm

3. Family Rides Activities (Height: Min 110cm)

3.1 Kraken’s Revenge

The only roller coaster ride in this water park – Kraken’s Revenge is ready to deliver you thrilling fun!

Desaru Coast Waterpark Kraken Revenge

Sitting in a rolling boat, the ride will have you spinning and swooping through a 360-degree horizontal loop then followed by a 27m plunge down and splash into the pool of water. In overall, the speed is up to 70km per hour.

Also read: Mount Austin Water Park

Desaru Waterpark Kraken Revenge

Minimum height requirement: 110cm.

3.2 Swinging Ship

Swinging Ship aka Pirate Ship is everyone’s all-time favourite ride. It is the only one ride in this water park where you will not end up getting wet.

Desaru Waterpark Swinging Ship

This exciting swing ship which swings back and forth will reach an angle of 180 degrees on either side – offering great fun for all ages.

Minimum height requirement: 110cm.

4. Family Rides Activities (Height: Child Below 122cm)

4.1 Penawar River

Grab a tube and float the afternoon away at Penawar River. It serves as a 350m long lazy river that set amidst the lush greenery of riverside fishing village and riverbank.

Desaru Waterpark Penawar River

Here, you can find 4 exciting water slides which are The Tempest, Riptide, Super Twister and Wild Whirl.

Children below 122cm must be accompanied by at least an adult.

4.2 Penawar Falls

The giant Penawar Falls consists of 3 separate waterfalls cascading down the rising cliffs into the big pond below. This place is great for taking pictures as it is truly a sight to behold!

Desaru Waterpark Penawar Falls

4.3 Penawar River Huts

Take a rest and have some private moments at the Penawar River Huts which spread across the Penawar River. Here, cabanas are available for rental.

These private seating areas are sure to recharge your energy before hopping for another splashing fun.

5. Solo Rides Activities (Height: Min 107cm)

5.1 Surf Wall

Make your way to the Surf Wall to experience surfing in a safe environment.

Desaru Waterpark Surf Wall

Suitable for both beginners and experienced surfers, you can enjoy catching and riding the artificial wave generated by the high-energy surf simulator.

Also read: Legoland Malaysia Water Park Review

It can accommodate 2 stand-up surfers and 5 boarders at once.

Minimum height requirement: 107cm

6. Younger Kids Activities (Height: Child Below 122cm)

6.1 Kids Ahoy

Specially designed for toddlers, children and early teenagers, Kids Ahoy features 13 unique water slides for ultimate splashing fun.

Also read: 7 Awesome Johor Water Park

Desaru Waterpark Kids Ahoy

Besides, this water play area is full of exciting water play equipment that will have them giggling and bursting into laughter. Truly a heaven on earth for younger guests!

Children below 122cm must be accompanied by at least an adult.

Desaru Coast Adventure Waterpark Useful Tips

  • Please use Touch ‘n Go card to enter the car parking.
  • Small locker rental is RM20 & Large locker rental is RM40.
  • The water park is fully non-smoking and there is no smoking area provided as well.
  • You need to take off spectacles or sunglasses while playing the water slides. It’s best if you can wear contact lenses here.
  • There are restaurants inside the park but if you are on a budget, we recommend you to have your breakfast at other Desaru food restaurant in advance as the food price is quite expensive.
  • You cannot bring your own food and beverages inside. There will be security checks conducted on your bags.
  • Cabana is available for rental but on first come first serve basis.
  • All-day tickets and annual passes sold are non-refundable.
  • The water park provides no refunds for bad weather, attractions or rides closure for maintenance or any other circumstances.
  • The annual pass – Splash Pass is applicable to MyKad holder and foreigner. It must be redeemed within 3 months after the purchase date.
  • Besides, this annual pass is not valid on the first and second days of Hari Raya Aidilfitri and Chinese New Year. From 15th December to 31st December, it is not valid too.

Desaru Coast Adventure Waterpark Ticket Price

Category Foreigner MyKad
Adult (Age 12-59) RM150 RM95
Child (Age 3-11)Senior Citizen (Age 60+) RM150 RM95
Infant & Toddler (Below 3 years old) Free Free
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13 Best Things To Do Near JB Sentral

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If you are looking for an interesting place to hang out during your weekend but do not want to travel far…

Wondering where to go?

There are plenty of places waiting for you to explore in JB and most importantly its just near to JB Sentral!

We have concluded a few TOP PICKS from the locals, that is the MUST visit place for travelers.

SGMYTAXI Official Singapore to JB Taxi

 

1. Skyscape Johor Bahru

34th floor height of stunning sky view located at Jalan Wong Ah Fook. It is just 5 minutes walking distance from JB Sentral where it attracts a lot of tourists and locals.

Skyscape Near JB Sentral Family

Skyscape is located at the top of Menara JLand building, so do not be surprised if you meet white collars entering this building.

Skyscape Near JB Sentral Outlook

Credit: Skyscape JB

The ticket included 2 hours of viewing tour and their LED Tunnel and VR games. Great spot for photographer for scenery shooting and KOL for their Instagram posting.

Skyscape Near JB Sentral Tunnel

For professional photographer, there are 2 pro telescopes that can be use up to 75x magnification to satisfy your close-up viewing

Skyscape Near JB Sentral Telescope

Notes:
  • Sky bridge has several time entries per day to avoid overwhelming capacity
  • Last Entry on 4pm
  • Each visitor required to purchase shoe cover for RM1/pair

 

 

2. Cafe Hunting At Jalan Dhoby & Jalan Tan Hiok Nee

Various types of cuisine and design of café for you to enjoy your daily posting feed and café craving!
Tan Niok Hee Street View Near JB Sentral

Strongly recommend for café hopping tour if you are coming in a group of youngsters!

There are a lot of cafés near JB Sentral where social media KOL can get amazing photos for their posting and feed!

 

3. Flowers In The Window

Looking for a place to chill and rest? Check out this cafe, stylish vibe and reasonable pricing!

FITW Cafe Overview Near Jb Sentral

Wide types of food to choose, from main course to dessert, from western cuisine to chinese cuisine

FITW Cafe Near Jb Sentral

 

4. Jimylicious Cheesecake & Cafe

Cheese lover would highly recommend to visit here! Enjoy your hightea or take some KOL pictures at their photo spot

JCC Cafe Overview Near JB Sentral

 

5. Ah Ma Teochew Kuih

Kuih lover would definitely know about this shop! Various of traditional kuih you can get from here!

AhMa Kueh Cafe Near Jb Sentral Things To Do

 

6. Hiap Joo Bakery & Biscuit Factory

Singaporean must be very familiar with this bakery, long queue but worth the waiting time!

Hiap Joo Bakery Near JB Sentral

Credit: Sunway Hotel

 

7. Pasar Karat

Night market that operates until late night as late as 2am. Best spot for a night cat to hangout!

Pasar Karat Overview Near JB Sentral

Cafés street operate in the daytime, but the street will be TRANSFORM into full of street stalls when the night falls.

The whole street is closed for this night market, you can look for good steals and a lot of types of clothes, antiques, jewellery, accessories, shoes from price RM5-RM50.

Pasar Karat Near JB Sentral
Do train your bargain skill here at Pasar Karat, as most of the stalls are open for bargain to a lower pricing.

Pasar Karat Street Near JB Sentral
There are also food stalls here but most of them are small bites and snacks. Visit Pasar Karat after your dinner and leave some space for bites.

 

8. Zoo Johor

Oldest zoo in Malaysia that was built back in 1928, where you can find more than 100 species of animals here.

Zoo Johor Board Near JB Sentral

Great spot for your family along with children to have a short weekend vacation here.

Zoo Johor Overview Near JB Sentral
Introduce your children with different animals which include tiger, lion, elephants, hippo. camels, giraffes, more and more.

Perfect real-time experience for their learning.

There are also other activities here such as animal close-up photo shooting and also a mini lake for boating.

 

9. Istana Besar Tour

Istana Besar is now operating as a museum named Royal Abu Bakar Museum.

It mainly showcases the collection of antiques and historical items of the Royal Family.

Istana Besar Overview Near JB Sentral

Fit yourself into the atmosphere of the Malay and Western agriculture styles, and enjoy the historical building which was once the home of the Sultan of Johor.

 

10. Heritage Tour at Dhoby Street and Tan Hiok Nee Street

Historical lovers may know these streets as the centre of The Old Town in JB.

Jalan Dhoby Street View Near JB Sentral
Streets are filled with many heritage designs of buildings and unique design structures.

Visitors can spend their day by enjoying the mixture of cultural buildings, vintage vibe or photo shooting of the arts of JB Old Town.

Tan Hiok Nee Overview Near JB Sentral
Recommend to visit at weekends as there will be less vehicles on the street. Remember to bring along your umbrella to prepare for the unpredictable weather.

 

Remarks:
Recommended to visit at daytime as the street will be blocked and transform into PASAR KARAT at night.

 

11. Shopping Mall Craving

City Square Mall Near JB Sentral

People that love indoor activities would lose themselves at the nearest shopping right after JB Sentral.

Shopping Mall Crowd Near JB Sentral
City Square Mall and Komtar JBCC are just 2 minutes away from JB Sentral.

JBCC Mall Near JB Sentral
Visitors can basically find everything in the malls from food, beverage, daily essential stuff, clothes, boutique or any needs that you are looking for.

Shopping Mall Near JB Sentral
You can even have a short relaxing massage treatment in the mall before you start your day trip.

Who says that you cannot gain happiness from shopping!

 

12. Istana Bukit Serene

If you are looking for any landmark in JB, you shall visit to JB Landamrk Istana Bukit Serene.

Crown-Istana-Bukit-Serene

People usually come at evening to take pic along with the sunset view.

Have a short walking here also romantic for couples

Istana Serene Evning View

 

13. Johor Bahru Ancient Chinese Temple

One of the oldest chinese temple you can visit in JB.

Johor Bahru Old Chinese Temple

Big potted plants and big tubs are positioned around the walls as you go along the exterior gardens.

This is a popular location for tourists to stop and snap pictures.

 

But.. What If You Don’t Want To Take Train?

Not everyone want to take train and sometimes you just want to sit back, relax and enjoy your trip and have someone else do all the stressful navigating.

If that’s the case, private car from Singapore to JB (SGMYTAXI) are for you.

For family trip especially with elderly or children, private car transport is the best option.

Easy to book via WhatsApp.

SGMYTAXI: Private Taxi/Car Service Singapore To JB Malaysia

Recommended For:

  • Group of more than 3 travellers
  • Family vacation with elder and children
  • Traveler that has tight and urgent trip

 

TIPS:
  • Book in advance to avoid fully booked, especially during peak holidays & long weekends.
  • Inform in advance if any child seats are needed.

Desaru One Day Trip + 2D1N (Check This Out Before Going To Desaru)

February 12, 2024
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Due to the high demand for Desaru trip, especially during the Singapore and Malaysia school holidays, families are more keen for a day trip to JB or 2D1N JB trip vacation to enjoy in Johor.

Many of us may think that the hottest Johor attraction would be Legoland Malaysia and JB downtown Area.

BUT, according to my survey, DESARU would be the next hottest place of interest in Johor.  You may ask “WHY”.

Because a lot of parents would consider bringing their children to have an “ECO” trip or “Rural” trip. This is the reason why there are so many ECO farms begin established recently.

Now, let me list down some PLACE OF INTEREST of Desaru.

  1. Desaru Fruit Farm
  2. Desaru Beach (not recommended for a day trip)
  3. Desaru Waterpark
  4. Teluk Sengat Crocodile farm
  5. Desaru Ostrich Farm
  6. Sungai Rengit (2 Seafood Restaurants)
  7. Extra –> Kota Tinggi Firefly Park
  8. Extra –> JDT Horse Carriage
  9. Extra  –> Desaru Alpaca Farm
  10. Extra –> Kota Tinggi Waterfalls (not recommended for a day trip)

I know most of you may refer to the google map to check which route is the most convenient and shortest path to reach your destination especially when you’re only planning for a DAY TRIP in Johor. You have to plan well before taking a day trip in Desaru.

Desaru Fruit Farm Map

Desaru Fruit Farm Map

If you are only looking for a DESARU DAY TRIP, I personally think that you can visit all the places that I have listed above.

I will go through one by one starting with the most important place of interest and how to get around in Desaru.

Based on the Desaru map above, you can see that the first destination on Desaru would be “Desaru Fruit Farm“.

If you are coming from Singapore, you will reach around 11:30am – 12:00pm. (If you depart at 8:00am in the morning)

Also read: How To Go To Desaru From Singapore(4 Easy Transport Methods)

Basically, you need at least 2 to 3 hours to walk around the Desaru Fruit Farm. The tour guide will guide you through all the journey in Desaru Fruit Farm.

Once you’re done touring the fruit farm, they will provide you a variety of fruit for lunch. Don’t miss them! All the fruit are plucked from their farm.

Fresh Fruit Served At Desaru Fruit Farm

Entrance ticket is priced at around RM25/pax, please note that there is no accommodation provided at Desaru Fruit Farm. Therefore, you need to find the nearest accommodation if you take the 2D1N package.

For Desaru package details please visit here: desarufruitfarm.com

***Please note that Desaru Fruit Farm also provides ATV ride and Paint Ball game (If you plan for a Desaru one day trip, then you wouldn’t have enough time to visit Desaru Ostrich Farm and Sungai Rengit)

Herbal Garden At Desaru Fruit Farm

Herbs At Desaru Fruit Farm

Desaru Fruit Farm (Passion Fruit Trail)

After having your stomach filled with fruit (Must Try!), you can consider going to the crocodile farm at Teluk Sengat.

One hour is sufficient to spend in Teluk Sengat Crocodile Farm.

Or you can skip the crocodile farm and go to Sungai Rengit area. It is a small town in Kota Tinggi district.

Teluk Sengat Crocodile Farm Entrance

Teluk Sengat Crocodile Farm

Crocodile Farm At Teluk Sengat

In Sungai Rengit area, you can first visit the Desaru Ostrich Farm. The journey from Desaru Fruit Farm to Sungai Rengit area is about 45 minutes to 1 hour drive.

Desaru Ostrich Farm hosted more than 250++ ostrich and it is the largest ostrich farm in Malaysia.

Desaru Ostrich Farm JB

I personally recommend Desaru Ostrich Farm rather than crocodile farm as it is more fun and excited to play with these long-necked creatures.

Your kids may like this farm very much because they will get the opportunity to feed these ostriches with corn kernels or a bunch of vegetables.

Besides that, you get the chance to touch and stand on the biggest egg in the world. Moreover, you can stand beside the ostriches and take photos together. It is definitely enjoyable and good experience with these ostriches.

But it is still worth to go to crocodile farm. At least your kids know how a real crocodile looks like. 🙂

Note: 1 to 2 hours is enough in ostrich farm.

You may refer to the images below to see what you can expect when you reach there.

You Can Touch The Ostrich Egg at Desaru Ostrich Farm

Desaru Ostrich Farm

Ostrich Farm in Desaru

After that, you can spend your evening for a delectable dinner at the top Desaru food restaurant. There are 3 options for your choice.

1. Nelayan Seafood By The Coast

Nelayan Seafood By The Coast

2. Jade Garden Seafood Restaurant

Jade Garden Seafood Restaurant

3. Restaurant Super Lobster

Desaru Super Lobster Seafood Restaurant

After you’ve eaten your dinner, you can choose to head back to Singapore, or you can request the driver to stop over at the Desaru Beach to have fun with your family member.

Also read: 17 Best & Cheap Short Trips From Singapore

I think this is a great plan for those who look for only a DAY Trip in Desaru area. After dinner at about 7:00pm or 8:00pm, you may need at least 3 hours drive to reach Singapore.

Plan for the 2nd day if you would like to have 2D1N Trip. (Desaru Waterpark)

If you are going to have 2D1N Trip, then you can directly stay in Hard Rock Hotel Desaru or Lotus Desaru Beach Resort after having your dinner at Sungai Rengit.

On the second day, you can have a breakfast in the hotel and then check out from the resort and head to Desaru Waterpark for more water activities!!!

The really cool thing staying at Hard Rock Hotel Desaru is the private access to Desaru Waterpark.

1. Desaru  Waterpark (spend time: 6 to 8 hours)

2. Lunch inside waterpark

3. After Desaru Waterpark (heading back to Singapore)

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