Pulau Ketam Tour Packages

Watercolor painting of Pulau Ketam by Aidil Fakhri Mokhtar, winner of  Putrajaya Floria Watercolor Competition 2012

Watercolor painting of Pulau Ketam by Aidil Fakhri Mokhtar

‘Pulau Ketam’ or Crab Island is a picturesque coastal fishing village built on stilts. It is located about 50 kilometers from Kuala Lumpur. It is blessed with bountiful fishing grounds. The locals flocked to its superb seafood restaurants to savor a variety of seafood specialties, in particular the curry crab. Special arrangement can be made to visit the dry prawn and salted fish factories where you can buy fresh fish products at reasonable prices. Another interesting place to visit and buy fresh fish is The Fish Dealer Center where the fishermen sell their sea captures to the fish dealer. Prior arrangement has to be made as this factory is a private business place.

You need not go far to Pulau Pangkor in Perak and Pulau Duyong in Terengganu to see the making of wooden fishing boats. It is here at Pulau Ketam! Again prior arrangement is necessary to visit this private business place.

If you wish to experience a day of life at sea, you may stay at the floating chalets or ‘Kelong” house at the Fish Farm, which is located about two or three kilometers offshore. Anglers may also bring their own fish tackle to fish. You need to prepare your own meal, kitchen is provided.

For the anglers, artists and photographers, you need to spend a night or two to mesmerize the laid back and easy life of the villagers and to capture the tranquility of this fishing village on canvas.

  

Although Pulau Ketam is a desolated small island, please try to avoid going there during the public holidays because it is very crowded with family and friends returning to the island.

Package          : Day trip to Pulau Ketam

No of persons	Package A	Package B
6 – 10 persons	RM 95.00	RM 225.00
11 – 20 persons	RM 90.00	RM 190.00
21 – 40 persons	RM 85.00	RM 155.00
>41 persons	RM 75.00	RM 120.00

Package A includes ferry ticket either by air-conditioned ferry / chartered speed boat / chartered open air wooden boat, activities (village tour and fish farm, seafood lunch and local island tour guide

Package B includes Air-conditioned van / coach with English speaking tour guide, ferry ticket either by air-conditioned ferry / chartered speed boat / chartered open air wooden boat, activities (village tour and fish farm and seafood lunch

Itinerary

9.30 – 10.00am Meet tour guide at Port Klang jetty and depart to Pulau Ketam

10.30am            Visit the floating fish farm

12.00pm            Arrive at Pulau Ketam jetty. Have Seafood lunch

1.00pm              Village tour of the boat factory, Chinese temple, market etc

2.30pm               Free to rent a bike or visit Fish Dealer Center (depend on the tide level)

3.30pm               Depart to Port Klang

4.00pm              Arrive at Port Klang jetty

The above itinerary is subject to change without prior notice.

Package          : Fishing

Package	Package price	Remarks
Overnight & Night Fishing	RM 80.00 per adult RM 45.00 per child	Minimum 3 adults
Day Fishing trip	RM 40.00 per adult RM 20.00 per child	Minimum 4 adults. If below 3 adults, the rate is RM 90.00 per boat

Package	Package inclusions	Terms & Conditions
Overnight & Night Fishing	Boat transfer from Pulau Ketam jetty to Fish farm, 1 night stay at Chalet at Fish Farm, Fresh water supply for bathing and cooking Accident insurance.	SIC tour Find own way to Pulau Ketam jetty Please bring your own fishing tackle and baits. Kitchen utensils are provided but own food and seasoning.
Day Fishing	Boat transfer from Pulau Ketam jetty to Fish farm  Fishing at Fish Farm.	SIC tour Find own way to Pulau Ketam jetty Please bring your own fishing tackle and baits.

Ferry Schedule

Ferry ticket fare            : RM 7.00 per adult per way and RM 4.00 per child per way

Port Klang jetty – Pulau Ketam jetty (Sg Lima Village, a brief 1^st stop, a boat making island)

Weekday (Monday – Friday): 8.45am, 9.30am, 10.15am (via Sg Lima), 11.00am, 11.45am, 12.30pm, 1.15pm (via Sg Lima), 2.00pm, 2.45pm, 3.30pm, 4.15pm, 5.00pm, 5.45pm (via Sg Lima) and 6.30pm (via Sg Lima, last ferry)

Weekend (Saturday, Sunday & Public Holiday: 8.45am, 9.30am, 10.15am (via Sg Lima), 11.00am, 11.45am, 12.30pm, 1.15pm (via Sg Lima), 2.00pm, 2.45pm, 3.30pm, 4.15pm, 5.00pm and 5.45pm (via Sg Lima)

Pulau Ketam jetty - Port Klang jetty

Weekday (Monday – Friday): 7.45am, 8.30am, 9.15am, 10.00am, 10.45am, 11.30pm, 12.15pm 1.00pm, 1.45pm, 3.15pm (via Sg Lima), 4.00pm, 4.45pm and 5.30pm (via Sg Lima, last ferry)

Weekend (Saturday, Sunday & Public Holiday): 7.45am, 8.30am, 9.15am, 10.00am, 10.45am, 11.30pm, 12.15pm 1.00pm, 1.45pm, 3.15pm (via Sg Lima), 4.00pm, and 5.30pm (via Sg Lima)

Other alternative mode of transport to Pulau Ketam  : Speed boat or Wooden boat

Package          : 2D1N Artist workshop at Pulau Ketam (ex-Kuala Lumpur)

Package price (per person)

Single occupancy      RM 450.00

Twin Share                   RM 400.00

Triple Share                  RM 395.00

Quad Share                 RM 380.00

Package price includes return transport from Kuala Lumpur and speed boat transfers from Port Klang jetty, 1 night stay at Pulau Ketam, 1 breakfast, 1 lunch, 1 dinner and workshop conducted by a professional artist.

Note

1)      Minimum 8 adults

2)      Pick up from one point only in Kuala Lumpur (to be advised)

3)      SIC tour – there are other people in the group

4)      Please bring your own art supply such as brush, paper / canvas, palette, easel etc

5)      Please give at least 3 weeks’ notice prior the date of departure

If you have any questions regarding Pulau Ketam and its packages, please call Miss Wan at 03-2260 2667 / 4667.

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Pulau Ketam, where Time stands still ....

I boarded the new KTMB train from Subang Jaya to Port Klang for an adventure at Pulau Ketam on 19 July 2012 at 10.35am. Adventure at Pulau Ketam!! As if I don’t know that Pulau Ketam is the nearest fishing village from Kuala Lumpur, so what kind of adventure can I experience on this small desolate island – riding a bicycle at top speed 100kilometers an hour, building a boat in a day or catching a blue marlin. How I wish I can do any of these crazy things on Pulau Ketam!! Well, in the meantime, I will enjoy myself on this slow one hour journey to Port Klang station with a few stops along the way

The New KTM train

The train to Port Klang

The Ladies coach

Electronic Route board

Still the 'old' train ticket !!

Clean, bright & most important 'safe' Ladies Coach

Arrived at Port Klang Railway Station

Port Klang Railway Station is the last station

At the Port Klang jetty, a stone way from the Railway Station, there is no crowd of passengers to Dumai and Tanjung Balai Asahan, in Sumatra, Indonesia. Anyway, 19 July 2012 is a Thursday and the time is mid-morning!!

Port Klang jetty for ferry to Pulau Ketam, Dumai & Tanjung Balai

The passage to the Pulau Ketam ferry is located just beside the Passenger Cruise Terminal; hence no Indonesians and Malaysian Custom officers looking at me walking leisurely towards the air-conditioned ferry. So I can’t visual myself walking on a Runaway to become Asia’s Next Top Model with Tyra Banks as my mentor. 

Air-conditioned ferry to Pulau Ketam

 I had a few brief claustrophobic sensations during my 30 minutes journey to the Pulau Ketam jetty. It occurred with only about 7 persons on board, no screaming babies and no hyperactive toddlers. Imagine if this ferry is filled to the brim with maximum 24 persons. If that happens, it will be like ‘a journey to hell’ on a ‘Ferry of Death’. 

24 seater ferry to Pulau Ketam

The interior of the air-conditioned ferry to Pulau Ketam

Maybe next time, I will opt for a speed boat – pay more but I am assure of my sanity. Otherwise, I will travel on a relatively slower wooden boat. 

The Speed Boat to Pulau Ketam

The wooden boat to Pulau Ketam

 Once I am safe on land at the Pulau Ketam jetty, the first impression is the rows and rows of bicycles, the main mode of transport 

Bicycles at Pulau Ketam Jetty

If I’ll bring my motorized bicycle, I’ll be the envy of every Ah Chong and Ah Moi on Pulau Ketam. I guess a Fixie bicycle is not practical as the passage is so narrow with people walking, cycling and riding a motor cycle. 

Another lasting impression is the whole of Pulau Ketam is built on stilts.

A 'halal' Restoran Kuai Lok Hin at Pulau Ketam

Pulau Ketam Village Hospital

A Fisherman's home at Pulau Ketam

A Fishing factory at Pulau Ketam

The people here are so carefree, going about their own life as if times stand still. 

Playing table football at Pulau Ketam

Playing manjung at mid-morning at Pulau Ketam

Village shop at Pulau Ketam

A lady manning own stall at Pulau Ketam

Ladies removing shells of shrimps at Pulau Ketam

Chopping woods for praying items

Occasionally, I can hear some of these villagers karaoke from their beautiful, modern and spick-span clean houses - at 1.30pm!! Shouldn’t they be listening to the TV3 news and be devastated at the world beyond the bountiful fishing ground of Pulau Ketam? They even know how to recycle and not waste of God’s gifts.  The wonder of these Pulau Ketamites, not like me - a KLite!! 

Modern fisherman's home at Pulau Ketam

Modern fisherman's home at Pulau Ketam

Recycle at Pulau Ketam

Dried shrimps at door step at Pulau Ketam

Of course, the best part of the village tour is the picturesque coastal fishing village of Bagan Teochew, one of the districts in Pulau Ketam comprising Jalan Besar, Jalan Timur, Sungai Satu, Sungai Dalam and Sungai Seberang. The First Bridge connects East Pulau Ketam and West Pulau Ketam with Sungai Kelong being the island's busiest river. At high tide, I can imagine large number of fishing vessels docking around here. What a perfect sight for photographer and artist!!

Me and my Sifu's wife at First Bridge at Pulau Ketam

Sungai Kelong at Pulau Ketam

Sungai Kelong at Pulau Ketam

Sungai Kelong at Pulau Ketam

Bagan Teochew at Pulau Ketam

Before I left Pulau Ketam, I had a simple lunch at the only halal Restoran Kuai Lok Hian with a promise on my next trip, I will try their curry crab and the shaved ice cream dessert, block flavored / colored ice shaved into layers and drizzled with topping of your choice.

I took the 3.15pm ferry back to Port Klang which made a brief stop at the Sungai Lima Village jetty to pick up some guests and goods. I understand from the ferry operator that this village is where the wooden fishing boat is being built. Alright, a reason for me to return to Pulau Ketam and explore Sungai Lima village, maybe spend a night or two at Pulau Ketam village!! I shall return ….

Sungai Lima jetty

Sungai Lima jetty

With these experiences, I have developed some packages to Pulau Ketam - Day trip, Fishing and the very special 'Artist Workshop at Pulau Ketam', please surf our website litourssb.com for more details. There are more photos in our Company Facebook page - Leisure & Incentive Tours Sdn Bhd. Otherwise, call me (Miss Wan) at Leisure & Incentive Tours Sdn Bhd 03-2260 2667 / 4667 or email at leisureincentivetours@gmail.com