A Perfect Hike on Pulau Rimau
By Rexy Prakash Chacko
March 2024 PEAKS AND PARKS
JUST OFF THE southern tip of Penang Island sits the lush tree-covered isle of Pulau Rimau. Having ticked off all the other large isles around Penang, Pulau Rimau was the only one remaining on my “Isles of Penang” hiking bucket list.An old building close to the Pulau Rimau Lighthouse.Visiting the offshore isles of Penang is more affordable when done in groups, since boat rides are charged per trip and not per person. When friends in the Hikerman group, a well-known...
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Rexy Prakash Chacko
is an electronic engineer by profession and a nature lover by passion. While he spends his weekdays earning a living at the Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone, his weekends are spent reflecting and recharging on the green hills of Penang.
