Desaru Beach and Tide Pool Walk
A guided low-tide walk on Desaru Beach to look at tide-pool and shoreline life, with a local expert guide and round-trip shared transfers. The start time follows the day's low tide.
Beach · Desaru, Persiaran Pantai, Bandar Penawar, Kota Tinggi district, Johor
Desaru Beach
Pantai Desaru
The beach at Desaru in the Kota Tinggi district of Johor, on the seafront of the Desaru Coast resort area.
Why go
Desaru Beach (Pantai Desaru) is the beach at Desaru in the Kota Tinggi district of Johor, fronting the Desaru Coast resort area on Persiaran Pantai. JungleWalla, a Desaru-based nature operator, runs guided walks here at low tide, when rocky areas uncover tide pools with sea anemones, brittle stars, limpets and barnacles, and publishes a monthly low-tide schedule for them. It also runs a sunrise Dong Stick exercise session on the beach. Both are sold with hotel pick-up from the Desaru Coast area.
Getting there
The operator collects guests from hotels in the Desaru Coast area and drives to the activity site; it does not publish which stretch of the beach the walk uses. The map point is the middle of the mapped beach.
Getting here
How to get to Desaru Beach
Vehicle
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Road last checked 2026-09-27.
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Guided tour · skygate
Desaru Beach and Tide Pool Walk
A guided low-tide walk on Desaru Beach to look at tide-pool and shoreline life, with a local expert guide and round-trip shared transfers. The start time follows the day's low tide.
Guided tour · skygate
Traditional Dong Stick Workout
An instructor-led Dong Stick exercise session with a bamboo cane on the beach at Desaru Coast, with round-trip shared transfers.
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Traditional Dong Stick Workout
An instructor-led Dong Stick exercise session with a bamboo cane on the beach at Desaru Coast, with round-trip shared transfers.