Lebam River Cruise
A guided boat cruise through the mangroves of the Lebam River near Desaru Coast, with round-trip shared transfers. Options differ; check what your chosen option includes on SkyGate.
Lake · Sungai Lebam, Kota Tinggi district, Johor
Sungai Lebam (Lebam River)
Sungai Lebam · Lebam River
A mangrove-lined river in the Kota Tinggi district of Johor, inland from Desaru Coast, where guided boat cruises and kayak trips run.
Why go
Sungai Lebam is a river in the Kota Tinggi district of Johor, inland from Desaru Coast. JungleWalla, the Desaru-based nature operator that runs boat and kayak trips here, describes calm, mangrove-lined channels, a drive of about 15 minutes from Desaru Coast hotels, and a departure from Lebam Jetty. Its cruise passes a small fishing settlement and a floating restaurant. On the kayak trip a boat carries paddlers and kayaks upstream and after the paddle a safety boat brings them back to Kuala Sungai Lebam. Wildlife the operator mentions includes kingfishers, herons and Black-shouldered Kites.
Getting there
The operator runs these trips with hotel pick-up from the Desaru Coast area and boards at Lebam Jetty. It does not publish the jetty's position, and OpenStreetMap had no jetty mapped on the river when checked on 27 September 2026, so the map point is the middle of the mapped river, not a boarding point.
Getting here
How to get to Sungai Lebam (Lebam River)
Vehicle
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Road last checked 2026-09-27.
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Guided tour · skygate
Lebam River Cruise
A guided boat cruise through the mangroves of the Lebam River near Desaru Coast, with round-trip shared transfers. Options differ; check what your chosen option includes on SkyGate.
Guided tour · skygate
Lebam River Kayaking Adventure
A guided kayaking trip on the mangrove-lined Lebam River near Desaru Coast, with kayaking gear, a life jacket and round-trip shared transfers.
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Lebam River Kayaking Adventure
A guided kayaking trip on the mangrove-lined Lebam River near Desaru Coast, with kayaking gear, a life jacket and round-trip shared transfers.