🚐 Transport
Pick-up · 10 Sep (Thu)
9:00am
Singapore
Soon Brothers Transport
Hyundai Starex · 7 pax
Westin
Desaru
Return · 13 Sep (Sun)
10:30am
Westin Desaru
Soon Brothers Transport
Hyundai Starex · 7 pax
SG
home
🛃 Singaporeans are exempt from the MDAC at manual counters — the driver handles the crossing, nothing extra needed from us.
💳 Payment: cash to the driver or PayNow to Soon Brothers, settled on each leg.
🏨 Hotel
The Westin Desaru Coast Resort
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1 King, Garden View (2 adults) + 1 King & 1×2 Queen, Garden View (3 adults)
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Check-in after 16:00 on 10 Sep · Check-out before 11:00 on 13 Sep
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Breakfast included, all rooms
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Dinner booked: Seafood Corner, table for 7, Thu 6:30pm
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MYR 200/day deposit required at check-in (cash/card)
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No durian or mangosteen in the hotel
📅 All Days
D1 · Thu 10 Sep
🎢 Arrive & Waterpark
Pick-up 9am · Waterpark · Dinner · Live band
D2 · Fri 11 Sep
🏖 Beach, Mangroves & Fireflies
Mangrove tour · Desaru Beach · Firefly cruise
D3 · Sat 12 Sep
🦞 Mini Zoo & Lobster
Mini Zoo · Lobster lunch · Fruit Farm (KIV)
D4 · Sun 13 Sep
🚐 Head Home
Checkout · Van pickup 10:30am
D1
🎢 Arrive & Waterpark
Thu 10 Sep · The Westin Desaru
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Pick-up & drive down
Soon Brothers van at 9:00am · via the Second Link and Kota Tinggi. A lunch stop along the way is still being decided — maybe around JB after clearing customs.
Drop bags at the Westin
Arrive around midday — hotel can hold bags at the front desk if it's before the 4pm check-in
Adventure Waterpark Desaru Coast
Straight into the waterpark for the afternoon — 20+ rides across themed zones, one of the region's biggest wave pools, and a water coaster
🏖 rent a beachside cabana — a base for bags between slides
Check in
From 4pm · MYR 200/day deposit at check-in, cash or card
Dinner — Seafood Corner
Table for 7, booked for 6:30pm
Live band at Hard Rock Hotel
Nightly live music at Hard Rock Hotel Desaru Coast, a short drive along the coast — a fun way to close out the first night
✨ Also Consider
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Timing after the waterpark
Leave enough time to shower and change between the waterpark and the 6:30pm dinner
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Grandma's afternoon
The waterpark itself is a lot of walking, sun, and stairs — she could stay back and settle into the room, or relax by a quieter pool at the resort, then join everyone fresh for dinner and the live band
D2
🏖 Beach, Mangroves & Fireflies
Fri 11 Sep · Desaru Beach & Kota Tinggi
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Hotel breakfast
A slower morning after yesterday's waterpark
Sungai Lebam mangrove tour
Private boat tour through the mangroves — kingfishers, sea eagles, and sometimes otters, with a guide on the ecosystem. About 2.5 hours, morning (separate from tonight's firefly cruise)
Desaru Beach
An easy afternoon on the sand — 25km of coastline to explore, with time to rest before the evening
🪼 check with the hotel on jellyfish conditions before swimming
Kota Tinggi Firefly Park
Evening river cruise to watch fireflies light up the mangroves — about a 30–40 min drive from Desaru
🚐 boats leave ~7:30pm · book ahead, spots go fast · bring a light jacket
✨ Also Consider
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Sunset on the beach
A good spot to catch it before heading out for the firefly cruise
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Quick dinner before the firefly tour
Something light near the pickup point, since the boat departs in the evening
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A full day — pace it for Grandma
Beach + mangrove boat + firefly boat in one day is a lot. She could sit out the beach walk and join fresh for the mangrove tour, or skip the late firefly boat and rest instead — see the note below
D3
🦞 Mini Zoo & Lobster
Sat 12 Sep · Fruit Farm KIV in the afternoon
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Hotel breakfast
Last full day — an easier pace after yesterday's waterpark
Desaru Mini Zoo
Small, kid-friendly petting zoo on the way toward Sungai Rengit — an easy first stop before lunch
Lunch — Super Lobster Village
Fresh lobster and seafood at good prices in Sungai Rengit — well worth the drive
Desaru Fruit Farm — KIV
Orchard tour through 100+ fruit varieties, a beekeeping talk with honey tasting, its own petting zoo — pencilled in for the afternoon, depending on energy after lunch
Last evening
Pack the night before so the morning stays easy
✨ Also Consider
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Gentlest day of the trip
The mini zoo, orchard paths, and lobster lunch are all flat and easy — a comfortable day for Grandma to join everything
D4
🚐 Head Home
Sun 13 Sep · Van pickup 10:30am
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Last hotel breakfast
Checkout before 11:00
Checkout & deposit refund
Collect the MYR 200/day deposit back at the front desk
Soon Brothers van pickup
10:30am from the Westin, ahead of the 11am checkout — back via Kota Tinggi and the Second Link
🗺 Desaru — Key Locations
Westin Desaru
Desaru Beach
Waterpark
Lobster / Fruit Farm
Mini Zoo
Firefly Park
🚐 Getting Around
Soon Brothers Transport
Handles the Singapore ↔ Desaru legs on 10 & 13 Sep. Driver contacts us directly on pickup.
Grab coverage is thinner out here than in the city — check with the hotel concierge for local trips to the farms or firefly park if we're not all going together.
📝 Trip Notes
Jot down reminders, food spots, anything useful
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