My first time to Kukup had been quite a fun. For those who have no idea where Kukup is, here's a map which I've marked its location.

Kukup is a very small town built upon a commercialized fishing village. Due to its strategic location which has convenient access to sea resources, it could offer holidaymakers both environmental and food enjoyment at low price. It's essentially a popular retreat for the city-dwellers.

We reach there in different batches. My group made it there at around 7:45 pm. Quite late but we're not the last one.

Entering the fishing village is quite an experience. That's because all structures are built on top of the water. The main road is cement but the walkways to the houses are made of wood!

You may think the accommodation is sort of run down. Not anymore. After years of commercialization, the village has transformed. Tourist houses are nicely built with bricks and the floor is tiled with mosaic. It is also equipped with karaoke set, BMG sound system fixed on top of the ceiling and a DVD player. Wahlau eh, beh tahan ah! That's not all. The room is air-conditioned!! And don't worry about the toilet either. It's very clean. Yes, got mosaic one! Got hot shower also. All in all, it's quite comfortable and cosy.

Here, villagers and tourists are living cheek-by-jowl. Meaning, you may jolly well enjoy yourself by merry making and partying and screaming and barbecueing and karaokeing and fishing and polluting whilst the fishermen are just next door separated by a small gap.

You can actually see the water rising and receding in a matter of minutes during its tidal period. Really interesting for a 'suaku' like me. At day time, you can even see small fishes swimming below.

This was the night we let loose! We gambled like in Genting and I was intoxicated with beer until I'm bloated. We were so downtrodden that we briefly watched 'hamtai' when the girls are asleep...

The next morning, we're ready for mangrove sightseeing.

At the opposite are all mangroves.

We had to walk to the jetty to catch a boat to the island.

Everyone is feeling upbeat about going to the other side.

As you can see, a shelter is built for boat catchers. In fact, they're still constructing and renovating the harbour. The building looks like a custom with seats for waiting passengers.

This is Kukup's fishing village. It is a settlement of more than 1,400 all-Chinese inhabitants. Some of the people here would buy their brides from Indonesia.

This is the Mazu temple where the local people would pray for almost anything. Yes, anything. Of course, Mazu is famous for protecting seafarers but I never know Mazu is capable of answering prayers for soul partners.

A brigade of fun-seekers

Coming here is like touring a mini zoo. We can see all kinds of creepy things like some kind of cockles and strange plants. If you're lucky, you can even see snakes and wild boar. Here's an innocuous monkey greeting us from a tree.

Okay, this is the exciting part. A hanging bridge.

Deep inside, there's another tower, a watch tower.

Next, we're off to a nearby fishfarm, kelong. Actually, nothing much. But we get to see jelly fish, shark, some kind of puffer fish, and a kind of fish that shoots water at its prey.

Our last programme of the day was lunch at a seafood restaurant. It's included in the package.

That's it. Everything excluding the mangrove tour only cost RM65.

On our way home, we manage to try out the most popular 'tomato wantan mee' in Pontian. So famous that even Malaysia's Chinese Taiko (MCA President Ong Ka Ting) came to this place and get a hands-on on the wok. The shop owner has the picture hanged on the wall.

More photos in my photo gallery.