Crab Island (Pulau Ketam) Tours and Tickets

There are plenty of ways to experience Crab Island. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• Private Tour: Crab Island Sightseeing Boat Ride and Seafood Lunch

• Pulau Ketam (Crab Island) Tour from Kuala Lumpur Including Lunch

Crab Island (Pulau Ketam) is free to visit, although ferries cost around 10 ringgit for adults and 5 ringgit for children each way. But many travelers opt to visit on a tour that includes a seafood feast: Private trips from downtown Kuala Lumpur, which is 25 miles (40 kilometers) away, start at US$125.

Ferries and charter speedboats for Crab Island leave from Port Klang’s South Port passenger terminal. There are several different services to choose from, which run regularly during daylight hours. The island has two jetties in different villages—Sungai Lima and Pulau Ketam—and boats normally stop at Sungai Lima first.

Lunchtime is the best time of day to visit Crab Island, as a seafood feast in one of its stilt restaurants is the focal point of most people’s visits. Visiting in the late morning lets you wander around the houses and take photos; visit earlier if you’d like to include time for a boat trip.

Yes, Crab Island can be good fun with kids, particularly if you rent fishing gear or join a fishing trip, and some families stay overnight in a hotel or homestay to enjoy the village atmosphere and explore the mangroves. Note that the area can experience water quality issues; check with local tour operators or island hosts on current water conditions.

No, sadly accessible tourism in Malaysia is in its infancy, and neither the speedboats nor the ferries that serve the peninsula or Crab Island (Pulau Ketam) are accessible to travelers in wheelchairs. Travelers with mobility issues should be comfortable maintaining balance and stability while getting in and out of the ferries.