Image attributions & credits

We use real photographs of Cherating wherever we can. Most come from Wikimedia Commons and Flickr under Creative Commons licences — with thanks to the photographers who shared them. Each image below is credited to its author with a link to the original and its licence. Images are used unmodified except for cropping and resizing for the web.

The wide sandy sweep of Pantai Cherating under a cloudy sky, figures small in the distance
by Kondephy / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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The broad white-sand beach at Cherating with coconut palms along the shore
by Khalzuri Yazid / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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A wide stretch of Cherating beach with a lifeguard tower set among the palms
by Vyacheslav Argenberg / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0
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A lifeguard watchtower beneath coconut palms on Cherating beach under a blue sky
by Vyacheslav Argenberg / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0
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Cherating beach at dusk, the sky turning pink as people walk the sand after sunset
by Vyacheslav Argenberg / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0
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The sun low over the calm sea off Cherating at dusk
by nenek kebayan / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0
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Sunset over the sea off Cherating, a headland low on the horizon
by nenek kebayan / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0
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A child flying a colourful kite on Cherating beach beside the rocks
by Vyacheslav Argenberg / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0
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The wide, open surf beach at Cherating under a grey monsoon-season sky
by avlxyz / Flickr · CC BY-SA 2.0
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A small crab on the pale sand of Cherating beach
by Countryball mys123 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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A painted 'Save Our Turtles' mural at the Cherating turtle sanctuary
by avlxyz / Flickr · CC BY-SA 2.0
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A small boat on the calm Cherating river lagoon, fringed by mangroves
by Vyacheslav Argenberg / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0
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An information board listing Cherating village activities, including the firefly river cruise
by jhecking / Flickr · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Coconut palms lining the beachfront at Cherating, where the chalets sit
by avlxyz / Flickr · CC BY-SA 2.0
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A small group on Cherating beach at dusk
by Vyacheslav Argenberg / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0
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A quiet street through Cherating village, lined with low shops and palms
by Vyacheslav Argenberg / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0
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Traditional wooden kampung houses among coconut palms at Cherating
by Gerd Eichmann / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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A plate of seafood — illustrative of Cherating's fresh-seafood dining
by Terje Sollie / Pexels · Pexels License · used illustratively
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Creators we cross-checked

Some of the on-the-ground colour here — the surf scene, the village activity prices, the kampung food, the family turtle release — was first surfaced for us by independent travel vloggers. Every fact we took from them we then verified against a primary source (the operator’s own site, the marine-park pages or a booking platform) and rewrote in our own words. We don’t reproduce anyone’s footage, transcript or thumbnail — we just credit the trips that pointed us at these leads, with thanks.

Houston World Travel
Exploring Malaysia’s Hidden Gem in Cherating, Pahang · YouTube
Pointed us at: the kampung-life and east-coast food angle, and the village activity prices (firefly, turtle release, tie-dye, ATV, honey farm)
Bella Kuan
Cherating vlog — last minute surf trip, girls & boards · YouTube
Pointed us at: the monsoon-season budget surf trip — chalet price range, the walk to the surf point, and the Kuantan food stop
She Walks the World
#travelthngs Vlog#1: Releasing Turtles in Cherating, Pahang · YouTube
Pointed us at: the family-with-toddlers angle — Holiday Villa as a pool base and the guided, seasonal baby-turtle release
JetLag Warriors
Best Beach in Peninsular Malaysia: Cherating Beach! (Our Favourite) · YouTube
Pointed us at: the laid-back island-vibe framing, the batik/tie-dye craft scene, the beach cafés and the kite-surf/monsoon note

Licence references: CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.0, CC BY-SA 2.0, CC BY 3.0, and the Pexels License. Spotted an error or want a photo removed? Let us know and we’ll fix it promptly.