Real travelers · VideoCherating village ~12 min
#travelthngs Vlog#1: Releasing Turtles in Cherating, Pahang
Source: She Walks the World on YouTube · embedded, not re-hosted
Watch this if you’re bringing young kids and want the gentle, family side of Cherating — a beach resort with a pool and an evening baby-turtle release — rather than a surf or backpacker trip.
What’s in it
- Drove ~4 hours from Kuala Lumpur with two small children, as a 4th-birthday “experience instead of a present.”
- Stayed at Holiday Villa Beach Resort in a ground-floor pool-terrace room with direct pool access — an easy base with toddlers.
- The highlight was an evening baby-turtle release, run as a guided activity with a local nature guide — the kids carried hatchlings to the water themselves.
- Honest detail: their release was at a beach about 20 minutes’ drive from Cherating, not in the village itself — turtle releases are a seasonal, guided, paid activity, so check before building a trip around it.
- A genuinely emotional, joyful family moment — about the gentlest, most kid-friendly thing to do on this coast.
Our take: The best look at family-with-toddlers Cherating — a pool resort plus the turtle release — and honest that the release is a seasonal, guided activity a short drive away.
Where this lines up with our guides
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