Sekinchan: tourism done right

It was a month back when Colleen and I was invited to join our colleagues in a short trip in our bid to support cuti-cuti Malaysia. It was really a long while since I visited Sekinchan, and given so many good review of the place, I was looking forward to the revisit.




Sekinchan is located along the coastal road, in Sabak Bernam district in Selangor. We started off from Kampar, so we took the coastal road from Teluk Intan instead of taking the north south highway. The road may be bumpy, but one would see a lot of small town and palm oil estate along the way. We spent our night in A+ boutique hotel, it it deserve the grade. The room is nice, though not the cheapest. Although it is not within walking distance to the paddy field or the beach, it make up with lots of memorabilia and mural art with a roof top to hang out in. The free flow drinks in the lobby (albeit diluted) is the icing on the cake.

Now, 2 days 1 night, where shall we begin. Everyone who comes to Sekinchan would not miss the paddy field. It is the sole reason to visit this coastal town. The paddy field is accessible, even to cars. Picturesque, and if visited on the right timing, it would be all golden view. However, we were bit early, so it was still a vast green field. There is also a paddy factory, some mango orchard so the visit here would not be just for snapping selfies.

Next important to do, is the beach. It is a short but clean beach. In the afternoon, the fishing boat will return the town, near to the beach. Expect lots of stall, and a big tree filled with prayers ribbons. Again, it was developed nicely to suit visitors.

In the next morning, we went around again the town, looking for famous wall mural art. Do not expect the same as Penang/ Ipoh, the alley is rather small and unkempt. The art is average but maintenance was poor.

Things that we missed: we wanted to go to Kuala Selangor for the fireflies but it was raining heavily. Due to unsuitable timing, we did not manage to see the fisherman unload their catch of the day and distribute it. That would be a nice scene to photograph.

Food, what about the food: for a place famous for fresh seafood, it was rather disappointing. Maybe it is our luck. Our first lunch in town near the beach was good. The food was fresh, the shark even tasted good. Subsequent meals, however, were not as good. Our dinner away from Sekinchan, on the way to Kuala Selangor before turning back due to the rain, was expensive with tiny portion. Our breakfast with seafood bakuteh is equally disappointing. I can live with the no-add soup idea, but it is just normal bakuteh which still pale compare to Klang (or even Banting, which is not that far away). Finally we decided to eat normal hawker stall food for our last lunch. And surprise, surprise. They were good and reasonably priced. My advice, just limit the seafood meal to selected few restaurant, and eat in local stalls for majority of the meals. You might discover a gem.

We ended our trip with dry seafood shopping. The salted fish and dried la-la I bought was good and not every expensive. Come to think about it, Sekinchan really does not have much to do expect the paddy field and a small beach. However, even with small tourist attractions, it were manage well. Places were clean, attractions promoted well. In the end, even in a small town without much to do, we still manage to find the 2 days trip relaxing and nice.

ratings: 3 poink~!
comments: good for a day trip, for a more relaxing stop, opt for a night near the paddy field or town.