Batu Ferringhi is an extremely popular beach area located on the northern coast of Penang Islands in Malaysia. The beach is located nearly 2 km away from Tanjung Bungah.

Batu Ferringhi is an extremely urbanized beach area filled with a number of hotels and restaurants. The beach is said to have the highest number of hotels in the country. Some of the hotels that one can find in the beach in Batu Ferringhi include Shangri-La Golden Sands Resort, Casuarina Beach Resort, Bayu Emas Apartments, Feringghi Beach Hotel and others. There are numerous resorts that one can find in the area. Rasa Sayang and Bayview are some of the most popular beach resorts of this place.

The beach is an extremely good place to enjoy and have fun with friends and family. The beach is kept spic and span, even though the water may not be as clear as the water in other tropical beaches of the country. The beach is visited by thousands of visitors every now and then. The beach area has a separate bathing point, which is separated with floating buoys. There are a number of water-based activities that one can embark upon in this beach. The various water sports that one can embark upon include water-skiing, boating, canoeing, wind surfing, swimming and fishing. Besides these, one can also hire a bike and go for jungle trekking or visit the nearby fruit plantations.

The beach is also filled with a large number of restaurants, gift shops, food stalls and small beachside stalls. One can try out the local cuisine in the numerous restaurants or food stalls. Some of the popular eating joints include Ah Beng, Baba's and Ali's. The gift shops are the perfect place to buy souvenirs and small gift items. The stalls sell everything ranging from clothes, fabrics, batik products, handicrafts, watches and other electronic items.

Batu Ferringhi is indeed one of the best beach destinations of Malaysia. The hotels are expensive, but certain seasonal offers allows one to get rooms in the hotels at low rates.

Batu Ferringhi, with its urban look and fantastic beaches, attracts numerous visitors every day. It is a major tourist destination and a popular beach resort town of Penang, Malaysia.

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