desaru for the 70.3 Ironman
Desaru Coast is a coastal resort area in Southeastern Johor, Peninsular Malaysia. The small town of Bandar Penawar serves as the area’s transport hub.
Whether you are traveling alone, with your friends or family, there are more than enough activities to keep your stay fun and awesome and alternatively, if you want to keep it low-key and relaxed, the place can still give you the quiet and peace as it is still laid-back and not too crowded.
For those bringing their kids in tow, there’s the Desaru Coast Adventure Water Park and the Ostrich Farms. If you love nature activities, a trip to the fishing villages in Tanjung Balau and the Desaru Fruit Farm are top options.
And then there’s the food. At 40-50 RM or around 10 USD, you can already feast on affordable seafood as the town is coastal in nature. Keep it local and definitely there will be plenty of affordable but decent food options.
The race started with a rolling start process in front of The Westin Desaru Coast Resort beachfront. The course is an inverted triangle swim, and in a clockwise direction. The swim was relatively smooth except for some little waves near the shore. Feedback from finishers were the presence of tiny shrimp-like creatures, or planktons. That’s open water swim for you and you will get through that.
The last 700m swim back was a hurdle for some, as they were fighting to keep it rightmost on waves that were coming from right to left. From the swim out is a good 200-300 meter jog to the transition area.
Another 200m jog from the transition area greets the athletes from where the bike mount area is. The long transition is worth it as this is one of the best bike courses in the triathlon racing circuit in Asia.
What made the bike course pop out in this review is two things: First, the roads are silky smooth (as Zohan would say it), almost perfect and immaculate road conditions. Second, the canopy of trees and vegetation is a welcome sight, especially in the Jalan Ladang Siang section. With the sun barely out, the canopy provided shade to the athletes. It is truly a refreshing view.
Despite the terrain being rolling and undulating, there is nothing too hard for most trained triathletes, except for a few steep sections. A cassette with 27 or 30 at the back is more than enough. Despite that, the course is not technical and plenty of straight sections can give triathletes time to keep their head down and steady. I thought the course would feature some coastal views, but the roadside view of plants, trees and vegetation does not disappoint.
Course was well marked and plenty of marshals and police/security on hand to control the minimal traffic on the course. On my coverage, there was very minimal vehicle-cyclist interaction, and could say that the bike course was almost exclusive to the participants.
Another long jog to the transition area greets the triathletes after the dismount area. As with any Siutheast Asian race, it should be hot on the
It’s nice place to play especially nowadays is super hot..so many exciting rides the water park is huge and plenty of space for Walking around, great place for a fun experience:) Adventure Waterpark Desaru Coast.
Desaru Coast Adventure Water Park is a fun and filled with a unique combination of water and dry attractions, decorated in the Kampung style. The theme park has a total of 5 themed areas with attractions - from a soothing lazy river to an exciting roller coaster.Here are some tips to know before you go there:Spending so much time in the sun, don't forget to use a waterproof sunscreen!Take a waterproof phone storage case with you (and take a lot of interesting photos!).Prepare your own towels to save on towel rental.It can be quite hot outside, so keep hydrated and drink plenty of water.Don't forget to pull up your swimsuits while going down the slide, as the waves can be quite strong!
It's a nice place to play especially super hot weather nowadays. Will go again to release my children's energy. haha...
desaru coast water park is a fun place to go. the place is huge and we managed to cover it in 2 days. we stayed at hard rock hotel so it makes everything much easier. it is walking distance from hard rock hotel. the waterpark is good for kids who are 5 years old and older. weekdays are less packed.
Best. Masa pergi orang tak ramai. Puas la main. Harga tiket pon berbaloi. Anak2 happy. Lepas pergi desaru adventure waterpark boleh singgah mini zoo desaru pulak.
So many exciting rides for the whole family. The water park is huge and no swimming attire is required.Great for everyone to visit and price is reasonable.
Adventure Waterpark Desaru Coast is the only waterpark which resembles the countries best tourist points and attracts visitors.