Cherating offers much to beach lovers and has been a tourist hotspot for decades

Riding the wave: A surfer catching a mean wave in Cherating during the monsoon season. — Bernamapic

THE beach along Cherating is unlike any other in Kuantan as the coast and its surrounding settlements are popular with tourists for its idyllic setting.

It was once a small village on the outskirts of Kuantan but it became an internationally renowned beach town when luxury vacation resort Club Med Cherating was built in 1980.