Laksam

Laksam is one of Terengganu's delicious, mouth-watering local delicacies. It's a different kind of laksa or noodles compared to Penang Assam Laksa, Laksa Sarawak or any other kind of laksa from other states in Malaysia. Laksam of Terengganu is a delightful yet simple dish, prepared using either wheat and rice flours. The mixture are thinly spread, rolled and sliced between 2 cm into the bowl. The gravy is made from fish meat which is boiled, pureed, and later mixed with coconut milk.

The Heritage City Shuttle town bus @ 1 Ringgit Tour Bus

The Heritage City Shuttle town bus a.k.a RM 1 Ringgit Tour Bus (Which look like a Wooden Malay House) is yet another convenient way to visit tourist attractions with Kuala Terengganu City. The bus services with  time  lapse  of  one  hour  of  each  other  will  give  ample time  for  visitors  to  stop at  the  desired  tourist  attraction and  wait  for  the next bus.

The  concept is  to  have  a  hop  on-hop  off  service  for  locals  and  foreigners alike.  The  bus  is fully  air-conditioned,  heritage  in  colour  with  traditional touch  of  wood  carvings  on  the  exterior while  its  unique  roof  takes  on  the typical  Malay  Terengganu  house.  Visitors  who  wish  to explore  around  town should take a trip on this heritage bus to destinations of choice or just fancy taking  a  round  trip  without  stopping  at  any  destination…just  practically enjoying the memorable ride. The bus fare? Just RM1.00 per trip

About Terengganu

Terengganu was the first Malay state to accept Islam, as attested to by a stone dated 1303 AD engraved with Roman Arabic inscriptions found in Kuala Berang. The Inscripted Stone (Batu Bersurat) discovered by Sayed Hussein Ghulam Al-Bukhari in 1902 in Kampung Buluh, Kuala Berang bore the word Terenkanu inscribed in Jawi, an Arabic Romanized version.

The stone tablet or famously known as the Batu Bersurat of Terengganu constitutes the earliest evidence of Jawi writings based on Arabic alphabets in the Malay Peninsula. The stone is also the testimony that Islam as the official religion in Terengganu, earlier than the Malacca Sultanate.

The archeological findings at Bewah and Taat caves in Hulu Terengganu were carbon dated to be from the Mesolithic era circa 16,000 years ago proves one of the earliest settlements in the Malay Peninsula. Terengganu was inhabited well before the turn of the first millennium.

There were conflicting versions of how Terengganu got her name. Some associated it to the discovery of an incisor tooth of an unknown origin at a river estuary by a group of royal hunters from a neighbouring state. Thus they called the place 'Taring Anu' where the tooth was found. Another version, the name Terengganu was derived from a very bright rainbow seen by a group of neighbouring royal fleet and proclaimed the land to be 'Terang Ganu (Bright Rainbow). Yet another version implies the river of Terenggan as an important trade route between the coastal settlements and those from inland. Trade flourished with the river as the main transportation link. Inland settlements goes to Sungai Terenggan nu (that way to the coastal) rather than to Sungai Terengganu ni (that way further inland)