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Slacker’s guide to a beach vacation in Desaru: Food, family fun and foiling

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aadesaru26 - My sons exploring the half kilometer intertidal zone East of Anantara and bordering the Els Club golf course.

Explore a half-kilometre intertidal zone east of Anantara's resort and bordering the Els Club golf course in Desaru.

PHOTO: ABEL ANG

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DESARU – I went to Desaru as a child more than 40 years ago for my first beach vacation outside Singapore.

At the time, it was an affordable beach vacation spot for a heartlander family that could not afford to travel to more exotic destinations.

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