About an hour?s drive from Kuala Lumpur, Pantai Bagan Lalang or Bagan Lalang Beach as it is also known, is fast becoming a favourite beach getaway for families. Located in Sepang district, the municipal council has taken steps to improve the area?s facilities with the construction of new food courts, paved walkways and public toilets. Bagan Lalang Beach is probably the best beach along the southwest coastline of Selangor state and one of the closest beaches to Kuala Lumpur, being located only about 25 minutes drive from Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

Nowadays, Bagan Lalang beach is packed on weekends with revellers taking part in fishing, kite-flying, BBQ sessions, water sports activities such as kayaking and even camping, for which there is no charge. Pantai Bagan Lalang is also well-known for its ?ikan bakar? or barbequed fish sold at the beachfront food courts. Restaurants and stalls that serve various fish and other seafood dishes are opened till late night to cater for the ever-increasing number of tourists.

Walk along the beachside promenade to experience the quiet and tranquil surrounding, or rent a boat from PNK Sepang Resort, located about 500m from the beach, for a two-hour river cruise along Sungai Sepang Besar as well as a visit to a mussels and fish farm.

For even more seaside delights, head over to the picturesque fishing village of Tanjung Sepat located about 20 minutes? drive away. A wonderful place to enjoy spectacular sunsets, Bagan Lalang is an ideal place for beach activities such as volley ball and jogging. By night, the surrounding area turns into a bustling place filled with mouth-watering seafood delight in open-air eateries.

This place must get very crowded at weekends judging by the size of the huge carpark which has been built set back from the beach. There are a lot of restaurants lining the beach together with a few stalls, shops, toilets etc.

In a prime position in the centre of Bagan Lalang beach is the impressive AVANI Sepang Goldcoast Resort. This imaginatively designed hotel comprises luxurious sea villas which are built on stilts extending out almost 1 km into the sea in the shape of a palm tree made up of 8 fronds and a central trunk. This is Malaysia's answer to Dubai's famous Palm Islands, though on a much smaller scale.