Destination guide
About
Desaru Coast
Twenty kilometres of beach on the southeast coast of Johor, 90 minutes by road and ferry from Singapore. Master-planned integrated resort coast, Hard Rock, Anantara, Westin, two golf courses, a water park and Adventure Waterpark.
Desaru Coast is the result of a state-led 20-year development plan to create a single-destination resort cluster within day-reach of Singapore. The Desaru Coast Ferry Terminal at Tanjung Pengelih links to Tanah Merah in Singapore (90 minutes total including ferry).
Branded inventory: Hard Rock Hotel Desaru, Anantara Desaru, The Westin Desaru, One&Only Desaru (opening). Two championship golf courses, The Els Club (Ocean Course and Valley Course). Adventure Waterpark Desaru and Riverside theme park share the resort grid.
Branded inventory: Hard Rock Hotel Desaru, Anantara Desaru, The Westin Desaru, One&Only Desaru (opening).
Demand profile is Singapore weekend escape, regional MICE, and incentive groups that need a beach resort within 2 hours of a major hub. Beaches are wide and sandy but face the open South China Sea, best surf and current conditions December–February (which is high season for the area).
We position Desaru in Malaysia programmes as the alternative to a domestic flight to the east coast islands, better infrastructure, weaker swimming, easier logistics.
Scenes from Desaru Coast
Why Embassy Alliance
Twenty years on the ground, not in a brochure
We are a destination management company, not a reseller. Every itinerary we recommend is one we operate ourselves.
Direct contracts with hotels and airlines
Standing rate agreements with most major properties across Malaysia and Singapore. We don't pass you through a wholesaler.
Single-point-of-contact account management
One account manager owns your file from first enquiry through arrivals coordination, in-resort changes, and post-trip debrief.
Our own fleet, our own guides
Transfer vehicles, guides and the airport fast-track liaison are EA-employed staff, not subcontracted. Service standard stays consistent across every transfer.
Licensed destination management company
Properly licensed DMC and tour operator since 2005. Public-liability insurance, MATTA / SATA / IATA filings, all in place.
Bespoke, not packaged
Every programme is built to brief. We don't run off-the-shelf group departures. Our default is to design the trip around the client's exact dates, pace and ambitions.
“What stood out was that the Embassy Alliance team genuinely knew the destination. The guides corrected my assumptions in the briefing; the routing they suggested worked better than my draft.”
By the numbers
Twenty years across Malaysia and Singapore
Common questions from clients
No, we are B2B only. We work with travel agents, tour operators, corporate buyers and incentive houses. End consumers should reach us through their travel agent.