Tanjung Tuan Recreational Forest

Tanjung Tuan (formerly known as Cape Rachado as named by the Portuguese, meaning Broken Cape) is an area in Alor Gajah District, Malacca, Malaysia. It is an exclave of Malacca adjacent to Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan. The cape is well known for the Cape Rachado Lighthouse facing the Strait of Malacca.

Hutan Simpanan Cape Rachado was gazetted as a permanent forest reserve with an area of 809,700 square meters in 1921. However, an area of 161,900 square meters was degazetted from permanent forest reserve status for public use in 1969. The remaining 607,000 square meters of the Cape Rachado forest reserves were gazetted as a wildlife sanctuary on January 5, 1971, under the jurisdiction of PERHILITAN (forestry and wildlife protection department) under M.P.U.5 and PG No: 85 under the Birds and Wild Life Protection Ordinance, 1955. (Ordinan Perlindungan Binatang-Binatang Liar dan Burung-Burung, 1955). On April 16, 1996, a company (Dataran Baiduri Sdn Bhd) was tasked with commercializing the park. This area has been designated by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area. The Malaysian Nature Society is active in promoting conservation in the area.

Location: Jalan Pantai, Tanjung Tuan, 71050 Melaka, Malaysia