Klang Tourist Attractions, Activities and Hotels Guide
Klang is the city and was once the capital of the royal state Selangor in Peninsular Malaysia. It is located on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia before Shah Alam. The town is named after the famous Klang River in which it cuts through the town in half and flow till the western end of…
Sungkai Tourist Attractions, Activities and Hotels Guide
Sungkai is a small town in between Bidor and Terolak. It is located in the state of Perak, Malaysia and is about 74 kilometers away from Ipoh. There is a very small population here in Sungkai with a mix of Malays, Chinese, Indian and some local natives. Most of the business here owned by the…
Taiping Tourist Attractions, Activities and Hotels Guide
Have you ever wondered which part of Malaysia is the wettest in Malaysia? With an average annual rainfall of about 4,000mm, Taiping, a town located in northern Perak, is known as a Rainy Heritage Town in Malaysia. Taiping was previously known as the Larut Settlement, where its governor Long Jaafar discovered tin in the area…
Kuantan Tourist Attractions, Activities and Hotels Guide
Located on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia, Kuantan is the state capital of Pahang. The population is estimated at about 600,000 making it the largest city on the each coast. The city is near the mouth of the Kuantan River while facing the South China Sea. Kuantan has a major involvement in the tourism…
Lenggong Tourist Attractions, Activities and Hotels Guide
Lenggong is a town located in the state of Perak, Malaysia. The Lenggong Valley was listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage site in 2012. It is a rural area, with small villages surrounded by green vegetation and limestone hills. Lenggong is also the oldest known place of human activity in Peninsular Malaysia where the…
Kulaijaya Tourist Attractions, Activities and Hotels Guide
Kulaijaya is a district in the state of Johor. It consist of different towns such as Kulai Town, Ayer Bemban, Bukit Batu, Kangkar Pulai, Kelapa Sawit, Saleng, Sedenak, Seelong, Senai and Sengkang. Among all, Kulai is a busier town located at about 29 kilometers from Johor Bahru and 8 kilometers from Skudai. Majority of the…
Batu Pahat Tourist Attractions, Activities and Hotels Guide
Located in the state of Johor, Malaysia, Batu Pahat is the 10th largest city in Malaysia and the 2nd most developed city in Johor. Batu Pahat, meaning chiselled rock took its name from the rock well located at the Batu Pahat River, near a coastal village of Kamping Minyak Beku. There are approximately 470,000 people…
Alor Setar, Tourist Attractions, Activities and Hotels Guide
Alor Setar is the largest city and also the capital of Kedah, Malaysia. It is one of the busy cities on the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Alor Setar is located approximately 93 kilometers north of Penang. It is very close to the border between Malaysia and Thailand hence making it a main transportation hub…
Bukit Mertajam Recreational Forest, Penang
Escape the City and Embrace Nature at Bukit Mertajam Recreational Forest Bukit Mertajam Recreational Forest is an outdoor recreational park located within a forest reserve. It is situated on a hilly terrain that spans roughly 37 hectares of lush green area. The recreational park caters to nature lovers with its offering of an array of…
Bukit Panchor Recreational Forest, Penang
Bukit Panchor Recreational Forest is located within a designated state park. Initially established in 1963, it provides for outdoor recreational activities as well as to promote public’s appreciation for forests and ecotourism. Visitors can find ample space to camp at its designated 8 hectares camping ground that comes complete with basic amenities such as restrooms,…
Mengkuang Dam, Penang
Mengkuang Dam is the largest dam in Penang with a retention capacity of 23.6 billion litres. Officially opened in 1985, it is frequently visited for recreational and relaxation purposes. The calm and serene body of water is a sight to behold. Visitors can have a picnic on the green grass by the dam, or take…
Penang Bridge
The Penang Bridge is one of the pride and joy of Malaysia, being the third longest bridge in South East Asia at 13.5 kilometres. Officially opened to traffic on 14 September 1985, it served as the main link between Penang island and Peninsular Malaysia. As it is a utility structure, there are little visitors for…
Gurney Drive, Penang
Gurney Drive is a seafront promenade in Georgetown of Penang stretching about 2 kilometres from start to the end. Initially known as New Coast Road, it was renamed Gurney Drive in honour of Sir Henry Gurney, the British High Commissioner in Malaya. Visitors will most often associate Gurney Drive with food, and understandably so given…
Alor Setar Tower, Kedah
The Alor Setar Tower is the tallest building in Kedah and 19th tallest in the world, standing at a height of 165.5 meters. It acts as a communication tower for Telekom Malaysia, a national telecommunications company, and was completed in 1998 at a cost of RM 40 million. The main draw of the tower is…
Bujang Valley, Kedah
The Bujang Valley, or Lembah Bujang as it is locally known, refers to an archaeological site in Kedah at which the remains of an ancient Hindu-Buddhist civilization lie. The ancient civilization thrived between the third and twelfth centuries AD, and served as an important port for Arabian, Indian and Chinese traders. The major attraction of…