Swiss-Garden Resort & Spa Damai Laut
Off Pangkor Island, Malaysia
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Taiping
Lake garden is one of the biggest and most beautiful parks in the country.
It offers lush greenery and a colourful profusion of flowers. Located
within the Gardens is the Taiping Zoo.
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Maxwell
Hill (Bukit Larut) is renowned as Malaysia's first and least developed
hill-station resort. It has successfully and beautifully retained all
its orginal charm and character since it was established.
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Perak
Museum
Located in Taiping established in 1883, is the oldest museum in Malaysia with 4 main galleries. |
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Royal
Museum, Kuala Kangsar
Previously knownas Istana Lembah, the Perak Royal Museum is an amazing architectural that requires no nails and was built as a royal residence in 1926. |
Sam
Poh Tong Temple located within the huge limestone caves of Gunung Rapat,
the Sam Poh Tong Temple with various statues of Buddha sitting among
natural stalactites and stalagmites. There is also a vegetarian restaurant,
a wishing well and a tortoise (symbol of longevity) pond on site.
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Pomelo
Paradise
Citrus Grandis, King of citrus fruits. The pomelo is divided into 10-15 segments of juice-filled sacs. It is usually sweet and juice. Pomelos are seedless citrus fruits usually the size of a soccer ball, and are grown exclusively in Perak state. |
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Gua
Tempurung
Dating back to eight thousand (8,000) B.C. the largest limestone cave in Peninsular Malaysia stretches for 1.9 kilometers and is made up of five huge domes. Each dome has different formations of stalagmites and stalactites. |
Kellie's
Castle
The incomplete dream of Scottish planter William Kellie Smith, Kellie's Castle is believed to have secret rooms and underground tunnels. Building began in 1915 and stopped in 1926 with the sudden death of its owner. |
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River Terrapin (Tuntung) Breeding Centre was opened in 1967 by the State's
Dept of Wildlife and National Parks. Between November and March, visitors
can witness migrating river terrapins laying eggs in the wilds.
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Pasir
Salak Historical Complex traces the history of Malaya through its 42
dioramas. Here too, stands the memorial dedicated to the first British
Resident in Perak, J.W.W. Birch, who was assassinated by Dato' Maharaja
Lela Dato' Sagor and Si Puntum.
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Beautiful
Paddy Fields
Rice is the main food crop in Malaysia. Paddy fields can be seen amidst the pastoral landscape of rural Malaysia visit, especially during the harvest season can be an enriching experience. |
Mango
Paradise
The Mangifera Indica L.Commonly know as Mango is believed to have orginated from the Indo-Burma region and possibly also in South East Asia. Perak is one of the major states where mango is cultivated. |