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7 THEME PARKS IN JOHOR BAHRU

Stow the kids in the back of the car and head south to Johor this school holidays for a rolling, good time! Ever since Legoland first opened its doors there in 2012, Johor has seen even more theme park openings to fulfil every child’s dream. Here, we list out seven theme parks worth visiting during the upcoming school break.

Childhood inventions with LEGO

The Johor Legoland theme park lays claim to being the first Legoland in Asia and was recently named one of the top 10 amusement parks in Asia by TripAdvisor. Whether yourfavourite was Ninjago, Star Wars or Lego Mindstorms, you can find it all here for kids and adults alike to unleash their hands-on creativity or simply to re-live childhood dreams of inventing! Combination tickets allow visitors to explore the theme park along with the waterpark and book a room at the Legoland Hotel for triple the fun!

Awesome tip:

Legoland never fails to introduce new additions to its offerings each year. The latest addition to the already fun destination is Sea Life Malaysia, a unique and interactive sea aquarium for an educational underwater experience throughout its 11 different habitat zones.

Ticketing Price: Starting at RM150 (1-day Combo Ticket – Theme Park Water Park)
Phone No.: +607 597 8888
Email: info@legoland.my
Opening Hours: 10 am – 6 pm
Address: Iskandar Puteri (formerly known as Nusajaya), Johor, Malaysia.

Splash away at Desaru Coast Adventure Waterpark!

Desaru Coast Adventure Waterpark is the latest theme park to open in Malaysia. Set against a backdrop of kampung-themed surroundings, it features a unique mix of over 20 wet and dry rides, slides and attractions. Its signature and unique water features are the biggest man-made wave pools (Tidal Wave Beach) and the first water roller coaster (Kraken’s Revenge) in the region! Glide lazily along the Penawar River, enjoy splashing good fun at the Penawar Falls, or plummet down a giant funnel slide into a 24-foot drop!

Awesome tip:

Make Desaru Coast a family retreat as this integrated city resort has everything for the entire family. Besides the Adventure Waterpark, there are luxury hotel stays to pamper loved ones and international-standard golf courses facing the sea to practice your swing. Future openings include shopping malls, food and beverage outlets along with a host of entertainment and lifestyle outfits to suit the whole family.

Ticket Price: RM124 for adults, RM90 for children (MyKad holders); RM151 for adults, RM113 for children
Phone No.: +603-2203-9696
Email: info@dcawp.com
Opening hours: 10 am – 6 pm Thursday to Sunday; Closed from Monday to Wednesday
Address: Desaru Coast Adventure Waterpark, Persiaran Damai, Desaru Coast, 81930 Bandar Penawar, Johor, Malaysia.

Say Hello to Kitty

Fans of Hello Kitty will love spending an entire day at both Hello Kitty Town and Thomas Town indoor theme parks that are centred on these very characters.  The Hello Kitty Town at Puteri Harbour Family Theme Park allows visitors to experience Hello Kitty’s life, from dining at Cinnamoroll Cafe and parties hosted by the Strawberry King to rides and shows. The highlight of any visit is the live performances on-stage where you can take photos and interact with the larger-than-life feline and her friends, Dear Daniel, My Melody and more!

Awesome tip:

Get an extra dose of Hello Kitty by booking a Hello Kitty-themed suite at Hotel Jen Puteri Harbour by Shangri-La, Johor. Surround yourself with Hello Kitty in these hotel rooms where the wallpaper, bedding and amenities bear details of the iconic cat.

Ticket Price: Sanrio Hello Kitty Town (RM81); Thomas Town (RM81); Two-Park Pass (RM118)
Opening Hours: 10 am – 6 pm (Wednesday – Monday)
Phone No.: 1 300 88 FAMILY (326459) Malaysia; +603 2203 9668 Outside Malaysia
Address: Persiaran Puteri Selatan, Puteri Harbour 79000 Nusajaya, Johor Darul Takzim, Malaysia

Flights of Fancy with Angry Birds

Dubbed the first indoor Angry Birds Activity Park in Asia, the park covers a humongous 26,000 sq. ft. and is strategically located in KOMTAR JBCC, Johor Bahru City Centre’s newest premier shopping, dining and entertainment destination. This huge indoor playground has balancing bikes, trampolines, scooters, a mini cinema, obstacle courses and more to keep any kid happy.

Awesome tip: 

If you are an Angry Birds fans, then visit the gift shop for a large collection of Angry Birds toys, stationery, yummy snacks, apparels and other merchandise are available for you to take it home.

Ticketing Price: Mycard/Mykid Holders – RM60 (Single Ticket); RM218 (Family Pass – 4 Person)
Phone No.: +607 300 5090/5091
Email: info@angrybirdsactivtypark.my
Opening Hour: 10 am – 10 pm
Address: Level 3, Komtar JBCC, Johor Bahru City Centre, 80000 Johor Bahru.


Exit Reality at Future Land Fun Zone

At Future Land Fun Zone, it is difficult for visitors to differentiate between virtual and reality…but that’s where the fun is! This indoor virtual reality theme park – the first in Johor –has all the latest technology and equipment to offer a smooth and exciting gaming experience for young and old. You can fly at the speed of fear with 360˚ flight simulators; test-drive the world’s fastest cars on a racing car simulator, lean back to enjoy a 7D cinema, test your balance on the rodeo bull simulator, get on board a virtual reality team game, and more.

Awesome tip:
Get their Loyalty Card for free and collect points with every ride you take at any of their Future Land Fun Zone outlets in Berjaya Times Square, Kuala Lumpur; The Mines Shopping Mall, Selangor; Gurney Plaza, Penang; and Sunway Pyramid (coming soon). Points are redeemable for free rides.

Ticket Price: RM60 (5 VR Games)
Phone No,: +6 019-779 5576 / +6 012-606 7550
Opening Hour: 10 am – 10 pm (open daily)
Address: Level 3, 3F-55, Paradigm Mall Johor Bahru
Website: www.senoptium.my

Cartoons galore at MCM Studio

The world’s fifth largest and Southeast Asia’s biggest indoor theme park has just opened its doors in Johor! MCM Studio, located within Johor Bahru’s largest mall, Capital 21, occupies the entire fourth floor with three thematic parks, i.e. Cartoon Planet, Music Planet and Movie Planet. The Cartoon Planet has officially opened and it looks like a treat for children especially with cartoon characters such as Mowgli, Baloo and Bagheera from Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book, and Garfield and Odie to keep them company. Kids will love the “augmented reality and virtual reality” technology here along with indoor activities such as trampolines, bumper car rides, arts and crafts, magic shows and more.

Awesome tip:
MCM Studio is just part of the integrated development for Capital 21 shopping mall. Apart from the shopping experiences, Hilton Garden Inn and Planet Hotels, a themed concept hotel will be linked to this mall, offering more convenience for visitors wanting to stay and play here!

Ticket Price: RM128 Day Pass (Opening Promo), RM30 Gate Pass

Phone No.:  +603-2203 9696
Email:  info@mcmstudio.asia
Opening hour:  10 am to 10 pm daily
Address: Capital City Mall, Jalan Tampoi, 81200 Johor Bahru, Johor Darul Takzim

The Great Outdoors at RAF Point Kampung Lukut

Thinking of having an adventure in the great outdoors in the Johor state? Relax Fun (RAF) Point located in Kampung Lukut Kota Tinggi could be the perfect destination for you. It’s far enough away from the bright lights of the city so you can be one with nature. The park, surrounded by rainforests and Mount Panti, makes a great venue for camping, survival training, extreme sports activities and paintball. Various types of activities are available here such as flying fox, tree climbing, abseiling, jungle trekking, mount climbing, all-terrain vehicles (ATV), night walks, blind trails, archery, camping and more. RAF Point received The Malaysia Book of Records award as ‘The first Single Zipline (Flying Fox) Archery in Malaysia’ and ‘The Longest Single Zipline Archery (260 meter) in Malaysia’.

Awesome tip:
Make this a trip with your school friends or corporate colleagues! Yes, RAF is the perfect destination for team building activities to build up a strong stamina and nurture individual as well as team spirit.

Phone No.: +60177447089 (Azman)/+60193328170(Raha)
Email: rafzipline@gmail.com
Address: Lot 9662, Rancangan Sg. Sendayan, Mukim Lukut, Kota Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia.

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Travel to Melaka

Spa Melaka – Best Authentic Spa & Wellness Centers in Melaka

Whenever you’re traveling and visiting a place, you’re interested in knowing tourist attractions, places to visit and activities, you can do. You also get tired exploring new places and massage spa’s centers can give you must needed relaxation. There is almost everything for tourists in Melaka and that includes some of the best authentic Spa in Melaka.

Best Spa in Melaka

We will look at some of the best Melaka Spa in this article which are highly recommended as they provide best spa services in the town for tourists and locals alike.

Scents and Senses – A Touch of Thai

Scents and Senses
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The Scents and Senses, A Touch of Thai is one of the best spa Melaka as we experienced. I may forcefully recommend you to visit and grab the service of this spa if you really want relaxation after struggling through the ancient view of Melaka city. There is no such hassle to locate this particular spa in Melaka, as it can be found at Jalan KSB 1, Taman Kota Syah Bandar. Its special features are to gives you a physical and mental relaxation and the workers here starts relaxing your body from massaging your feet then move upwards in order to yield a lighter feeling by the whole body massage and Jacuzzi bath.

Address: 106, Jalan Merdeka, Taman Melaka Raya, 75000, Melaka, Malaysia
Phone: +60 6-286 1186
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Envy Wellness

Envy Wellness
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By the name of this spa we can easily recognize the special services provided for its customers which really are capable to develop a feeling of healthy soul in our body that in turn flashes an envy feeling for others through which those also do not waste their time in having the services of this spa due to the arise of being envious. The environment of Envy Wellness spa mostly attracts others which are neat and clean all the time when you visit. Our trip to Melaka was about a week and we got a chance to visit the spa twice due to its cozy environment.

Address: Jalan Limbongan, Melaka, Malaysia
Phone: +60 6-283 5572
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Philea Resort Spa

Philea Resort Spa
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The Philea Resort Spa is the most famous spa in Melaka which is specifically constructed by having a green boundary all over. It will hardly take around twenty minutes to reach here from the main Melaka town and is situated in Ayer Keroh, Melaka. Plenty of tourists come here and stay in the resort mainly to have a body relaxation through special massage service being provided in a fully green environment. Those who are eager for body fitness also take pleasure in exercising room allocated for them.

Address: Lot 2940, Jalan Ayer Keroh, Off Jalan Plaza Tol, 75450 Malacca, Malaysia
Phone: +60 6-289 3399
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Spa Village Melaka

Spa Village Melaka
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The Spa Village Melaka is famous not only in Melaka but Malaysia as well, as the services being enlisted for the customers are successively based on the Baba Nyonya therapy theories which are known as the healing methodologies gained from the Malaysian and Chinese culture. It is built in two floors where visitors here are influenced by breathing in a body healing environment being utilized by past methodologies. For instance, the inside portion of the spa is designed with a special healing decorum i.e. village theme is endorsed in the building structure.

The services being offered in Spa Village Melaka are numerous that majorly includes relaxing body muscles, comforting of skin with an advancement of getting rid of life pressures that has burdened our soul which certainly impacts the outer body. An entry towards this spa brings you close to the deep cultural values of the aborigines of Melaka. The Spa Village Melaka is located in the famous Majestic Malacca hotel.

Address: 188 Jalan Bunga Raya, The Majestic Malacca, 75100 Melaka, Malaysia
Phone: +60 6 289 8000
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Massa Sutra the Art of Massage

Massa Sutra the Art of Massage
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By having the whole body massage in Massa Sutra the Art of Massage, we come to realize its original outcome of services being given to its customers after enjoying a variety of food and hunting busy malls. For instance, we found a great pleasure here mainly because of its location that is situated in between the rush of the famous Jonker Street Melaka.

Address: Jalan Kubu, 75300 Melaka, Malaysia
Phone: +60 16-662 5083
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These are some of the original and authentic spa Melaka which is highly recommended for tourists. You can also explore best massage centers in Melaka, specialized in providing all kind of massage services. If you want to recommend a spa in Melaka or share your experience, please do so by adding comments below. For more tourist activities, you can read top things to do in Melaka.

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Best 5 Seafood Restaurants in Penang for Seafood Lovers

Penang is definitely one of the most popular tourist destinations in Malaysia. This extensive Island is a home to some of Malaysia’s greatest malls and beaches. However, it does not lag behind even when it’s about the food. In that case, Penang is known as the Malaysia’s unofficial Food capital. With the increase in the tourist influx in the Island, the food, too, has apparently reached a new level of innovation by coming up with some great dining eateries in Batu Ferringhi and Georgetown, Penang.

The Scrumptious 5 Seafood Restaurants in Penang

Among a vast diversity of cuisine that Penang’s Restaurants offer, Seafood is one of the many preferred cuisines among the tourists. Top five seafood restaurants in Penang are mentioned below:

1. Ong Cheng Huat Seafood

Known for their crisp and tasty prawn fritters, Ong Cheng Huat Seafod is a good place to have a quality seafood cuisine in Penang. This place is also known for its mussels and steamed fish. The fact that unlike any other seafood restaurant in Penang, this one closes up by 5.30 sharp. This is because it serves only fresh harvested seafood. This place is very popular among the locals who, upon asking would refer you this very seafood restaurant.

A one liter bottle of an alcohol drink is RM6 which tastes best when cold. It is even better to have it with a dash of stout to get a little tetchier taste. The fact that they only have a limited number of dishes on the menu is yet another reason why tourist trust this small simple yet a quality preferring seafood restaurant in Penang. They have set a record for serving the order within 10 minutes time span or even less.

This restaurant might cost you RM42 for a whole fish, which is quite a reasonable rate as compared to other seafood restaurants in Penang.

Address: 2004, Jalan Bagan Lallang, 13400 Butterworth, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Phone:+60 4-331 4782

2. Weld Quay Restaurant

Considered as the most valuable seafood restaurant in Penang to eat in town by the locals, Weld Quay is the best place to go if you’re having an appetite of seafood. Deep fried prawn is one of their specialty in the seafood. This seafood restaurant is always crowded with families and children. The restaurant is open for both lunch and dinner. Fried Cakoi with minced meat filling is the most favorite. Apart from its sumptuous variety of delicacies, the atmosphere and ambiance around this place itself is very appealing.

You get to choose your desired seafood from an impressive display of ice trays. From a 100gm of prawns, you pay RM6. The softshell crab is another favorite seafood dinner here that costs you RM30 a huge plate that is enough for satiating six to eight people’s hunger. Since this place is mostly completely full and occupied over the weekends, reserving yourself a table is the best option to avoid any disappointments.

Address: Lot 198, Pengkalan Weld, Seksyen 23, Georgetown, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Phone: +60 12-429 2579

3. Maa Roy Thai Seafood Restaurant

Interior inspired from a traditional Thai restaurant, the orange, red and brown walls and the wooden furniture with large mirrors makes the area looks very wide. Maa Roy Thai Seafood Restaurant offers the best servings of seafood, curry, vegetables and chicken take is surely going to take you on a spicy ride.

A seafood meal for 2 people will cost you about RM28 a meal for 4 people will cost you about RM48. This seafood restaurant in Penang is located in Bayan Lepas area and a frequently visited by seafood lovers in Penang.

Address: B303-1-27 Krystal Point, Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah, 11900 Bayan Lepas, Penang, Malaysia
Phone: +60 4-643 0752
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4. Floating Seafood Paradise Restaurant

The Floating Seafood Paradise Restaurant is an ideal seafood restaurant in Penang. It is called the floating restaurant because it floats above a water farm of fresh prawns and fish. This wooden structure of the restaurant is very humble in appearance yet a gold-mine in terms of the quality and freshness of the seafood it serves. Their fried chicken and fried fish in sweet and spicy sauce are their best shot.

Open for both lunch and dinner, Restoran Floating does not only serves fish, prawns, crabs and squids, but also offers a wide range of other exotic water creatures like spiked shell snails etc. the skin or flesh of the fish indicates the freshness of the fish. The kids love the deep fried fish that comes from their own small water farm. Since there is a wide range of delicacies that it offers, it is really hard to generalize the cost of a meal. Nonetheless, if you wish to dine in this floating seafood restaurant, you should have RM35 to RM45 on you, just in case.

Address: Lot 2400, Jalan Bukit Tambun, Penang, 14110 Simpang Ampat, Malaysia Phone: +60 4-588 3063 Visit their FourSquare Page

5. Pang Hanain Seafood Restaurant

The restaurant that stood before the Pang Hanain surprisingly failed, even though the location of its being next to a busy road and being easily accessible restaurant. Well, there were many such restaurants with ill-fate that failed to thrive. Pang Hanain Seafood Restaurant is definitely here to stay. The seafood it offers on the menu depends upon its catch per season. Lobsters, crabs, prawns and other fish served here are very popular among the locals and visitors for being very succulent and juicy. The spring rolls, crab’s sweet and sour soup and cheese lobster are definitely among the most ordered dishes. The dishes served are very fresh. The cheese lobster of 700gms costs RM 126.

Address: Jalan Tanjung Bungah, Tanjung Tokong, 10470 Tanjong Bungah, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia Phone: +60 17-452 4863 Visit their FB Page


The above mentioned seafood restaurants in Penang offer quality service and tasty seafood that never fails to attract tourists and local visitors. The seafood served at the above 5 restaurants is freshly prepared and hence, never stinks. If you are a seafood fan, then these restaurants are ideal to have a food of your choice.

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Travel to Melaka

The Sterling Boutique Hotel Melaka – For a Luxury Stay Over

The Sterling Boutique Hotel Melaka


Melaka was declared as a UNESCO World Heritage site in July 2008 for possession of various relics and valuable historical sites. The greatness of A’Famosa, Jonker Street, Stadthuys, Hang Li Po’s Well, Masjid Kampung Hulu and Maritime Museum puts it among the places that should be visited by the tourist in Melaka. Your trip to the historical city of Melaka will be complete if you have a comfortable accommodation. In fulfilling this requirement, The Sterling Boutique Hotel Melaka, opened in November 2011 offers great many services for its guests.

The Sterling Boutique Hotel Melaka

Strategic location in the heritage zone certainly is among the factors to fully enjoy the atmosphere of luxury accommodation at The Sterling Hotel, a boutique hotel which applies a touch of English architecture.

Rooms

The boutique hotel has 37 luxurious rooms with contemporary style. The Sterling Hotel offers six types of rooms with interesting names such as The Leyton the Stoke Mandeville, The Windsor, The Riley, The Brighton and The Churchill as an option for the guests.


Leyton is a standard that is suitable for not more than four persons. Stoke Mandeville name was taken from a city that introduced the first wheelchair recovery in Britain. For families, the Windsor was also an option for a two bed ‘king’ and the total area of ​​40 square meters allows visitors to add a sofa bed.

Additionally, Riley, Brighton and Churchill rooms also offer a well-equipped and comfortable luxury as well as the use of a Jacuzzi inside or outside the room while enjoying the beauty of the sun from the balcony. The Churchill Room streamlined with a living room and a private lounge measuring 46 square meters.

Amenities

The Sterling Boutique Hotel Melaka provides in-room services like mini fridge, LCD television, tea and coffee making facilities, IDD telephone, newspapers and a safe deposit. The Sterling Hotel not only presents the architectural uniqueness applied in each luxuriant room, but also makes full use of LED lights and power generation using solar energy and rain water that form part of the exclusive features as support the ‘Go Green’ state government.

Eco Friendliness

The Sterling Boutique Hotel Melaka use of LED lights that can save energy up to 90 percent and durable than conventional bulbs. It also uses a centralized air conditioning system to suit the customer flowed and energy efficient. Solar energy is used in water heating systems that meet the needs of hot water in the rooms. It has a rainwater collection system for natural plants and 320 liters for cleaning.

The Loft

Visitors have the opportunity to celebrate a wedding anniversary, a birthday or a romantic dinner in Melaka at The Loft restaurant, which can accommodate up to 70 guests. The dining room is comfortable and quiet, serving a selection of delicious menu of Western or Asian. Relax in the open space at The Balcony with a choice of cocktail or mock tail with sliced ​​fruit while watching the sunset and twinkling lights of the city of Malacca.

The Loft restaurant opens for breakfast from 7.00-11.00am served to order; 12.00-3.00pm for lunch and dinner from 6.00-11.00pm. The Balcony opens from 6.00pm-1.00am daily.

No wonder, The Sterling Boutique Hotel Malacca has always been the focus of both local and foreign tourists. Other services include a shuttle bus to the city of Melaka, parking and Wi-Fi service. Located in Jalan Temenggong near Restaurant ‘Satay Dip’ and ‘Little India’ or 5 minutes walk to the famous Jonker Walk and is surrounded by the world heritage sites, which obviously makes The Sterling Hotel right choice for those who crave a luxurious stay in the middle of the city.

Related Article: Best Hotels in Melaka

Address: Lot 232 Jalan Temenggong 75100 Melaka, Malaysia
Phone: +60 6-283 1188

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Tropical Spice Garden Penang – An Award Winning Garden

The Tropical Spice Garden in Penang is considered to be the fabulous, adventurous garden where the visitors are enthralled with the exploration of spice garden at large. Therefore, there are innumerably more than five hundred internationally awarded natural exploration of spices in this garden to be viewed as a distinct quality garden in the whole part of Southeast Asia.

Overview of Spice Garden Penang

Tropical Spice Garden is one of the most visited tourist attractions of Penang Island. It is first of its kind found across the Southeast Asia. It was opened to the public in November 2003 that has 500+ types of fauna and flora (emphasis on spices). Following are those purely Tropical Spice Garden Penang explorations that are mentioned here:

  • The Tropical Spice Garden, located in Penang is distributed around more than eight acres of rainforest land respectively.
  • We can also explore more than five hundred tropical plants, i.e. distinct quality of flora and fauna, which are available here in enormous quantity and are only found in Tropical Spice Garden Penang.
  • We can simultaneously avail the refreshing cool air atmosphere at cafés situated here in open and in the mean time we can get to explore the tempting view of Penang Island as well as the tempting shore of Teluk Behang.
  • There are numerous distinct gift items kept for the visitors on sale, so that they can buy the original Malaysian items. Also, spice treatment service is also available here as a spice healing methodology.
  • The special activity is organized for participating in cooking classes in Spice Garden. For instance, visitors have an exciting facility to enjoy cooking on their own by utilizing their choice of spices in a dish being prepared with an assistance of chefs over there. Hence, the dishes have mainly an influence of numerous cultural varieties that are Nyonya, Malay and Indian primarily.
  • The spice garden in Penang is also available for celebrating special events like wedding ceremony, festival party, etc.
  • Do come with kids to explore the adventures of the spice garden Penang as there is a special event assigned purposely for kids. These are mainly designed through natural products being grown in those rainforest jungles of Spice Garden. For instance, special natural education programs are invented for them in order to deliver natural identities of Spice Garden Penang through the vivacious nature learning system being organized in an enormous space. You can also checkout best things to do in Penang with kids for more information.
  • The visitors can not only enjoy their day explorations, but can also avail long night strolls here. The permission of night strolls has been granted recently in the Spice Garden.

Tours of Tropical Spice Garden Penang

The tour of Tropical Spice Garden in Penang is considered to be the most adventurous task to avail the natural temptations in abundance.

Following are the best possible tours to be availed in this garden that are majorly emphasized as under:

  • Tourists can tour the spice garden and gain information about it through the specially assigned audio guides for them.
  • Live guided tours are particularly being allotted on specific mentioned timings that are 9am, 11:30am, 1:30pm and 3:30pm respectively.
  • There are certain visiting hours for the tour. For instance, the visitors are allowed to enter the spice garden daily from 9am to 6pm respectively.

Visiting Spice Garden is not only one of the best things to do during your trip to Penang, but also essential for gaining some knowledge and information. You shall gain comprehensive insight about more than 500 species of flora, fauna, spices and herbs here. If you are going with your kids then it will be an added advantage for them too.

Address: Lot 595 Mukim 2, Jalan Teluk Bahang, 11050 Penang, Malaysia.
Phone: +604–881 1797 +601-2430 7795
Visiting Hours: Open 9 am to 6 pm daily. Last admission at 5.15 pm.
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