Eco Nature Travel

Maxwell hills or Bukit Larut – It could be a better place!

I met Ann in Taiping. We then went to Maxwell hill together. We went for lunch and headed to the bottom of the hills to ask for information on the jeep service up the hill. Luckily we checked out the last jeep service to the hills as Ann told me that sometimes they will cancel their jeep service although the last trip should be at 5pm. The cancellation could be either due to weather or the discretion of the operator. Thus, an advice to the tourists who wanted to visit Maxwell hill, checked out the time and reserved a seat on the jeep immediately when you reached Taiping. Not to mention the hotel, better make your reservation. Another thing is bring your own food, instant noodles, cutlery, bread or cereal which could fill up your stomach for the night that you are going to spend up there.

You can’t drive up yourself…you need to take their jeep service. It is about RM 8 for return trip. It is like a roller coaster ride! The route is condition is narrow and windings and be prepared…Don’t go up with full stomach. You may vomit whatever you ate earlier. It takes about 20-25 minutes to reach the top. Don’t worry, all the drivers are skillful enough to bring you to the top and the route could only occupy one vehicle at a time but you can still find people walk up along the way. I heard it takes about 2hours to walk up.

I am glad that we have actually reserved Cempaka Resthouse as it is the only one that has privatized and it looks good. A twin sharing bed room could actually accommodate another two persons as the room is quite big with additional mattress. But there’s no bathroom attached to it. The other guesthouse seems like abandoned and only one or two of the government run rest house was occupied and rented out. One of the guests that we met who stayed in those guesthouse told us that they did not make any reservation but were being told that it was fully booked in the morning but somehow there’s room available in the afternoon.

We were lucky to reserve the privatized run Resthouse where the Tulips nursery located. It is clean and well maintained but the food were sucks and expensive. You can’t do much up there…..It is just a place for u to enjoy the cool and nature surroundings. It will be better if u can get a group of friends to have steamboat up there. However, this place seems not well maintained and developed by the local authority as there are few resthouse seems to be abandoned. If it is well maintained, it could be a better place to enjoy the nature with your family and friends. What a waste of resources! Hope the local authority do something about it.

Let’s discover my adventure in Taiping in my next posts.

It’s only red colour tulips that i see when i was there. Entrance fees will be charged for visitors who visit the tulip nursery after certain period.

The road condition in Maxwell hill and the Roller coaster ride with this jeep is certainly adventurous if u like it.

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Has anybody wonder what is there to discover in Taiping? If you ask me about it, I can’t really tell you much. All I know about Taiping is its famous Lake…but I never really explore it before.

Maxwell hill with Tulips

I thought of going to Taiping alone since it is not far from my hometown, Ipoh, about an hour drive from Ipoh. I actually wanted to go to Maxwell Hills to enjoy the cool weather and the nice views on top of the hill. Besides that, I heard there is a Tulips nursery up there. I decided to go there without knowing much about route and the town. I am lucky to meet a friend-Ann in a seminar which was from Taiping before I depart. As we sit together, we found to have common interest and just click along well on our first meeting and we share our stories on life and experiences. I guess we are somehow fated to meet each other. She offered to be my tour guide around Taiping. Thank God, I was still kind of uncertain and worried on exploring the town alone. It seems like I was meant to visit this place. Isn’t it amazing?

Weather Prediction Gambling Culture!

When you pass by some kopitiam (old chinese coffee shop) and see some old men looking at the sky? Have u wonder what are they doing? These old folks in Taiping town are gambling on the timing of the rainfall..Can u believe it? This shows how peaceful and laid back is this town where old folks create some game like this to pass their time….

Taiping Lake - Good FengShui

Take a look at the Taiping lake surrounding in my posts! It is certainly a peacekeeping lake surrounded by beautiful nature.

Taiping Prison & Temple

Does anyone know about the story of the lion statue and the prisons?

Air Kuning Hot Springs and Mountain Water Bathing

It is a cheap and good place to enjoy the hot springs. There are various way for u to enjoy the hot springs. It cost about RM1-2 for a pail of water to soak your legs. It is believed that this hot springs water from the ground can actually cure many diseases like skin cancer, diabetes…..I am not a doctor..i can’t confirm this but after a soak in the hot springs…my skin was smooth and not dried and i felt good and had a good sleep..

It is run by a mosleum owner. Thus, it looks simple and its building looks more like a mosleum structure building. As Malaysia is a multi cultural society, all other races are allowed to go in for a soak. You can actually hire a private pool and enjoy the pool among your friends and family at a cheap rate compare to other place. Besides that, you can even hire a bathroom for a private soak which cost about RM 2…..Isn’t it a good place to have nature relaxation and spa…? It is not a luxury place to enjoy a spa but certainly a clean and cheap place to enjoy the natural spa.

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