Eco Nature Travel

I have not been visiting any hot springs since I was in my primary school. A hot springs is a place where hot sulphuric water is found from underground. It is believe to cure many diseases. Having heard of another hot spring in Sg, Klah, Sungkai. My friends and I were excited to explore the place since it is not far from KL and Ipoh. It is about one and half hour drive from Kuala Lumpur.

We thought of reaching there by evening 5 or 6pm as Malaysia is a hot country. It will be better to enjoy the natural spa after the sunset. We then decided to explore some delicious steam noodles with frog, chicken wings in Tapah before we proceed to our final destination, Sungkai, Sg. Klah. Tapah is a small town but yet you can find specialty like this…Yummy!

We finally reached the Sg.Klah Hot Spring. It is not difficult to find the place as the signboard is quite clear. You just got to use the North South Expressway and exit from Sungkai then followed the signboard to Sg.Klah, Hot Spring. You may find a lot of palm oil plantations once you enter the Sg Klah village. We were excited when we reached as it is surrounded by mountain and palm oil trees. It is not luxurious type but certainly open and nature friendly type.

We bought a ticket which cost about RM8 (approx USD 2.50) per entry. There’s a notice that it will be increasing to RM10 (USD 3.20) from Jan’2009 onwards. There’s a resort next to the public hot springs. You may find different hot spring spots in different part of the open area which look greenish and doesn’t look clean although these spot are cemented. There is also a stepping stone in one part of and the temperature is stated on each pools. The temperature normally started from 30”c onwards. You may also find cool mountain water which is being diverted to a man made swimming pool if you want to cool down yourself after the hot water. The toilets or the changing room were dirty and not well maintained. Some of the toilets were flooded. Gosh…We pay RM 8 but yet the condition of the toilet is as such.

My friends and I dare not soak ourselves into the hot water as the water looks murky….We then started soaking our legs in a 40’c hot pool. We then slowly adjust ourselves to the temperature. However, there is only one area for you to try boiling eggs in a 100’c hot spot. Sadly, a lot of irresponsible visitors just threw the rubbish and egg shells around these areas. Hope the management of the place will do something as the entrance fees of RM 8 is not cheap for the locals too. There should be some workers inspecting the areas or fine those irresponsible visitors or litterbugs to ensure the cleanliness of the place and make it a better place to visit.

Comparing to a hot spring that I visited in Tambun, Perak about 20years ago. This place is still far behind and was not well maintained. Unfortunately, Tambun Hot Springs is undergoing renovation. I am hoping that Tambun Hot Springs will turn out to be a better tourist destination for the locals and foreigners as Hot Springs is a gift from our mother nature to the country. Hopefully, people will treasure it and not destroying it by polluting it. My friend and I were kind of disappointed with the cleanliness and the toilet conditions of the Sg.Klah Hot Springs. We will give a second thought of visiting this place as it doesn’t really worth the cost. Hope the management of the place will do something about it.

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