The Gunung Lang Recreational Park is situated off Kuala Kangsar Road, about 5km to the north of Ipoh and near to the North-South Expressway (PLUS) Interchange.
This recreational park surrounded by magnificient limestone hills, Gunung Lang and Gunung Bilike. It was developed and maintained by Ipoh City Hall with eco-tourism in mind and opened its doors to the public in 1999. It occupies a land area of 30.35 hectares and another 14.16 hectars from 3 man-made lakes reclaimed from disused mining pools. Some of the attractions are:
- cascading waterfall atop a limestone hill
- unexplored rainforest jungle
- 2km boardwalk along the swamps
- lookout towers, children playground, campsites, rest areas with pavillions and gazebos
- a ferry service and amenities like washroom, prayer room
- lake filled with fresh water fishes
- a garden with exotic floral (heliconia, bougainvillea, canna, ornamental bananas)
- fishing, canoeing, caving, jungle tracking, camping
- in future to include extreme sports such as mountain climbing
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Autumn Belle, your reflections post seems to have captured a bit of paradise! Very nice!
ReplyDeleteAh, I do love the reflections in the water and these are superb! A real delight to look at! Enjoy your weekend!
ReplyDeleteSylvia
This park sounds wonderful - a bit of everything for everybody!
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice place!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful picture! It is on my list of places to visit now. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteAh this is wonderful, the memories it evokes come rushing back. I feel like I'm back in Malaysia again. I like the rocks in the foreground - great perspective.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your weekend.☺
Looks like a lovely place to chill.
ReplyDeleteJoli contraste, entre les eaux calmes du gué et les eaux ridées du bassin... Merci pour le partage...
ReplyDeleteDeep Look! I like this view. Thank you!
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