Penang Butterfly Farm
Opened in 1986, the Penang
Butterfly Farm – located in Teluk Bahang – is one of Penang’s best known and
most popular tourist attractions. The eight-hectare butterfly sanctuary houses
an impressively varied collection of butterfly species as well as an assortment
of other insects. The farm sits at the foot of the Teluk Bahang hills – between
the Taman Rimba Park and Teluk Bahang village. It features more than 4,000
butterflies from more than 120 groups as well as other insects and reptiles.
The main attraction of the
Butterfly Farm is undoubtedly the free flying papillons in the enormous
enclosure. The visitor can inspect the butterflies at close quarters as they
flit around their favorite nectar plants. The exhibition of selected insects
and reptiles are also crowd drawers. The visitor, having traversed this complex
of displays ends up in a souvenir shop selling butterfly-related paraphernalia.
Operation Hours
9.00am – 6.00pm (Last
Entry at 5.00pm)
DAILY including public
holidays.
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| Butterfly at Penang Butterfly Farm |
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| The entrance of Penang Butterfly Farm |
Penang War Museum
It was at Bukit Batu Maung, on the southern
part of Pulau Pinang that the battle against the invading Japanese army was
lost. In the 1930, a formidable fortress was built by the British army atop
Bukit Maung, to protect the island against the enemy. Manned by not only
British soldiers, but also Malay and Sikh soldiers, Bukit Maung fell during an
attack in which the Japanese army approached from inland, rather than from sea,
as was expected by the British army.
Operation Hours
9.00am
to 6.00pm daily
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| Penang War Museum |
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| Inside Penang War Museum |
Snake Temple
Built in
1805 in the memory of the renowned Chinese monk Chor Soo Kong, the Snake Temple
is situated in the small town of Bayan Lepas and is famous for the fact that it
has pit vipers living on the temple ground. Legend has it, that Chor Soo Kong,
who was also a healer, gave shelter to the snakes of jungle. After the
completion of the temple, snakes appeared on their own accord. Today the snake
population of the Temple of the Azure Cloud is very small, due to the
urbanization of the area, but you can still see them coiled up on the altar
tables, and touch them if you are brave enough. Originally the snakes were said
to be rendered inoffensive by the smell of the incenses, but just for good
measure, today the resident vipers are devenomed.
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| Snake Temple |
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| Snake that live in Snake Temple |
Tropical Fruit Farm
Opened on
27 November 2003, TROPICAL SPICE GARDEN is an agro tourism project showcasing
over 500 varieties of exotic and endemic tropical flora, particularly spices,
spread over eight acres of secondary jungle. This project is endorsed by the
Penang State Government and privately funded by Bertam Consolidated Rubber Co.
Ltd., a company involved in palm oil estates in Malaysia. The main focus of the
Garden is to create awareness of the natural environment and the importance of
plants through its vital programs of conservation, education and research. With
conservation and education rooted into the design concept, the team took on the
challenge of harmonising over 500 species of tropical flora with the natural
valley fronting the Strait of Malacca. Preservation of the indigenous flora and
fauna together with maintaining the original topography of the site was crucial
to achieving this objective.
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| One of the fruit that have at Tropical Fruit Farm |
Toy may be
children best friend, but when you talk about a large museums filled with
hundreds of thousands of toys - it is no longer a child’s play. The museum is a
must visit attraction in Penang as this is where all the fun begins.
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| Penang Toy Museum |
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| One of the Toy |
The Bukit Jambul Orchid and Hibiscus Garden is located at Persiaran Bukit
Jambul, in Bayan Lepas, Penang, Malaysia. It is situated close to a one of the
famous hotel Equatorial
Hotel. It is also located near to the Penang International Airport. The Bukit
Jambul Orchid and Hibiscus Garden spreads across a 2 acres land. It is
established by two friends, one of them is a horticulturist and the other is a
herpetologist. The park is often packed with crowds of locals and also
foreigners. The park offers a large variety of plants and animals from all
around the world and also from Malaysia itself. There are a pair of Bengal
tigers, emu and ostrich, just to name a few and for the plants, there is a pair
of hibiscus named after the former Prime Minister, Dr. Mahathir Mohamed and his
wife.
Besides,
the world's largest tiger orchid can be seen in the park. The orchid is
measured as 3 inches across the flower and it blooms only once a year, during
the month of September. Reptiles are one of the showcases of the park. There
are snakes and crocodiles around in the park. Moreover, there is a cactus
garden, snake show, pottery corner and more. Thus, explore the garden is a
must.
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| The orchid |
For the first time visitor to Penang , this
place should not be missed.
This is because the scenery from the hills
is aesthetically beautiful.
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| The billboard of Bukit Bendera |
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| The train |
Operating Hours
6.30 a.m - 9.00 p.m (Public holidays)
7.00 a.m -11.00 p.m
Penang
National Park located at Teluk Bahang .The distance of Penag National Park from
Georgetown is more or less 20 km.This national park is 1381 hectare .Many flora
and fauna can be found here.This is suitable place for people who like nature.
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| Penang Tree walk |
Penang
Bridge 1 & 2
Penang
Bridge is the longest bridge in southeast Asia.The construction of this bridge
started on 1982 and finish on 1985. This bridge brings proud to Malaysia.This
bridge connect the island with the land on peninsular Malaysia.
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| Penang second bridge |
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