Trip@ Bukit Larut, Taiping

BUKIT LARUT

@ Taiping, Perak, Malaysia

Bukit Larut is located 12km from Taiping and situated approximately 1,250metres above sea level. It is 1st and oldest hill resort in Malaysia. It was founded in 1879 and formerly known as Maxwell Hill according to the name of the 1st British resident assistant in Perak, George Maxwell. Most of the British nobles have built their vacation houses on the hill, and until now some of the houses are still there. At the peak of the hill, there is "The Cottage", a bungalow that was built in 1890 based on the British architecture with a beautiful garden and wonderful view. In the middle of the hill, there is "The Tea Garden House" which used to be part of the tea farm on the hill.

the entrance to the hill track of Bukit Larut

visitors can choose to take automobile transport -- 4WD land rover to the peak of the hill

a ticket for the 2-way trip costs RM6 per adult.
or

Trekking up on 'bus No.11'

one of the hardy land rovers which take passengers up and down the hill every 30minutes. Each car can fit about 8 persons.

The journey takes about 20minutes... the drivers are so skillful and familiar with the tracks already that they only drive with one hand on steering wheel most of the time even during making extreme turns... imagine those 'hairpin' turns that we saw in the movie "Initial D"... and imagine u r sitting car driven by Takumi Fujiwara...haha...

the tracks are very narrow that only 1 car can pass at a time so time has to be scheduled for car to go up and down.

one of the old resort houses

The weather on top of the hill is very nice. The air is very fresh, though kind of too humid, cooling compared to the hot tropical weather at foothill. And it's cooler than Bukit Tinggi!

a teahouse for some snacks and light food serving at high charges....

a weather detecting instrument located just beside the teahouse. It is used to measure the temperature and total rainfall on the hill.

The historical Maxwell Hill Tower. Very old and dirty up there...very narrow and steep staircase, so watch ur steps and head...

Belows are colorful flowers and plants that you won't miss on the hill....