Ipoh Heritage Tour from Kuala Lumpur

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Stop At: Jalan Gopeng Pusat Pelancongan Gua Tempurung, Gopeng 31600 Malaysia

Tempurung Cave is a cave in Gopeng, Perak, Malaysia. It is popular among spelunkers, or caving enthusiasts. More than 3 km long, it is one of the longest caves in Peninsula Malaysia.

The tunnel of the cave runs from the east to the west covering a distance of about 2 km under the limestone hills known as Gunung Tempurung and Gunung Gajah. It is made up of 5 large domes and is believed to have existed since 8,000 B.C., about 10,000 years ago.

It comprises of five huge domes with ceilings resembling coconut shells. Each of these domes has different calcium formations and marble there exist in differing temperatures and water levels. These caves are famous for its breathtaking gallery of stalagmites, stalactites and other amazing rock formations that are super speleological wonders, found only in this part of the world.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Kellie's Castle, Batu Gajah Malaysia

Kellie’s Castle in Perak’s Batu Gajah near Ipoh combines romance, tragedy and mystery. Young Scotsman William Kellie Smith moved to British Malaya, now Malaysia, made and lost his fortune and left an unfinished mansion to be reclaimed by the jungle. Here is the entrancing story.

William had a passion for the weird and wonderful. Kellie’s Castle combines several styles. Look closely and see Moorish, Indo-Saracenic and Roman influences. He imported several Tamil workers, and bricks and marble from India. William had a dream. He wanted the biggest and most opulent mansion in Malaya to spite the other snobbish bureaucrats who once doubted his wealth and ability in more desperate times. And he dreamed big. The mansion itself was several storeys high with a huge planned tower, an indoor tennis court and even a rooftop entertainment complex to host parties. It almost had Malaya’s first-ever elevator. Almost. But William’s destiny wasn’t to be as once more his life turned on a dime. Poor investments dwindled his wealth and souring relationships with the other administrators made his future look bleak.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: HOGA Gaharu Tea Valley, Gopeng (Agarwood Plantation) 沉香种植园 www.hoga.my, Lot 9840, Jalan Sungai Itek, Kampung Sungai Itek Ipoh, 31600 Gopeng, Negeri Perak, Malaysia

Welcome to the HOGA Experience at Gaharu Tea Valley Gopeng. HOGA had a quiet and unofficial inception in 1992. At present, the plantation located within the quaint little town of Gopeng, has 200,000 trees of a special 12 in 1 super hybrid Aquilaria spp and other natural attractions that will leave you mesmerized.

The Gaharu tree although listed as an endangered species by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna known as CITES, is not only organically cultivated here to further prevent its extinction but Gaharu Tea Valley Gopeng is the only plantation with 300 acres of the special 12 in 1 hybrid Aquilaria spp trees.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Kek Lok Tong Cave Temple and Zen Gardens, Gunung Rapat, Ipoh 30450 Malaysia

Limestone cave temple on 12 acres with Buddha sculptures & a garden with a reflexology footpath.

The Kek Lok Tong Cave Temple is a tourist attraction situated in the natural and picturesque area of Gunung Rapat in the south of Ipoh - the capital of Perak state in west Malaysia. The cave temple sits on a 12 acre site and was used as early as 1920 as a place of worship. In 1960, the cave became part of an iron mining site, this temple is set in a huge cave in the limestone outcrops behind Gunung Rapat.

The Kek Lok Tong complex comprises a central altar featuring a number of Buddhist figures as well as various deities of the Chinese pantheon. The most unique about the caves is there are another great garden view once you get inside the caves. The limestone hill is made up of light grey to white crystalline Kinta limestone inter bedded with about 5 mm to 1 cm think argillaceous material bands. Primary iron can still be seen within the limestone. The award winning landscape garden features a jogging path circling two lakes and one of the longest reflexology footpaths in Ipoh.

Entrance is FREE but there is a donation booth if you would like to leave a contribution towards upkeep.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Perak Cave Temple, 6 Km's North of Ipoh on road to, Ipoh 31400 Malaysia

Entrance is FREE but there is a donation booth if you would like to leave a contribution towards upkeep.

In 1926 Chong Sen Yee and his wife Choong Chan Yoke who came from Jiao-Ling province of China, discovered Perak Tong. On approval from the Perak State Government they started to develop the cave. As Chong Sen Ye was mainly involved in the planning and development of the cave temple, his wife went all out to look for donations to carry out the plan, locally and internationally. After more than 50 years of diligent and careful work n and around the cave temple, Perak Tong has become one of the best cave temples in Malaysia. Chong Sen Yee passed away in 1980 and his wife Choong Chan Yoke in 1983, handing the heritage to the son Chong Yin Chat. He put even greater effort into the temple and thus enhanced Perak Tong into an international tourist spot in Perak.

There are several major attractions available at the temple like the beautiful landscape flower garden in front of the temple. Here you can feed the monkeys in the morning and late evenings. As you enter the temple, you will be greeted with a 40 feel tall Buddha statue. The Inner part of the cave has natural limestone wonders and decorated with statute of deities. There are also colourful paintings and calligraphic writings by Chong Yit Chat himself and among others. There is a staircase of about 450 steps, which takes you right to the top of the limestone hill, where one can have an overall view of Ipoh city and its surroundings.

Entrance is FREE but there is a donation booth if you would like to leave a contribution towards upkeep.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Ipoh Railway Station, Jalan Panglima, Ipoh 30000 Malaysia

The Ipoh railway station was initially meant to be a hospital and used before the 20th century as such before being turned into a station. The original completion year of 1917 was delayed for three years due to lack of construction materials as well as high costs during World War I. Designed by Arthur Benison Hubback, it was first constructed and opened in 1935, making it the second concrete station to be constructed in the town.

The Ipoh station was used as a shooting location for the film Anna and the King, starring Jodie Foster.

The Ipoh railway station was initially meant to be a hospital and used before the 1900s as such before being turned into a station. The original completion year of 1917 was delayed for three years due to lack of construction materials as well as high costs during World War I.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Ipoh Town Hall and Old Post Office, Ipoh 30000 Malaysia

The Ipoh Town Hall building was built way back in 1917 and is part of the Ipoh’s heritage sites. Part of the building once served as Ipoh’s post office and later on, the district police headquarters.

Visitors will be able to get a feel of Ipoh’s colonial past as this building is a good example of British colonial-styled structure. If visitors get the feel that many colonial structures give an almost similar look and feel, that is because the Ipoh Town Hall was designed by the famous government architect Arthur Benison Hubback. Among his other well-known works in Malaysia include the Ipoh Railway Station, the Kuala Lumpur Railway Station, Carcosa Seri Negara, extensions of The Royal Selangor Club and the Old City Hall of Kuala Lumpur. Photography is recommended here, particularly during dusk and night time when the Ipoh Town Hall lights up to reveal a more picturesque contrast. Visitors who are history-enthusiasts will be delighted to know that a few historically important events took place here, one of them being the inaugural congress of Malaya’s first political party in 1945.

The Ipoh Town Hall is worth visiting as it is one of the few well-preserved colonial buildings in Malaysia.

Duration: 30 minutes