I always jump on the opportunity of having a break when time permit. And the countryside is the best. I enjoy driving using the trunk road at times, compare to the highway because I can enjoy the scenery and passing through different town that still have the old charm. However, driving using trunk road will normally takes you twice the time you spend on the road compare to driving at the highway.
I took a break to Bukit Tinggi recently for a day break with my wife and in-laws. Bukit Tinggi is located along the Titiwangsa Range and it is just about 1 hour drive from Kuala Lumpur. This place is famous for its French theme style hill resort. To get to this place, drive along the Karak Highway towards Kuantan. You will come to the rest area after the tunnel. The exit to Bukit Tinggi is the next exit after the rest area. Road sign to this hill resort is clearly visible along the highway. Develop by the Berjaya Group; this place is a good place for getaway over the weekend. And I have been there for the 4th time.
To get into the French village, we have to pay RM16 which includes the visit to Colmar Tropical, Japanese Garden, Botanical Garden and the Rabbit Farm.
The first sight that great us when we reach the French village is this!
Apparently, these two birds flew all the way from Alsace, French and find this little town a good place to call home. Since then, they have dominated this fountain.
They even built a giant hall and a huge car park to accommodate the number of tourists they expected to visit this hill resort. But every time I Bukit Tinggi, it is always deserted. It never surprises me why this time.
From the entrance, this French theme style village or known as Colmar Tropical look like a castle. They built a bridge leading into the building with four giant towers and a gateway. However, this is not a draw bridge which was used in the olden days to keep the charging army away.
Road leading into the Colmar Tropical is built of cobbler stone and on both side of the street; they have flags of different colors lining up. There is also a small garden which is wonderfully design and up keep; that the flowers are booming. There is also a waterfall but sadly, it’s polluted as there are lot of forms.
Once you are inside Colmar Tropical, you will be greeted with sight on street café and shops.
There are shops selling different products and offering some activities in this, if not, dead and boring hill resort. You can try out your artistic skills at the shop selling figurines made of French plaster or head towards the video arcade. Inside, you also can find a souvenir shop, a bakery and some cafés.
You can also climb up a watch tower to view the whole village and Bukit Tinggi from there.
Look at the color roof tiles. I love it but this remind me of cartoon townships, which I used to watch in cartoon when I am young.
But one of the things I saw from here is also very disturbing!
They left whole swarm of bees making its hive there. This is a tourist place and for goodness sake, this hive is found in front of a balcony of a room. Imagine is somebody were to disturb it or if it suddenly fall, what harm will it caused to all tourist at this place. I can’t imagine they left it to grow!
Maybe Berjaya need some money from selling the honey!
You can spend you time walking around this place, taking time to feel the fresh air or take a look at the flowers planted around the area. There are 4 geese within the vicinity but sad to say, they didn’t clean the pond.
If you are full of energy you can try pulling the horse carriage too!
If not you can play guard at the entrance with the standing armor and miniature cannon.
Then, you can drive or take the transport provided to the Japanese Garden and botanical garden.
This place is built incorporating heavy Japanese design in it.
A walk at the botanical garden is very entertaining with funny names of the tree.
Asses in mandarin
Here are some of the pictures taken at the botanical garden
You can read and relax at the botanical garden too
I will bring you the second part of the visit to Bukit Tinggi later.
2 comments:
wow! dis place looks so nice...n i didn't even knew it existed!
yes, actually it's a very nice place. just that it is not well maintain. again..what to say about our culture here.
coincidentally, the eco dusun, is somewhere there too...
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