A Hike Filled with Fruity Delights
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The southern part of Penang Island is very hilly, with peaks like Bukit Genting, Bukit Papan and Bukit Gambir rising up gently from a strip of flat land along t...
Pulau Aman – The Isle of Peace
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Pulau Aman jetty.The waters around Penang are dotted with tiny islands. Each has its own story to tell, but Pulau Aman, just a stone’s throw away fr...
Don’t Forget to Circle the Summit of Penang Hill
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Old sedan chairs which were used to carry guests up the hill before the funicular railway was built on display inside the gatehouse.A hike up Penang Hill...
Climbing the Back Left Flipper of Penang Island
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Drone shot of the south-western tip of Penang, Tanjung Gertak Sanggul.If you are to look at Penang on a map, it becomes immediately apparent that Penang I...
Around the Rocky Isle of Pulau Tikus
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MENTION PULAU TIKUS to a Penangite and most often what comes to mind is the northwestern suburb of George Town, well known for its good food and interesting his...
A Hiking Adventure up Bukit Batu Kawan
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MENTION BATU KAWAN and what comes to mind are scenes of a growing township, featuring new industrial estates, design outlets and posh residential areas. It bega...
Bukit Payong: A Sneak Peek Into Penang’s War-Time History
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THE SOUTHERN COAST of Penang Island is shaped roughly like a crescent, flanked by undulating hills in the background and long sun-kissed beaches at the fore. Th...
Hike by All Means, but Do So Responsibly
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ONE POSITIVE LESSON Covid has taught Malaysians is how much we need our green lungs. Many felt overcome with claustrophobia, walled in as they were during the i...
Hiking through Penang Island’s “Down Under”
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THE TURTLE-SHAPED Penang Island has four strategically positioned “flippers” at each of its geographic extremes. The bottom two “flippers” that extend to Tanjun...
Pulau Kendi - A Glimpse of Old Penang's Rich Waters
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PENANG ISLAND'S SCENIC southern coast is an area of outstanding beauty, known for its rich fishery. The shallow seabed here is flanked by two satellite islands,...
Waterfalls in our Backyard
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The sheer magnificence of waterfalls has captivated humankind from time immemorial. Penang Island’s hilly core is the source of a few streams and small ri...
Breathtaking Views into the Distance and the Past, Courtesy of The Habitat Penang Hill
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Since the early days of Penang's colonisation, botanists and naturalists from around the world have come to scour the 130-million-year-old rainforest on Penang...