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A sign for Port Weld with Malaysian and English text, a Malaysian flag, and a KTM logo with the year 1885. 1
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A large outdoor drying rack filled with fish. 3
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Penang: Taiping & Kuala Sepetang Guided Day Tour

By Magical Moments in Penang
Free cancellation available
Price is CHF 97 per adult

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 8h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Discover how charcoal is made the old-fashioned way in Kuala Sepetang
  • Feed wild eagles on a boat ride and visit a puffer fish farm
  • Visit the Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve and explore the mangrove ecology
  • See how mineral water is bottled at its source at Spritzer Ecopark
  • Enjoy a paddle boat ride in the serene Taiping Lake Gardens

Activity location

    • Taiping
    • Taiping, Perak, Malaysia

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Taiping
    • Taiping, Perak, Malaysia

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What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Guided tour of Taiping and Kuala Sepetang
  • Inclusions
    Visit to Kuala Sepetang charcoal kilns
  • Inclusions
    Boat ride to puffer fish farm
  • Inclusions
    Visit to salted fish processing centre
  • Inclusions
    Visit to Matang mangrove forest reserve
  • Inclusions
    Visit to Spritzer Ecopark
  • Inclusions
    Visit to Taiping Lake Gardens
  • Exclusions
    Meals
  • Exclusions
    Personal expenses
  • Exclusions
    Tipping

Know before you book

    • Not allowed: Littering
    • Not suitable for: People with mobility impairments

What you can expect

  • Begin your tour with a visit to the charcoal kilns of Kuala Sepetang. Experience first-hand how charcoal is processed from mangrove logs. Then, take a leisurely boat ride along the river to the puffer fish farm to view the adorable puffer fish and ancient living fossil, the horseshoe crab.

    Next, visit the salted fish processing centre to see the rows of salted fish laid out to dry in the sun. Then, visit the Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve to experience the exotic mangrove ecology.

    Proceed to the Spritzer Ecopark to see how mineral water is bottled at its source. End your tour with a visit to Taiping Lake Gardens, the first public park in Malaysia, where you will be able to see century-old rainforest trees and experience a paddle boat ride in the serene lake.

Location

Activity location

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    • Taiping
    • Taiping, Perak, Malaysia

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Taiping
    • Taiping, Perak, Malaysia