Places to visit in Perak, Malaysia
11 places to visit in Perak, Malaysia, each with LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own: Lenggong Valley, Belum-Temenggor Forest, Kellie's Castle and more. Stand at any of them with the app open and the stamp is yours, confirmed on site, in your Perak volume.
1 UNESCO World Heritage site · 1 Heritage site · 1 Famous place to visit · 8 Hidden gems
UNESCO World Heritage sites in Perak (1)
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Lenggong Valley
A green valley of villages and limestone hills between the Bintang and Titiwangsa ranges, listed by UNESCO for its archaeology. Its caves and open sites hold traces of people living here over many thousands of years, including the skeleton known as Perak Man.
Heritage sites in Perak (1)
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Belum-Temenggor Forest
The largest continuous forest complex in Peninsular Malaysia, running north to the Thai border, where it meets Bang Lang National Park. Belum lies to the north and Temenggor to the south, and the Royal Belum State Park sits wholly inside it.
Famous places to visit in Perak (1)
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Kellie's Castle
An unfinished mansion begun by the Scottish planter William Kellie-Smith beside a creek near Batu Gajah. Its brick towers, arches and empty rooms were left half built, and stories differ on whether it was meant for his wife or his son.
Hidden gems in Perak (8)
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Gua Tempurung
A limestone cave near Gopeng running more than four kilometres through the hill, one of the longest in Peninsular Malaysia. Its name means coconut shell, after its shape, and walkways and river passages lead deep into its chambers.
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Leaning Tower of Teluk Intan
A pagoda-like clock tower that began as a water tank and has tilted on the soft ground beneath it. It stands 25 metres tall and looks like eight storeys from outside, though inside there are only three, which is why it gets compared to Pisa.
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Lost World of Tambun
A 16 hectare theme park and hotel opened in 2004 at Tambun, on the edge of Ipoh, set against limestone cliffs. Water slides and a wave pool share the site with a small zoo and natural hot springs that are open into the night.
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Pangkor Island
An island off the Perak coast that lives on tourism and fishing, home to around 10,000 people. Fishing villages sit on the side facing the mainland, beaches face the open sea, and smaller islands such as Pangkor Laut and Giam lie just offshore.
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Perak Tong
A Buddhist temple built into a limestone hill just north of Ipoh. Inside the cave, painted murals cover the rock walls around a large seated Buddha, and steep steps lead up through the hill to a viewpoint high on its face.
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Sam Poh Tong
The oldest and main cave temple of Ipoh, set inside a raw limestone cave about 5 km from the city centre. Mahayana shrines fill the cave, and a pond full of turtles lies in a garden in front of the cliff.
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Taiping Lake Gardens
The first public garden laid out under British rule in Malaysia, built around a chain of lakes below Bukit Larut. Old rain trees lean across the roads and the water, and the town centre and Taiping Zoo are an equal distance away.
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Ubudiah Mosque
A small mosque on Bukit Chandan in Perak's royal town, its golden onion dome and slender white minarets standing above the trees. It was built in the early twentieth century under Sultan Idris and is often called one of the loveliest mosques in the country.
Collecting in Perak
What are the best places to visit in Perak?
LOQAH lists 11 places in Perak. The best known include Lenggong Valley, Belum-Temenggor Forest, Kellie's Castle, Gua Tempurung and Leaning Tower of Teluk Intan. Each has a stamp of its own to collect when you are there.
How many LOQAH stamps are there in Perak?
11, and more are added over time. Each place has LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own.
How do I collect a stamp in Perak?
Open LOQAH at the place and get its stamp. LOQAH checks where you are once, at that moment; at the place itself the stamp is confirmed on site, with a gold badge.
I have been to places in Perak before. Can I add them?
Yes. In Earlier trips, choose Perak and swipe through its stamps, or import your Google Timeline. Each one goes into your volume with the date, if you know it.
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