Taiping Lake Garden

Taiping Lake Garden is located near to Malaysia oldest town and being the most beautiful lake garden in Malaysia. The tranquility, beautiful lake view and misty mountain scenery are the attractiveness to this place. Taiping Lake is easily accessible from North-South Highway of Peninsula Malaysia. 

The oldest lake gardens in the country, this park sprawls over 62 hectares at the foot of the hill resort of Bukit Larut. The unforgettable sight here is the huge, ancient angsana trees with their drooping branches that seem to defy the law of gravity. The Taiping Lake Gardens was originally a mining site before it was established as a public garden in 1880. 

Here is the list of scenic lakes and pond found in Taiping Lake Garden:

South Lake is one of the main visitors spot....

• Alamanda Pond

• Island Pond

• Jungle Lake

• Oblong Pond

• Pavilion Pond

• South Lake

• Swan Lake

• West Lake

Attraction in Taiping Lake Gardens

Lakes and Ponds 

There are about 10 man-made lakes and ponds distributed throughout the gardens.

Maxwell Hill (Bukit Larut) 

Resort in the Hill...

A hill station with an altitude of about 1000m and is very ideal for jungle-trekking and camping. It is accessible by four-wheel drive and accommodation available on the hilltop.Cost is RM4.00 (US$1.40) per person, round trip. One option is to hike up, which takes an average of 2-3/4 hours (one way) while the jeep journey takes 25 minutes.

Taiping Zoo & Night Safari Taiping

 First zoo to be established in Malaysia and is popular on weekends with day-trippers from out of town

Day zoo: adults RM12, child (3–12 years) RM8 (US$2.80); discounts available for school groups, senior citizens (age 55+) and tourist groups (20 or more); open 08:30-18:00, feeding times 10 am and noon

Night safari: adults RM16, child (3–12 years) RM10 (US$3.50); discounts available for senior citizens (55+) and tourist groups (20+); open 20:00-23:00 (closes at midnight on Saturdays and the eve of public holidays)

Taman Tasik Food Court

My  trip to Taiping Lake Gardens was perhaps so I couldn't recall if there were any eateries near the lake. The facade overlooking the beautiful Taiping Lake Garden. We settled for Taman Tasik Food Court for dinner after making two loops. Within walking distance from the scenic stretch of rain trees, this eatery also has ample car park. Operating 24 hours as indicated on the signpost, it offers the choices of local hawker food including laksa, chicken rice, noodles, western, a fair bit of Thai flavors and bak kut teh. On a hot afternoon, this eatery is certainly not a spot one would stay long. Heat transmitted from zinc roof and dirty public toilets chased us away as soon as we filled up our hungry mouths. Despite the flip side, the bak kut teh was good and the bean sprout chicken rice was up to par. 

Fried Lok Bah

Century Egg

Overall,visiting Taiping Lake Garden could be an forgetfulness experience!!!