Bukit Bendera Penang Hill
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Bukit bendera penang hill. The railway journey 2km takes about half an hour. If you are walking up the hill from the botanical gardens you follow the road on the right of the first map. Penang hill is malaysia s first hill station.
0 07 km david brown s restaurant and tea terraces 5 96 km knife and fork restaurant 6 22 km healy mac s irish bar restaurant 5 35 km orinea by farquhar mansion 6 73 km laksalicious. Last week i took the family hiking up penang hill bukit bendera. Penang hill is a hill resort comprising a group of peaks on penang island malaysia it is located within the air itam suburb 9 km 5 6 mi west of the center of george town penang hill is also known by the malay name bukit bendera which actually refers to flagstaff hill the most developed peak one of the peaks is known as strawberry hill which was also the name of a house owned by francis.
Penang hill is actually a complex of hills and spurs and the highest point is western hill which is 830 meters 2730ft above sea level. I had been to penang hill a couple of times before back in the 1980s and 1990s but i had always used the funicular train and never tried hiking up it before. It is the getaway from the concrete jungle in the hustle bustle of the city of georgetown.
This penang hill map bukit bendera map shows you all the roads and pathways around penang hill. View all restaurants near masjid bukit bendera penang hill mosque on tripadvisor. Getting to penang hill bukit bendera the hilltop can be reached by the penang hill railway a funicular railway.
It s also a popular hiking route and takes about 2 to 3 hours hike to reach the top. It is a popular by the locals as well as tourists. It s about 3degrees cooler than the places near the coast.
The penang hill train penang hill funicular railway is located in air itam on penang island malaysia and takes you up to the top of penang hill known in malay as bukit bendera. Located 6km from george town penang hill bukit bendera is one of the most popular destinations in penang. Stesen bawah bukit bendera jalan bukit bendera air itam orang ramai dijemput untuk memberi cadangan dan pandangan.
A hike up penang hill and descent on the new funicular train the hike. Alternatively there is a 5 1km tarred road. Penang hill mobile guide.
Bukit bendera penang hill train funicular railway schedule ticket prices. Penang hill bukit bendera. Penang hill map bukit bendara.
It was discovered by the legendary francis light when he commissioned the area to be cleared for plantation.
