Taiping - My Awesome Moments

Holiday December 2022

We have a long holiday to multiple places this December 2022.

Places we visited:

Genting Highlands
Legoland Johor
Taiping, Perak
Penang

holiday december 2022 - itinerary — holiday december 2022 – itinerary

2nd & 3rd December 2022 – Going to Genting

We picked up my nieces at KLIA2 around 10PM++ . Then we went straight to Genting Highlands. We arrived around 1AM++.

The next day, we went up to Genting Highlands by cable car and let the kids played at Zombie Outbreak.

Before going to the cable car, I installed towels hanger at my Airbnb unit in Genting Permai.

By 4PM, we went back to Shah Alam.

3rd December 2022 – back to Shah Alam

We arrived at Shah Alam by 7PM then we ate at Dominoes Pizza Bukit Jelutong. It was tiring traveling day.

4th December 2022 – Go to Legoland – Theme Park

We had our breakfast at Restoran Mak Uda and we reached Legoland Theme Park around 12PM.

Then we checked in into our Airbnb around 352PM. By 5PM we went back to the theme park. We played till 8PM when the theme park was closed.

breakfast at restoran mak uda before going to johor

For dinner, we ate at McD near EduCity and it was full house.

5th December – 2nd day at Legoland Theme Park

It was heavy raining we could ride only few rides. Then we stop by 1PM. We had our lunch at 7 spices.

Then went back to our Airbnb unit and took a good rest.

For dinner we ate at Mana Cafe and had ice cream as dessert. After dinner we went to JPO

mana cafe at iskandar puteri for our dinner

JPO posing while waiting for our ride to come

6th December – 3rd day at Legoland Theme Park

We did till 2PM the theme park because the kids were fully enjoyed all the rides by this day.

For lunch we had Subway.

We had our dinner at TKR a mamak restaurant at Iskandar Puteri. Then went to JPO but this time Deef and me stayed at our homestay because Deef was not feeling well.

dinner at TKR restaurant at iskandar puteri

7th December – 4th day at Legoland Water Park

For breakfast we ate at Mana Cafe and lunch at Chicken Rice Shop at Medini. For dinner we had Dominoes pizzas and did our laundry.

doing our laundry next to dominoes pizza restaurant

8th December – Going back to Shah Alam

We had our brunch at McD.

For dinner, we just ordered food from Restoran Mak Uda Denai Alam. Then we visited an auctioned double terrace house at Denai Alam.

breakfast at mcd before going back to shah alam from johor

9th December -Rest and Play Badminton

We rest most of the time in the morning but around 3PM we played badminton for 2 hours and we ate Nasi cincang for lunch and dinner.

10th December – Arrived at Taiping after 1o hours of traveling

We had our breakfast at house where we ate bread, scrambled eggs and hotdogs.

We went to Taiping at 1030AM and arrived only at 7PM. 10 hours of traveling! It was really jam due to school holiday.

For lunch we had Dunkin Donuts sandwiches because all the other restaurants at the RNR were full. Only Dunkin Donuts less crowded.

We ordered for Mcd Delivery for our dinner. We stayed at Hermitage Boutique House for our 2 nights stay at Taiping.

11th December – Off Road ATV & Night Safari

We had our breakfast at Mcd Taiping. Then we did cycling and riding boat at Lake Garden.

After that we did off road ATV for 2 hours. After the ATV activity, we had our lunch at Nasi Kandar Beratur. After lunch, we had CU sundae and I had my favorite Gula Melaka Coconut at ZUS Coffee.

The kids went for swimming at the Hermitage Boutique house swimming.

By 8PM, we went for Night Safari at Zoo Taiping. Around 930PM we had our dinner at KFC.

We separated with my nieces as they stayed at Taiping while we were going to Penang by tomorrow.

12th December – Eat Passembur & Penang Batik Factory

We had our breakfast at McD Taiping. It took 1 hour to reach Penang.

For lunch we ate Taco Bell and bought Chateraise bread at the City Junction.

Then we check in to our room at Mercure Hotel. After then went to visit Penang Batik Factory. After Penang Batik Factory had our dinner at Jalan Gurney eating Passembur and laksa Penang.

13th December – Visit Bukit Bendera & Entopia

We had our breakfast at Naina’s Roti Bakar but before that we ate bread that we bought from Chateraise. Then we went to Penang 3D Trick Museum but at the end decided not to go because hard to get parking.

We went to Bukit Bendera, but we had to wait for 3 hours before could go up then decided no to buy the ticket. Immediately we went to Entopia, Butterfly Farm.

We had our lunch at Fried Chicken Master. After Entopia, we had drinks at Starbucks. When reached hotel the kids played at the beach.

Our dinner we had at Lotus food court nearby Mercure hotel.

fried chicken master - indome — fried chicken master – indome

playing sand at beach in front of mercure hotel

14th December – Going back to Shah Alam – end of vacation

Checked out at Hotel around 1030AM then we had our lunch at IKEA Batu Kawan. Moving back to Shah Alam around 1230PM then arrived in Shah Alam around 6PM.

We had our dinner at Marry Brown Denai Alam.

It was a great holiday going to different places. A first in our holiday.

Lake Garden Taiping Review

On 11th December 2022, we rented bicycle at Lake Garden and did a boat ride there as well.

The bicycles were OK only the brakes were not in good condition.

The cycling and boat riding experience around the lake was fun. It was tiring as well.

It was tiring because we did a boat race among us who could complete the lake first.

The Bicycle Rental Rate at Lake Garden

City Angel (adult): RM5 per 30 minute ride.
Fatty Angel (adult and my 8 years old kid): RM20 per 30 minute ride.

bicycle rental rate at lake garden taiping

The Boat Ride Rental Rate

For 4 seaters: RM20 per 30 minute ride.
For 2 seaters: RM12 per 30 minute ride.

Location

Lake Garden, Taiping

There are ample parking surrounding the area.

Overall Experience

We had fun and tiring experience: 5/5
Price (was reasonable): 5/5

Off Road ATV at Taiping Park Larut

We had our off road ATV adventure at Park Larut Taiping on 11th December 2022. It was our first time to do off road ATV.

There were 9 of us with 8 years old kid.

My son of 12 years old and my daughter of 13 years old ride their own ATV.

At first the guide will teach us how to ride ATV. After that they will ask us to follow them on simple path to see whether we can handle the ATV for climbing and going down a slope.

If everyone can do it, then they will allow us to ride our own off road ATV. Fortunately my children of 12 and 13 years old pass the test.

The Adventure

They were 9 of us riding the off road ATV. There were 2 guides assisting us in our adventure. They were really helpful in ensuring our safety so no one was injured during the adventure.

It was really scary at first going down the steep slope or climbing up a slope. Sometimes you have to do sharp turn if not you going off to the cliff.

During the adventure, the guide will take your photos and videos and later will share them via telegram with you.

stop at river before returning to base ATV Taiping

Glamping

If you want to stay there, you can rent a glamping for your staycation. They have few type of glamping.

glamping inside old bus at ATV Adventure at park larut taiping

glamping inside the old bus ATV adventure taiping

inside the bus glamping at ATV adventure taiping

Amenities

ATV Adventure provides Coway for your water needs.

The toilets are also really clean.

If you stay they and want to do BBQ, you can rent the BBQ pit at reasonable price.

Minimum Age

Minimum age is 16 years old to ride your own ATV but if you pass the ATV ride test, the guide might consider your kids to ride their own ATV.

Location

ATV Adventure Park Larut, Taiping

There are ample parking within the premise and outside parking is within 5 mn walk.

Contact

012 2104 761 / 019 2121 791

Overall Experience

We rated 5/5 of our experience. It was challenging and at same time exciting.

Cotton Candy Flower and Heart Shape at Zoo Taiping

There is a stall selling beautifully shaped cotton candy at Zoo Taiping.

The stall is called Kawai Candy Land.

The cotton candy is really delicious and really beautiful and it is charged at RM10.

The Making of Flower Cotton Candy

Night Safari at Taiping Zoo

We went to Zoo Taiping. It is the oldest zoo in Malaysia that covers 36 acres and exhibits 1,300 animals representing 180 species.

Tram Ride

For the night safari, we used the tram to do the night safari and there was a tour guide explaining the animal around the zoo. It took around 20mn ride to see most of the animals in the zoo.

The Animals

We saw different animals such as lion, tiger, elephant, birds, swan, crocodile and other animal species.

Ticket Price

Standard price:

Adult: RM10
Kids: RM5

Locations

There is ample car park at the zoo. Car park is RM3 per entry. Besides there are F&B like Marry Brown and souvenir shops at the zoo.

Zoo Taiping Location

Overall Experience

It was my first time did night safari and I found it really interesting even though we can see all the animal but at least we could see the animal at night. Some active some passive.

Rating: 5/5