Kluang and Kukup (Malaysia) – 4. Kukup and home

Day 3 – Kukup and home

The original plan for the morning was to visit Kukup Island National Park.  But lazing around seem like a pretty good alternative. 😀

So here I was, reading Aravind Adiga‘s Between the Assassinations.  The assassinations refer to Indira Gandhi’s death in 1984 and that of her son, Rajiv Gandhi, in 1991.

Took a few shots of the surrounding Kelongs.  In case you are wondering, Kelong is a malay word for house built on water.

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Kluang and Kukup (Malaysia) – 3. Kluang to Kukup

Day 2 – Kluang to Kukup

We arranged with one of the cab drivers who sent us back yesterday to pick us up this morning to Gunung Lambak.  We bought some breakfast at the entrance of Gunung Lambak.

With this second hike of Gunung Lambak, I came to realise that the routes up Gunung Lambak are in the shape of the figure 8.  At the bottom of the mountain, there are two ways up to the midpoint near a pavilion.  The path on the left (facing the mountain) nearer to the resorts is easier than the path on the right.  Then from the pavilion, there are another two routes up to the summit.  The path on the left (facing the mountain) is a steeper hike than the path on the right which passes through a “Selamat Datang Ke Gunung Lambak” gate.

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