A few weeks ago, when the weather of Malaysia started to get better from the haze that's been covering our sky for months, we decided to take a day trip up the hill for some cool fresh air and walk in nature. So the nearest hill to Kuala Lumpur is the Fraser's Hill, the locals called it "Bukit Fraser".
The Famous Landmark - Clock Tower.
Fraser's Hill is situated in Raub District, Pahang, a stated that's is about 2 hours drive from the city of Malaysia. The highest peak is about 1500 meters above sea level, and the temperatures are around 22°C~28°C during the day, 16°C~20°C during the night.
The last time I came was about 10 years ago, the temperatures during that time are very cooling, I need a sweater to walk around during the day, but now the global warming has taken a big effect to our nature. The temperature has risen and during this trip, we were walking under a hot sun, sweating...
The good thing is the greens have not changed a lot, and we can still breathe clean fresh air over here, due to less development and no heavy construction in this area.
Here's a bit of history of this magnificent place, taken for the Fraser's Hill Info site:
Fraser’s Hill is a highland resort destination nestled among the mountains of Pahang, located two hours away from Kuala Lumpur. Locally known as Bukit Fraser, this cooling holiday retreat is popular for its nature activities and cooling climate, being one of the last hill stations of Malaysia, an imprint by former British colonial masters.
Fraser’s Hill has its roots in the 1890s, when Scottish prospector Louis James Fraser opened up a tin mine but mysteriously vanished in 1915. In 1917, the bishop of Singapore rediscovered Fraser's Hill while on a hunt for the man, providing suggestions for the area to be developed into a hill station which was brought to fruition by authorities.
Source of info: www.fraserhill.info
We started our journey early in the morning.
We used the highway which took us about 1 hour to reach the foothill of Fraser's Hill.
At the foothill, there are 2 roads on the opposite side, left is to go up, the right is to come down, which means there will be no coming traffic along the way, which is safer to drive.
In the old days, there is only one road to go up and down, so there is a time table stating what time can you go up, and come down. If you reached there before the time to go up you will have to wait at the foothill until they open for you. Lucky us, now we don't have to do through that anymore.
The road up the hill is very narrow, so it is advised not to speed during driving. Plus the local cyclists love to take this trail up the hills so be careful when you're driving.
Take your time, enjoy the view of the jungles alongside the road. I especially like the huge ferns and the tall trees!
There are also natives who live in the area walking along the side of the road, sometimes we can spot a few foreigners accompanied by a guide doing "Bird Watching", which is a very popular activity at Fraser's Hill as well.
It was said, there are over 270 species of local and migratory birds you can find in the hill, the township even have an annual International Bird Race held in June each year.
After about an hour later, we have finally reached the entrance of Fraser's Hill.
Once you enter the town, the first thing you will see is the famous landmark - The Fraser's Hill Clock Tower. We decided to go further up and slowly take our journey back down to this town again.
So for this Part 1, we will take you to one of the tourist attractions here - The Paddock and Archery.
Any kind of vehicles are forbidden to drive into the premises, but there is a free parking space at about 2 minutes walk to the main entrance. So we parked our car, take a walk down the steep road to the Paddock and Archery area.
There aren't many people on the day we went as it was on a weekday. The place is empty when we went in, we have the whole place for ourselves, haha...
I LOVE this view!
The old stable, white fences, green trees and clear blue sky!!
The Paddock is a place for horse-riding activities. Visitors can take a ride on retired racing horses around a small course, guided by the keepers. Pony for children will be taken for a walk by the keepers as well. Price is RM9 for adults and RM6 for children. They open 8.30 am - 6 pm, with a 1-hour lunch break.
We are not allowed to go in the stable, plus I only saw one horse there, maybe it's too quiet today, so the place seems closed. But it gave me the opportunity to take photos wherever I like, which was cool!
Let's head over to the Archery shall we!
There are flowers everywhere! Just lovely to be around such beauty.
Since there are no customers today, the coach was feeling very generous and guided Rose and also explained the usage of the pad on her arm and show her how to shot in a more efficient way to hit the centre target.
The price for 10 arrows is RM10, you can go for as many rounds as you like as long as your hands can take it.
Rose was the one having fun today as this is her first time holding a bow. After the first round, her excitement was too much that she went for the second round of it. She had totally shot 20 arrows for the day.
Here's the result of the archery. Not bad for a first-timer!
I'm glad we stopped by this place and really had a lot of fun. It also gave me the chance to introduce this place to the world through #Travelfeed!
I hope you enjoy this part of the story, I will write about another attraction in Part 2 later on. See you in my next post!
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All photos were taken with my Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge phone camera.
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