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©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd %Perak 05 / POP 2,352,743 / AREA 21,035 SQ KM Includes ¨ Why Go? Ipoh ................125 Clifftop temples, dam-flooded wilderness, a mining town now Gopeng & Around ....132 famous for chicken with bean sprouts – Perak’s highlights are Cameron Highlands ..134 as intriguing as they are varied, but somehow this rugged Pulau Pangkor ......141 Malaysian region has never seized its share of the limelight. Time spent unpeeling Perak’s layers will reward you rich- Kuala Kangsar. 147 ly. Amble through Ipoh’s old town for time-worn mansions, Taiping .............149 craft shops and excellent food. Beyond the city lie cave tem- Bukit Larut .........153 ples so precariously situated they’ll make you sweat with Kuala Sepetang .....154 awe and exertion. Cool off with rafting in Gopeng, tour Taip- Belum-Temenggor ing’s colonial architecture or head north to untouched Royal Rainforest ..........154 Belum State Park. The beaches on Pulau Pangkor don’t rival Peninsular Malaysia’s east coast, but the island has sun, sea and hornbill-spotting in abundance. Perak is also the best starting point to explore the Cameron Highlands (techni- cally situated in Pahang state). Once beloved of colonial Best Places to Eat Brits seeking a breather, these breezy hill stations now lure ¨ Restaurant Lou Wong travellers eager to escape the muggy lowlands – and sip tea (p129) straight from the source. ¨ Barracks Cafe (p141) ¨ Luen Fong Restaurant When to Go (p133) Ipoh °C/°F Te mp Rainfall Inches/mm ¨ Lim Ko Pi (p129) 40/104 32/800 ¨ Restoran Pasir Bogak (p146) 30/86 24/600 20/68 16/400 Best Places to 10/50 8/200 Stay 0/32 0 J FDM A M J J A S O N ¨ Sekeping Kong Heng (p127) Dec–Feb Sizzle Jun–Aug Seize Sep–Nov During ¨ Tiger Rock Resort (p145) on Pangkor’s binoculars for Perak’s wetter beaches or cool birdwatching in months, skip to a ¨ Lakehouse (p139) down in Perak’s Belum or chill city break in Ipoh ¨ Adeline’s Villa (p134) high country. in the Cameron or Taiping. Highlands. ¨ Belum Eco Resort (p155) 124 Pengkalan THAILAND Hulu KEDAH Bukit Ulu Sungai Tasik Laho (1202m) Baling Petani 67 Gunung Temengor Gadang 4 76 (770m) 1 Pulau PENANG Banting George Gerik Bukit Town Butterworth Gunung Kabut Kulim Royal Belum (1317m) Inas State Park (1801m) Pulau Pinang Gunung Ulu Gunung Jerneh (1577m) Nibong Tebal Kubuh Gajah Gunung Chamat (2171m) Parit Buntar Gunung Besar 76 (1749m) Tanjung Tasik Ulu Soh Piandang Merah (1324m) 1 Kampung KELANTAN Kuala Kurau Bagan Busut Tasik Serai Bukit Larut Chenderoh Gunung PERAK (Maxwell Hill) Chingkai (1036m) (1397m) Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve Taiping Sungai Siput Kuala Gua H Kuala Sepetang Kangsar Gunung Musang ighlights Korbu (80km) (2183m) 60 Gunung Gunung Bubu Chabang Selat Melaka (1657m) Ipoh Simpang (1711m) Pulai Kampung (Strait of Melaka) Ipoh Airport Raja Kellie's Castle Cave Temples Batu Gajah Ulu Bukit Tanah Pantai Geroh Rata Cameron Segari Remis Kinta Nature Park Gopeng Highlands (493m) TT5 Tin Dredge Kinta Ringlet Kampung Valley 60 Bota Kiri Tanjung Kinta S Kampar Pulau 5 P u Tualang e n Pangkor rak g 1 E1 a Sungai Teluk Nipah Lumut i Kampung Tapah Pulau Kampung Koh Gajah Tapah Pangkor Kompleks Sejarah Road PAHANG Laut Bidor Pasir Salak L e b uhra Teluk Pulau y Intan a Sembilan (T o 5 llw a y ) Selim River S ungai B Fraser's Hill er nam (Bukit Fraser) 0 30 km Tanjung 0 20 miles SELANGOR Malim Perak Highlights 1 Sipping tea, picking 3 Admiring hornbills from 6 Perusing colonial buildings strawberries and scrambling a beach hammock on island and luscious street food in through mossy forests in the hideaway Pulau Pangkor Taiping (p149). fresh and verdant Cameron (p141). 7 Muddying your hiking Highlands (p134). 4 Being dazzled by the royal boots in the watery 2 Gorging on food in sights and rich architecture of wonderland of Royal Belum revamped Ipoh (p131), from Kuala Kangsar (p147). State Park (p154). chicken and bean sprouts to 5 Marvelling at the 8 Going rafting, caving and excellent Indian cuisine. remarkable cave temples rambling around the wild (p129) near Ipoh. terrain of Gopeng (p133)..