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Showing posts with label lake garden. Show all posts

Friday, January 14, 2011

Kuala Lumpur Deer Park

The Kuala Lumpur Deer Park is situated within the tourist spot of Lake garden.

It is within an easy reach from the city center. Next to it, you have other attractions within walking distant, the asian birds park, the butterfly park and the orchids garden.

The signage is welcoming the visitors.
Opening time:
Monday to Thursday 1000 - 1800 hrs with break between 1200-1300
Friday 1000- 1800 hrs break 1200- 1300 hrs
Weekends and holidays 1000- 1800 hrs


At Kuala Lumpur Deer Park, you would be able to see, both the local as well as the imported spotted dear.

The picture shows that the deers are resting underneath the shade of the tall trees in the middle of Malaysia sun.




There are also the mouse deers, the smallest type of deer barely as big as the domestic cat. They are separately housed in special huts. Mouse deer is a very shy animals and sometime it is hard to see them.

Kuala Lumpur deer park is a good place to spend a few hours with your children. At the same time you can see the Tun Abdul Razak Memorial. Park your car at the memorial, or get the taxi to drop you at the memorial, spend about an hour at the memorial, then talk a short walk to the Kuala Lumpur Deer Park.



Thursday, December 2, 2010

lake garden kuala lumpur

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Lake Garden or also known as taman tasik perdana is the oldest garden built in kuala lumpur. The garden had shrank in size as many new development and buildings had sprouted.

The idea was mooted in 1888 to convert the piece of swamp area to garden. It was launched by the second prime minister Tun Razak in 1975 and later name was changed during Mahathirs time to Taman Tasik Perdana.

The green space in the urban are is necessary for the community. For this reason an upgrade exercise is being conducted to transform it to a magnificent lake. The transformation exercise will involve:

Planting about 1,500 trees and cleaning the lakes. The phase 2 include the building of souvenir shops and play ground.

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Location: It is at the center of Kuala Lumpur. Walking distant from The old railway station.
















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The lake garden contains more than just a garden. The followings are the attractions:

1. The birds park.
2. butterfly park
3. planetarium
4. the war memorial.
5. The malaysian parliament

At the edge of the park, you can visit the national mosque and the Islamic museum.