Also
know as Bandar Maharani, Muar is a picturesque town popular for delicious
yet inexpensive food. A town where trishaws and bicycles abound, Muar
bears a striking resemblance to Malacca geographically, culturally, and
in terms of their interconnecting historical and commercial roles. It
is also known as the home of the "ghazal" music, a traditional Malay culture
that remains very popular with the older folk.
Kukup
The little town of Kukup is a fishing village,
off Pontian. A popular tourist destination, it is peculiar because the
entire row of houses is perched upon stilts at the water's edge. There
are numerous restaurants on stilts serving delicious seafood. Handicraft
and delicacies such as keropok, belacan, and cincalok are available at
Kukup. Visitors can also hire fishing boats.
Tanjung
Piai
Located
at the southern most tip of mainland Asia, 75km from JB, Tanjung Piai
is famous for its mangrove swamplands, which are homes to many exotic
aquatic life-forms, including multicolored mangrove crabs, beady-eyed
mudskippers, and crab-eating macaques. Here, one can see "Gula Melaka"
(palm sugar) processed the traditional way and experience the lifestyle
of a typical Malay Kampung community. Tanjung Piai is also home to one
of nature's rarely seen spectacular phenomena, the fireflies. When certain
conditions prevail, these fireflies will swarm and transform the mangrove
swamp into a twinkling wonderland.
Also
know as Bandar Maharani, Muar is a picturesque town popular for delicious
yet inexpensive food. A town where trishaws and bicycles abound, Muar
bears a striking resemblance to Malacca geographically, culturally, and
in terms of their interconnecting historical and commercial roles. It
is also known as the home of the "ghazal" music, a traditional Malay culture
that remains very popular with the older folk.
Located
at the southern most tip of mainland Asia, 75km from JB, Tanjung Piai
is famous for its mangrove swamplands, which are homes to many exotic
aquatic life-forms, including multicolored mangrove crabs, beady-eyed
mudskippers, and crab-eating macaques. Here, one can see "Gula Melaka"
(palm sugar) processed the traditional way and experience the lifestyle
of a typical Malay Kampung community. Tanjung Piai is also home to one
of nature's rarely seen spectacular phenomena, the fireflies. When certain
conditions prevail, these fireflies will swarm and transform the mangrove
swamp into a twinkling wonderland.