Friday July 24, 2009
Bukit Larut, one of Perak's famed tourist destinations, is set to welcome more visitors looking to stay overnight on the hilltop in Taiping.
A spanking new two-storey hostel capable of housing 70 visitors with relative comfort is set to be completed there by end of August. It will boast dormitories, guests rooms, four hotel-like executive rooms, a cafeteria, meeting rooms and a recreational room.
Jeeps waiting to take visitors down from the top of Bukit Larut in Taiping, Perak.
Perak Tourism Action Council general manager Rahmad Ithnin said the RM3.7mil hostel was an addition to the existing six hill-top bungalows managed by the district office.
"We will be able to accommodate more backpackers, tourists and groups of students at the hilltop," he said during a visit to the hill recently.
The Tourism Ministry and state government have been working to upgrade infrastructure at the 1,036m-high Bukit Larut, or Maxwell Hill as it is still fondly known.
Among the upcoming facilities are a restaurant and a meeting hall for visitors to stage official and recreational activities.
The hostel being built by the Perak Government up Bukit Larut in Taiping which is expected to be completed by end of August.
Meanwhile, state executive councillor Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon said the government would re-look into the proposal of a cable car system after taking into account feedback on the idea.
"I will bring it up with the state exco in charge of tourism (Datuk Hamidah Osman)," he said.
Dr Mah, accompanied by the heads of various state departments, was investigating complaints of alleged erosion, logging and indiscriminate dumping of rubbish.
Earlier, a frequent trekker who identified herself as Yee told reporters that students and youths would often throw away empty bottles and plastic bags.
Visitors being taken up on the half hour ride by jeep up Bukit Larut.
"We would pick up the rubbish because we don't want the tourists to get a bad impression of the place.
"My friends and I have been coming here every morning to exercise for the past 10 years. We'd usually come at 8.15am and descend at 10am," said the retired quality control supervisor.
Yee, 55, also hoped that the government would go ahead with the cable car project to bring in more tourists.
Those interested in booking overnight accommodation on the hill can contact the Larut, Matang and Selama district office's Bukit Larut recreational office at 05-8077241. -- The StarMetro.
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