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Attractions In Bukit Bendera Constituency |
| Bukit
Bendera is the official name for Penang Hill. Bukit Bendera also lends its
name to the parliamentary constituency which covers the most famous
tourist beach belt in the country. All beaches are open to the public even
if access may be limited. Refer location map below:
Among its popular attractions are: |
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| Gurney Drive | ||||
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Tourist icon, nearest
to city centre ·
Limited beach, famous
open air hawker centre and eating shops
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Approximately 2 km
casuarina lined open air seaside esplanade with a view of passing cruise liners
and cargo ships, the mainland and Kedah state beyond ·
International
standard hotels - The Gurney Resort, Evergreen Laurel Hotel |
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Tanjong Tokong (Temple
Cape) |
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Lesser known, laid back fishing community and public
flats
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Upmarket shopping
complexes at Fettes Park intersection ·
Smaller scale
beachfront hotels - Sri Pantai Motel, Paradise Tanjung Bungah ·
Penang Chinese
Swimming Club - open to public with salt water swimming pool ·
A number of open air
/ covered hawker centres |
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Tanjong Bungah
(Flowery Point) |
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Some small stretches
of beach off the main road, hawker center and restaurants ·
Cluster of
international standard beachfront hotels - Sandy Bay Resort, Copthorne, Crown
Prince, Leisure Cove ·
Penang Water Sports
Center offering kayak/canoes/boats for rent ·
Penang Swimming Club
- members only, beachfront swimming pool & restaurants ·
Tanjong Club -
members only, beachfront pool and restaurant ·
Post office, police
station, bus station, wet market |
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Penang Water Sports Center (Tanjong Bungah) |
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Privatised water
sports center providing shower rooms, camping, hostel, canoes & boats for
rental, dragon boats, etc. Open to public at low rates. |
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Batu Ferringhi (Portugese Rock) |
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Famous international
icon, laid back local community ·
World famous long
stretch of fine sandy beach, probably the best beach in Penang ·
All beachfront
international hotels - Rasa Sayang Resort, Golden Sands Resort, Lone Pine
Resort, Holiday Inn, ParkRoyal, Casuarina Beach Resort, Bayview Beach Resort,
some serviced apartments ·
Variety of water
sports facilities, public baths/toilets ·
A number of
international standard restaurants and local eating stalls, duty free shops ·
Daily night market
stalls selling a wide variety of stuff - curios, clothes, souvenirs, handicrafts,
etc ·
Post office, police
station, clinics, hawker centre, art- gallery ·
Smaller beaches
between Tanjong Bungah and Batu Ferringhi - Sunshine Beach (government
bungalows for rent), Miami Beach (Ferringhi Beach Resort) |
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Penang
Botanic Gardens |
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A 28 hectare site
situated in a valley surrounded by evergreen jungle clad hills ·
Set up by the British
in 1884, has a variety of exotic flora unknown to many. A botanic centre as
well as a popular recreational spot ·
Pleasant walk, nature
trail, running stream, variety of plants ·
Botanika gift shop
run by Friends of the Penang Botanic Gardens Society botanika@po.jaring.my ·
Waterfall hilltop
Bala Thandayuthapani temple and Natukkotai Chettiar Thandayuthapani temple in
the vicinity |
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Youth
Park |
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A park run by the
Municipal Council ·
Features jogging
trek, open fields, skating rink, amphitheater, cascading stream, children’s
playground amidst lush greenery, wading pool |
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Pulau
Tikus (Rat Isle) Suburb |
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One-Stop Commercial
Complex and international class hotel ·
Open air hawker
centres, international class restaurants, eating shops, wet market ·
A 33 metre gold
plated reclining Buddha statue, Thai and Burmese temples ·
Penang Turf Club
(public) and Golf Club (members) ·
Penang Sports Club
(members) |
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Penang Hill (Bukit Bendera) |
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Take a 30 minute Swiss-built funicular train ride up to the
summit of the 830 metre high hill resort ·
Attractions include a hotel (Bellevue Penang Hill Hotel),
historical convalescent bungalows for rent, tea kiosk, hawker center, nature
walks/trails, panoramic viewing spots, rose garden ·
Vegetable plots on hillslopes ·
Alternatively, take a 3 hour hike from the moongate,
approximately 300 metres from the Penang Botanic Gardens |
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TOURIST MAP OF BUKIT
BENDERA CONSTITUENCY |
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