One Day Trip to Klang and Kuala Selangor

Finally after 4 years stationed in Klang Valley, I managed to go over to both this place. We were in Klang for the famous Bak Kut Teh and the firefly of Kuala Selangor. Kuala Selangor trip has been 1 of the 5 place that I wanted to go before I finish my uni years.



There were 5 of us. Yong Pay, our SLK driver, Wai Chin, our map reader and 3 other passenger, Ee Pheng, Yong Chai and me.

We started our journey at 2pm. We drived along the Federal Highway for an hour plus to reach Klang. From there we went round and round searching for our way to the famous Klang Lek Bak Kut Teh aka the Teluk Pulai Bak Kut Teh.


We were glad that we finally managed to get our way there after few turnings in roundabout and u-turn. It was situated away from the busy street of the town.

When we arrived, we were puzzled. That restaurant seemed to be closed for tea time hours. Without any guess, we braved into the shop to ask and we were in luck…yes Bak Kut Teh was on sale…so we made our order.



We orders Bak Kut Teh for 3 persons share as we all have already taken our lunch but the 3 persons share was just nice. The portion was large. The Bak Kut Teh was delicious. The soup has been brewed for hours with herbal. It came in a claypot with many meats that has much been softened. I am not a fan of pork but this was superb especially the little thigh. The meal was completed with a small pot of tea of Tie Kuan Ying.

After leaving the shop, we actually thought of going to get another round of Karipap, YP’s favourite but we could not find our way there. In the mist of roundabout and flyovers here and there, we passed by the Jalan Istana, where we stopped by the Istana Alam Shah for some photo shots.



By 4pm, we were on our way to Kuala Selangor via Kapar. We arrived at Bukit Melawati at 5.15pm. There were many interesting thing there. First there we visited the Museum Kuala Selangor. Here they have showcased few artifacts with many detailed story of our history. We only have 15 minutes here as they closed on 5.30pm. Then on the museum compound, we have got few good shots of the famous Bukit Melawati lighthouse. It was clean white and approximately 25 meters high.



Outside of the museum, there were a lot of monkeys. Really smart monkeys… went after some kind hearted people for food. They were fed with bread and long beans. At this site, we managed to get a bird’s eye view of the Kuala Selangor and the Straits of Malacca. The reflective sun on the strait and the green mangrove forest were best to be seen from here.



Then we drove down the hill and on our way, we passed by an astonishing temple which we guessed was dedicated to the ‘Chi Tian Ta Sen’ as it was with cave and holes. The temple was very nice kept and decorated. The architecture was impressive. Carvings and sculptures at every corner.



Then we went to the Nature Park or the Taman Alam of Kuala Selangor. The park keeper briefed us that the whole journey should take us an hour. First we passed the Secondary Forest . After crossing the bridge, we arrived in the mangrove forest where we climbed up the watch tower in search for birds. We managed to detect few eagles up above.

Then we quickly walked towards the muddy area. According to the keeper, we were supposed to be able to see the meeting point of Sungai Selangor and the Straits of Malacca but we were upset as we didn’t came across such a place except for a site where we can see the river from as far as 10 meters away. And the tree climbing crab was undetected as well.




By 7.15pm, we were still inside this park. It was getting darker so we opted to take the shorter route. We get do the hanging bridge way, as it would lead us into thick secondary forest before we can reach the exit point. We finally reached the exit point at 7.40pm. It was a rushing trip..not much time to admire the mother nature. I believed this is a great place that worth another visit at later days.


After the hike, we decided to go for a dinner or at least a drink in an air-cond restaurant but none here. Not even a KFC around. So we could only stop by a mini market and grabbed some drinks. I grupped down a bottle of 100plus drink within minutes…really thirsty.

We arrived in the Kampung Kuantan at about 8.15pm. Here Yong Chai and I shared a boat with 2 UCSI girls. We were sitting on a small sampan that fits a max of 4 persons. It was kind of scary as it was not that stable and the site of the sampan was low. It felt like water could flow in at any minute to capsize us but with the pro Pak Cik, that feeling quickly went off. He was suck a good guide. He really knew the fireflies very well.

According to the Pak Cik, the best time to see fireflies was on the 1st to 6th and 18th to 24th monthly of Lunar calendar as the moon would affect the river flow and water level. And the best time if after sunset till 9pm as the fireflies would be mating after that time, so there will be less clipping.

The journey was interesting with the humorous guide. There were many Christmas tree like trees by the 2 shores. We have also got to hold them on our hands. They were very small, approximately 3mm long only. But with the emitted light, it was enough to light a Christmas tree.

The boat ride was about few km long and it took approximately half hour.



Then headed back to KL via Ijok and Sungai Buloh. We stopped by Wangsa Maju for a mamak dinner. Next we stopped by in Coughnout to meet up with our supersenior and only arrived in Serdang at 1pm.

So another great trip with course mates as well as another great outing to continue the Visit Malaysia year spirit….yes!