Batu Ferringhi - Tropical Spice Garden

After N-years of last visit to Penang Tropical Spice Garden, here I'm again at the place. Usually I pay no interest to actually re-visit the place due to the entry fees and my "tiny" interest in the spice plant. Well, since there is an outing organized by Canon Penang branch, so why not give it a try again? As the trip actually visiting 2 places - Tropical Spice Garden and Penang Butterfly Farm, I bought a Canon EF 100mm f2.8 USM Macro lens. And the conclusion is......I'm really glad that I bought the lens. Now I'm fall in love with Macro lens sharpness and details it gives.

The place located at Batu Ferringhi, opened from 9.00am to 6.00pm daily and there are guided tours for you from 9.00am to 12.30pm (Monday to Friday) and 9.00am to 5.00pm (Saturday, Sunday and Holidays). It is a private park so the entry is not cheap: Tropical Spice Gardens charges

The only problem for visiting the park is that there are very limited parking area, so be early. :)
As I had the macro lens with me, the series of photo is more towards close-up rather than a scenery capture.

Main pond area:










Floral:













Little bamboo......this is how bamboo looks like while it is still young.









Some surprises when you walk around the park:


Miscellaneous shot:

The big swing where you can get the aerial view of part of the park.


There is a Spice Museum within the park, lots of the traditional tools shown there.


Spices on sale at the souvenir shop.




The old rubber sheet making machine.


Red, Green and Orange path...

It is a nice place for family to spend quality time while enjoy the nature and sea breeze......

The website: Tropical Spice Garden
Address: Lone Crag Villa, Lot 595 Mukim 2,
Jalan Teluk Bahang,
11100 Penang, Malaysia.Contact Number: 604 - 881 1797
GPS Coordinate: 5°27'42"N   100°13'46"E