Kaki Bukit 加基武吉, Old Mining Town of Perlis
2 min readKaki Bukit 加基武吉, Old Mining Town of Perlis
Last week, I joined local travel magazine Majalah Santai to visit Perlis, the northernmost state in Peninsula Malaysia. Sponsored by Tourism Malaysia Perlis, I stayed in Perlis for 3 days 2 nights.
On the second day and on the way to Perlis State Park (Taman Negeri Perlis) we passed by a quiet town by the name of Kaki Bukit 加基武吉. As we were told by our tour guide, Mr. Ron this town used to be a mining town. You can tell with a few rows of shops and houses populated by Chinese. I noticed the design and the architecture of the shops and houses are totally different than the other towns in Perlis.
A typical old Chinese shop in Kaki Bukit.
Gua Wang Burma is one of the popular tourist attractions near Kaki Bukit
Back in the old days, most these Chinese were tin miners. Tin mining used to be the main income for Malaysia until most of them ceased operations in the recent decades. Most of the tin miners remained in Kaki Bukit until today.
Kaki Bukit is located 16 miles north of the state capital, Kangar and a few miles away from Padang Besar, the border of Thailand and Malaysia.
It is only a few minutes of driving from Kaki Bukit 加基武吉to Perlis State Park (Taman Negeri Perlis).
This is something different. Never heard ppl going there for travel. 🙂
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Perlis got nice caves…
Went to Kangar town for Assam Laksa a few months back….nice!
Hi Pete,
Actually the first time I experienced caving was in Perlis. It was three hours of fun and adventure!
Wilson
Hi Meitzeu,
We will posts more on Perlis and hopefully it will change your perception.
Wilson
No matter who…No matter where…No matter how…Hope this is the beginning of a wonderful new year. Happy New Year!
love the quaint town. the last stop before caving for the folks to get their supplies etc.
Hi,
Yeah, they sell the rubber boots for caving. It is a quaint town indeed.
Wilson
Hi, Next time when visit Perlis – Kaki Bukit, why not try PERLIS’s FAMOUS BAO （包点）and KAYA GOK (咖椰角）。 Location just in front of Clinic Kaki Bukit. Very tasty and delicios .
Here is the details >>> http://chopchionghin.blogspot.com/