Big plans for Gunung Ledang
Elaborate plans are being formulated to transform Mount Ophir, better known as Gunung Ledang, in Tangkak here into an international tourist destination.
Deputy International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Hamim Samuri said its scenic beauty, lush vegetation, cool and tranquil environment and the cascading waterfall, enriched by tales of the legendary home of a bunian (invisible) princess, make for a great tourist attraction.
He said all infrastructure developments and facilities to reach the mountain have been upgraded.
Hamim, who is the Ledang member of parliament, said plans are also under way to promote Ledang into the hub of cottage and downstream industries.
"I will be meeting with officers from the Tourism Ministry soon to find ways to further promote the destination as a tourist site," he said at the Hari Raya open house in Tangkak Dewan Jubili Intan here last Monday night.
More than 5,000 people including members of the Barisan Nasional component parties, local community leaders and Malaysians of all walks of life attended the event.
Hamim said he would call on the Ministry to "sell" Gunung Ledang to tourists in all over the world.
He said he would encourage tourists from Singapore and Malacca to stay overnight at the mountain resort and Tangkak, adding that Ledang has sufficient first-class hotels and homestay facilities to accommodate them.
Hamim said he would also encourage tourists to visit the textile town in Tangkak and herbal and orchard farms in nearby villages.
"I have taken the first step with a RM2 million allocation to green, beautify, brighten and smoothen traffic flow at the Tangkak toll, to welcome tourists."
Hamim said the project was completed in six months this year.
He said he would listen to views and suggestions of the people to put Gunung Ledang on the world's tourism map.
Gunung Ledang, which is 1,276 metres above sea level, has some of the most striking floral and plant species in the world.
~News courtesy of New Straits Times~
Elaborate plans are being formulated to transform Mount Ophir, better known as Gunung Ledang, in Tangkak here into an international tourist destination.
Deputy International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Hamim Samuri said its scenic beauty, lush vegetation, cool and tranquil environment and the cascading waterfall, enriched by tales of the legendary home of a bunian (invisible) princess, make for a great tourist attraction.
He said all infrastructure developments and facilities to reach the mountain have been upgraded.
Hamim, who is the Ledang member of parliament, said plans are also under way to promote Ledang into the hub of cottage and downstream industries.
"I will be meeting with officers from the Tourism Ministry soon to find ways to further promote the destination as a tourist site," he said at the Hari Raya open house in Tangkak Dewan Jubili Intan here last Monday night.
More than 5,000 people including members of the Barisan Nasional component parties, local community leaders and Malaysians of all walks of life attended the event.
Hamim said he would call on the Ministry to "sell" Gunung Ledang to tourists in all over the world.
He said he would encourage tourists from Singapore and Malacca to stay overnight at the mountain resort and Tangkak, adding that Ledang has sufficient first-class hotels and homestay facilities to accommodate them.
Hamim said he would also encourage tourists to visit the textile town in Tangkak and herbal and orchard farms in nearby villages.
"I have taken the first step with a RM2 million allocation to green, beautify, brighten and smoothen traffic flow at the Tangkak toll, to welcome tourists."
Hamim said the project was completed in six months this year.
He said he would listen to views and suggestions of the people to put Gunung Ledang on the world's tourism map.
Gunung Ledang, which is 1,276 metres above sea level, has some of the most striking floral and plant species in the world.
~News courtesy of New Straits Times~
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