Malaysia Peninsular Beaches, Penang, Batu Ferringhi 马来西亚半岛海滩，槟城州属，巴都菲冷宜

Malaysia Peninsular Beaches, Penang, Batu Ferringhi 

马来西亚半岛海滩，槟城州属，巴都菲冷宜

The beaches of Penang offer stretches of golden sands, crystal blue sea and coves with clusters of rocks. A range of beachfront resorts of famous international chains line the shore of Tanjung Bungah. Some resorts provide sea adventure facilities such as parasailing, windsurfing and water-skiing. comes alive after sunset as most of the nightclubs and karaoke bars are here. Delightful hawker food can also be found at the Fettes Parkresidential area.

Then there is Batu Ferringhi.Apart from its beautiful beaches, this spot offers delicious local and international food and souvenir shops. Teluk Bahang is situated at the extreme northwest corner of the island, hence its past name The End of the World

Traveling west along the coastal road, away from Tanjung Bungah. A low lying area with a sweeping stand and casuarinas, it is the most famous of Penang's beaches. Several hotels of international standard may be found along its shoreline. Here guests have many sporting activities to choose from, such as parasailing, jet skiing, wind surfing and water skiing. Dining is a delight with near by restaurants offering a variety of seafood, local, Continental and Asian dishes. The road show is also lined with numerous stalls selling handicrafts and souvenirs.

Off share from Batu Ferringhi are the deserted island of Pulau Bidan, Pulau Telur and Pulau Song Song. The crystal clear waters around these coral island are ideals for swimming, snorkeling, cscurba diving and fishing. Most of the beach hotels offer sea cruises to these islands.

This popular stretch of beach is famous for its range of 4 and 5 star hotels lining the beach. However, there is also a good choice of backpacker's places.

Attraction

Penang Batik Factory

Penang Batik Factory is one of the pioneers of batik manufacturing on the island. Established in 1973 by Craft Batik Sdn Bhd, it is set in Teluk Bahang, a short walk away from the Penang Botanic Gardens. The complex is divided into three sections: an art gallery, boutique and workshop. Surrounded by lots of tropical greenery, it is one of Penang’s well known sightseeing spots and offers a wide variety of quality batik, from block prints batiks to hand-drawn pieces. At the Penang Batik Factory, unlike the usual one-sided print, each piece features patterns and colours on both sides of the fabric: the complex provides free, guided daily tours

Penang Butterfly Farm

Opened in 1986, the Penang Butterfly Farm – located in Teluk Bahang – is one of Penang’s best known and most popular tourist attractions. The eight-hectare butterfly sanctuary houses an impressively varied collection of butterfly species as well as an assortment of other insects. The farm sits at the foot of the Teluk Bahang hills – between the Taman Rimba Park and Teluk Bahang village. It features more than 4,000 butterflies from more than 120 groups as well as other insects and reptiles.

Penang Butterfly Farm History David Goh, the owner, founded the farm to introduce and promote entomology – the study of insects – to the Malaysian public. In order to safeguard the various species of butterflies on the island, this conservation centre is dedicated to protecting them and their habitat. Though most people know the Penang Butterfly Farm to be a tourist attraction, this butterfly ‘safe haven’ has gained an international reputation within the industry. Its other functions include increasing awareness on conservation issues pertaining to the rainforest and butterfly habitats.

Penang Butterfly Farm Layout The ‘living museum’ houses various exotic butterfly species including the Rajah Brooke and the endangered Yellow Bird wing butterfly and it also plays host to over 300 plant species. Additionally, it is involved in breeding programs thus resulting in its function as an education, entertainment and research centre. Meanwhile, located within the park, is the Tropical Fruit Farm – a 25-acre organic orchard with more than 250 types of fruit including durians and West Indian cherries. Along with a tour around the orchard, you should also take the opportunity to sample the delicious fruits as well as freshly squeezed fruit juices.

Tropical Fruit Farm

Tropical Fruit Farm is a 25-acre organic orchard in Penang with more than 250 types of tropical and subtropical fruit trees and is located approximately two km down the road from Teluk Bahang. The garden was developed in 1993 in an effort to conserve rare and exotic fruit trees. The fruit farm’s collection of trees include species from far-flung corners of the world including Central and South America, Central Africa, India, the Middle East, the Caribbean and the Pacific Islands. This eco-tourism venture only utilizes organic fertilisers.

Guided Tours

The Tropical Fruit Farm conducts daily guided tours. In addition to learning more about the fruits visitors will get the chance to sample local produce on the two-hour tours. At weekends and on public holidays the orchard lays out a spread of light snacks, juices and a barbecue for visitors. Besides conserving rare fruit trees, the Tropical Fruit Farm seeks to educate and promote the role of agriculture in the state’s rural areas.

Tropical Spice Garden

Set just up the road from the Teluk Bahang junction, Penang’s Tropical Spice Garden is an eight-acre collection of secondary jungle with some 500 species of flora and fauna. Southeast Asia’s only tropical spice garden is a good place to spend the afternoon with your kids – the nature conservation complex features three garden trails that take you on 20-45 minute journeys past stream crossings, waterfalls and structures made of recycled organic materials. The award-winning farm was set up utilizing predominantly natural and recycled building materials salvaged from pre-war shop houses or sourced from local antique stores.

Tropical Spice Garden Save The Earth Set just up the road from the Teluk Bahang junction, Penang’s Tropical Spice Garden is an eight-acre collection of secondary jungle with some 500 species of flora and fauna. Southeast Asia’s only tropical spice garden is a good place to spend the afternoon with your kids – the nature conservation complex features three garden trails that take you on 20-45 minute journeys past stream crossings, waterfalls and structures made of recycled organic materials. The award-winning farm was set up utilizing predominantly natural and recycled building materials salvaged from pre-war shop houses or sourced from local antique stores.

Tropical Spice Garden Save The Earth Set just up the road from the Teluk Bahang junction, Penang’s Tropical Spice Garden is an eight-acre collection of secondary jungle with some 500 species of flora and fauna. Southeast Asia’s only tropical spice garden is a good place to spend the afternoon with your kids – the nature conservation complex features three garden trails that take you on 20-45 minute journeys past stream crossings, waterfalls and structures made of recycled organic materials. The award-winning farm was set up utilizing predominantly natural and recycled building materials salvaged from pre-war shop houses or sourced from local antique stores.

Flora and fauna at Tropical Spice Garden Situated along Penang’s north-western shores, on an abandoned, rubber plantation, this eco-tourism course has three jungle trails; the Spice Trail, Ornamental Trail and Jungle Trail – these treks that take you past different sections of the compound. Each ‘room’ features special plant collections such as spices and herbs, aquatic plants and jungle flora. You can choose to explore the park on your own as there is instructional signage exhibiting the names and uses of each plant to guide you or you can take part in the guided tours available.

Yahong Art Gallery

Yahong Art Gallery is the largest arts and crafts centre in Penang. Displaying works by Malaysian and Asian artists, it is divided into four sections: the Art Gallery, Handicrafts, Batik and Jewellery & Antiques centres. It is best known for housing the artworks of Chuah Thean Teng. Teng is billed at the father of modern batik printing: the upper levels of Yahong Art Gallery prominently display his original works plus those of his sons, Chuah Siew Kek, Chuah Seow Keng and Chuah Siew Teng.

Exhibits Besides Teng’s batik prints, the displays at Yahong Art Gallery range from batik works by other artists to beautiful Chinese jewellery, antiques, pewter works and water colour, Chinese ink and oil prints. In addition to that, other noteworthy exhibits include an ancient Malaysian medicine horn, a Sarawak tribal chief's staff, an exquisite Chinese cloisonné, Chinese tile pictures and more. Also when you visit the gallery, be sure to catch a demonstration on batik printing and pick up some pewter products and batik apparel as souvenirs

Activities

Batu Ferringhi is famed for its beaches. Acres and acres of smooth, sandy beaches along its coastline provide the perfect avenue for a variety of beach sports and water sports activities, with a few companies along its length offering such facilities. Foot reflexology and fish spa centres are also aplenty here, with many hotels and resorts along Jalan Batu Ferringhi offering foot massage services. The contrasting beaches of neighbouring Teluk Bahang are popular spots for snorkeling.

Wave Runner Watersport

The smooth sands of Batu Ferringhi’s beaches are ideal spots for beach sports. Beach buggy, horseback riding, Frisbee throwing and beach volleyball are some of the games that are commonly enjoyed here. There are a few companies along Batu Ferringhi coastline that offer water sports facilities such as jet-skiing, parasailing and deep-sea fishing, such as Wave Runner Watersport Centre. Alternatively, aside from indulging in some physical activities, visitors have been known to come here for a spot of sunbathing or just for lounging and relaxing on the beach. The beaches of the neighbouring Teluk Bahang has contrasting yet equally beautiful landscape with huge rocks and boulders lacing its coast, offering perfect spots for snorkeling.

Highlights: Among the activities are jet-skiing, water skiing, parasailing and deep-sea fishing trips. Location: opposite Waverunner Beach Chalet Address: 54 Jalan Batu Feringghi. Tel: (604) 881 4753 SHOW MAP ADD TO TRIP! 16 Foot Reflexology & Fish Spa There are plenty of health and wellness centres along Jalan Batu Ferringhi offering foot reflexology and fish spa services, lasting from 30 to 60 minutes, such as Deluxe Foot Reflexology and Marine Fish Spa. Foot reflexology services can also be found in most hotels and resorts in Batu Feringghi. Deluxe Foot Reflexology Location: Next to Batu Feringghi Bistro, opposite Baba Guest House Tel: (6017) 429 0722 Happy Feet Fish Spa Address: 3A, Jalan Sungai Emas (off Jalan Batu Feringghi, near Golden Sands Resort) Marine Fish Spa Location: Jalan Batu Feringghi (Near D’ Feringghi Hotel)

Shopping

Batu Ferringhi Night Market Stretching along Jalan Batu Ferringhi from Shangri-La’s Rasa Sayang Resort & Spa all the way to Shangri-La’s Golden Sands Resort, Batu Ferringhi’s night market is not to be missed when visiting the northern part of Penang. Comprising hundreds of stalls offering everything from fake designer bags to dirt-cheap pirated DVDs and home deco items to souvenirs, the night market is perhaps Batu Ferringhi’s main tourist attraction. Best of all, you can still bargain for the best prices. One word of advice: If you like something, don’t buy it first.

Have a look around, as chances are, there are other stalls offering the same goods at much better deals. Highlights: Pirated DVDs, handmade crafts, home decorative items, art, clothes, snacks, touristy souvenirs, fake designer accessories. Opening Hours: Daily, 19:00 – Late Location: Along Jalan Batu Feringghi, from Shangri-La’s Rasa Sayang Resort & Spa to Shangri-La’s Golden Sands Resort

Dining

A host of dining options is available right in Batu Ferringhi. From posh dining outlets to humble roadside restaurants, all of them offer great-tasting food at prices that are not too straining on the pocket. There are also plenty of choices in terms of the types of food one can find here; from Indian to Middle East cuisine, one would be spoilt for choice.

Accommodation

Hotels in Batu Ferringhi are ultra popular with visitors looking to stay close to Penang’s beachside action, especially on the weekends when day-trippers visit. Stretching all the way from Teluk Bahang, running the span along the coast of Jalan Batu Ferringhi, a lot of four and five star hotels front the seaside, leaving few seafront coves open and easily accessible to the public. However, it is the hotel seafront strips that are utterly divine, with powder white sandy stretches that are litter-free and waters that just seem so much bluer, making them heavenly for sunbathing. Shaded by lots of palm trees, it is one of the island’s most popular destinations, and given the especially reasonable room rack rates offered, Batu Ferringhi hotels book up pretty fast, especially on the weekend. If the beach is not much of a lure to you, then the strip’s daily night market should do the trick, offering standard souvenirs for purchase, as well as cool tricked out stuff like pop art and bejewelled headbands and more. For the best hotel deals in Batu Ferringhi, check out the ones listed below – we are sure you will find some great options to suit both your style and budget preference.

By Taxi

Your best option to get to and from Batu Feringgi to Georgetown and back is by taxi. Buses are infrequent and it's just too far and too hot to cycle.

Accommodation Overview

This popular stretch of beach is famous for its range of 4 and 5 star hotels lining the beach. However, there is also a good choice of backpacker's places

巴珠菲冷宜海滨是马来西亚第三大城市槟城（Penang）的北部海岸，是马来西亚开发力度最大的海滩，也是东南亚最著名的海滩度假胜地之一。

巴珠菲冷宜处处焕发着青春的活力，看起来是个很年轻的小镇但实际上却很古老。海滩上拥有洁白柔软的沙子，浩渺的海面及成片的棕榈树，风景十分秀丽。

巴珠菲冷宜海滩水清沙细，是东南亚久负盛名的海滩胜地，以兼有山海之胜而著称，既有连绵的黄金海滩，浩渺海面，又有秀美清幽的山峦。这一带都是许多高级酒店和渡假村、售卖多样化手工艺品的店铺，是国内外游客最喜欢的一个旅游景点。

海滨还可以看见一种称为“Malay Kampong”的高脚屋，保存了100多年前马来人的传统居住格调。

游客既可以选择在沙滩上沐浴阳光享受悠闲，也可以参加各种新奇刺激的海上活动；除此之外还有其他景点如蝴蝶农场（Butterfly Farm）、玩具博物馆（Toy Museum）和热带水果农场（Tropical Fruit Farm）也是游客喜欢的地方。

蝴蝶农场上有120种约4000只马来西亚蝴蝶，它不仅仅是一个景点，是一个现场进行公众教育的“博物馆”，也是研究蝴蝶繁殖的重要基地；玩具博物馆是亚洲乃至世界最大的玩具博物馆，收集了包括木偶娃娃、模型、电子机器人、卡通等在内的超过10万个玩具。

热带水果农场占地25公顷，种植了约200种热带及亚热带水果，游客可在农场内一边采摘一边品尝，别有一番滋味。

玩累了可以找个地方，望着美丽的海景，吃着美味鲜甜的海鲜，这样的一个舒服地方。如果你想拥有一个既开心又难忘的悠长假期，巴都菲冷宜肯定不会让你失望.

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