A Pleasant Trip to Bukit Melawati, Kuala Selangor

If you enjoy a short trip within Selangor, I would love to suggest going to Bukit Melawati for a day trip during the weekend or short public holiday. Do not expect any 5-stars attraction there but the local friendly monkeys are good enough to thrill your kids the whole day.

Bukit Melawati is located in the coastal town of Kuala Selangor, em...say about an hour drive drive from Kepong, Kuala Lumpur. During the late 18th Century, the second Sultan of Selangor had a fortress constructed on Melawati Hill to protect the state from intruders. The hill provided a vantage point to monitor ships in the Straits of Malacca. Even with a strategic hold, the Melawati Fort yielded to the Dutch cannons. It was again destroyed during the Selangor Civil War, when warring factions fought for tin-rich lands. All that remains of the fort now are its cannons, its original foundation stones and fabled execution block. The landscaped hill offers a panoramic view of the Selangor coastline.

The local version of the Polar Express heading up to Bukit Melawati
..choo choo & cough cough (diesel type)

Visitors will be delighted to watch the free-roaming Silverleaf Monkeys in the area. The adults are dark-haired with a tinge of silver, while the young ones are a bright orange.

This shot was taken within less than 2 feet away from our friendly host

Gentle and adorable, they graciously wait for bread or fruits from visitors, unlike the mischievous Long Tail Macaques. I wish I can take one home too..

Feeding time, long beans preferred, with lots of fiber..yum yum

I showed a Silverleaf Monkey a long bean on my palm before closing it and the monkey just gently took my hand and unfold my fingers to remove the food while I stroke his fur....wow.

We are watching them or the other way around??

Polite and gentle...much better than the "monkeys"
seen during parliament meetings

Even kids can befriend them easily without having their parents worrying about them. They can be consider much friendlier and polite than some of the young school going visitors. He he he...:D. (Serious,...while the kids behave more monkey that these local habitats).

Other attractions here are a lighthouse, a royal mausoleum and a quaint rest house.

If you have time for lunch, the sea food restaurants are just less than 10 mins drive up North along the costal road. Typical of all Malaysian visitors, you can also shop for fish snacks and other preserved food stuff while waiting for your food to be prepared.