The little known (as usual ) Lenggong Valley near Kuala Kangsar is one of Peninsular Malaysia’s most important archaeological sites. It is likened to an open-air museum, and home to legends, skeletons, cave drawings and precious finds such as jewellery, pottery, weapons and stone tools. Many of the caves in the Lenggong area have revealed evidence of prehistoric human hunting activity.

Fittingly, fun loving & food aficionados passing by enroute to Gerik ( aka Betong in Thailand ) will have their compulsory fix of aphrodisiacs in one of the numerous Chinese appetising stations in this fresh water fish haven before crossing the border.

To visit Lenggong, from the North-South Expressway take Exit No.143 at Kuala Kangsar – that’s about 3 hours away from Kuala Lumpur. Then take Route 76 to Lenggong. The new state of the art scenic highway has replaced the winding tedious kampung road of yore.

Main road, Lenggong town – Chinese seafood restaurants left & right

famous fish balls

silky smooth popular fresh water catfish [ pak su kong in Cantonese ], steamed to perfection

~ sights & tastes of Malaysia ~