Sungai Klah Hot Springs Park is an ideal place to relax and de-stress. The surroundings are tranquil, the gardens are immaculate and the water is beautiful.
Sungai Klah is strategically located within easy access from the old trunk road or PLUS Expressway north bound. One can find the park from Sungkai Toll only 16.5 km or 20 minutes from the toll exit.
On the North-South Expressway, get of at the Sungkai tol exit and turn left at the junction. Just 1km down the trunk road, turn left and follow the signs. The park is after the Sungai Klah Felda village.
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The signage to the theraupatic section of the park
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Visitors are welcomed to try a natural foot reflexology path
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The park covers a 6. 5 hectare site, nestled in the serene and lush forest patch, hills clear cold mountain streams and rivers, a haven of tranquility. It was designed with a free flowing Hot Springs Swimming Pool and Therapeutic Park at the foothill of the Titiwangsa Range, 200 feet above sea level. The spa pools are definitely worth using
The whole complex radiates a rustic ambience of a truly village charm and offers visitors a chance to experience country life at it’s nature’s best.
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Visitors can walk on the sharp man-made pebble-bed footpath with (over natural 45 degrees heat) flowing water for foot theraupatic massage.
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You can walk barefoot along the hot stream of water that is covered with stones. This is part of the water reflexology that was built to enable visitor to enjoy this facility. Some said that if you are able to walk without feeling much pain on the sole of your feet, it means that you are healthy. The water reflexology where stones and natural hot water coming from the ground are combined to have maximum effort of the theraphy.
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Chatting away as their tired feets immersed in the warm pool water
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Try taking off your shoes and immersed your tired feet in the pool. Paddle your feet in the water while the water cascade massages, it was lovely. The water temperature was about 44°C.
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At certain point, the water is mild enough at 42 - 45 degree celcius for foot theraphy
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Be extremely careful and make sure to read the instructions of the signboards. At certain part of the pool, the sources of the hot water, where the water bubbles up from the ground, the temperature may be as high as 100°C-102°C (or boiling point).
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The activity at the Egg boiling point at the park offers a spectacular experience
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At the Egg Boiling point, baskets was provided for those wishing to boil eggs. Fresh chicken eggs can be purchased at the nearby cafe for this purpose. It takes only 3 minutes to do a half-boil, and 6-7 min. for a full boiled egg. The fact that there was no smell of sulphur and the boiled eggs really taste good.
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The water is really bubbling boiling hot.
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Visitors may purchase the fresh eggs at the nereby cafe.
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The moment we dipped the basket of eggs, one can see the eggs immediately hardening in front of your eyes.
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Don't bother to even try, the steaming vapour is a clear indicator of how hot the water is at this point. The instructions indicates how long it takes to prepare your boiled eggs.
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The egg-boiling pool had a lot of green algae coating the rocks. This unique bright green gunge that thrive in this hot boiling water is known to have a special characteristic. Let it dry as it is good for the skin and after 10 minutes, washed it off later, the skin did felt softer. There was another pool where the algae was white and this was supposed to be good for the stomach.
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The green algae that grown in rock surface is claimed to make the facial skin soft and tender.
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Scraping to hot rock surface for the medicinal algae
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You wouldn't believe what women are prepared to do in the name of beauty
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It has been recorded that the hot springs emerged from some 500 places within the complex. This spring water is channelled into the pool, and mixed with cold water.
The natural hot springs board walk will lead you to the heat source of the water that comes bubbling out from the ground. Here, at the platform that is built over the springs, you will be able to experience the radiated heat from the water. The temperature range from 60 °C to 101 °C. Clouds of steam that surround the greeneries is a good sight to see especially during the night when the spot lights are activated.
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Steam vapour literally arising from underneath the platform floors.
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From a platform built over the springs, one could feel the heat from the water. Gentle clouds of steam rose from the water. It looked so surreal – a stream covered in clouds of steam and surrounded by green vegetation. Apparently it is even more beautiful at night.
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No, what you see is not forest burning, but really the natural steam from the hot stream.
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As we stroll along the boardwalk, we went past an impressive Ara tree and a lots of other trees and shrubs which had medicinal uses. The boardwalk led us to a small stream which flowed from the hot springs. It got hotter as we walked and came to many small springs. You could hear the water bubbling up from the ground. Signboards revealed the water temperature to be 60°C-102°C.
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Clear signposting warning the visitors that the stream water is boiling hot at 100 degrees celcius
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Ju,Tora, Azril and Anis sharing the unique experience
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Part of this hot water are mixed with natural cold stream water,to be channeled to the swimming pool further down.
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Just downstream of the main pool is another spring, covered with boards for safety. The water is pumped up to the top of an artificial cascade where it is then allowed to flow down, forming clouds of steam as the hot water meets the cooler air.
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Swimmers relaxing in the warm pool of cascading water.
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On weekends, this lukewarm pool is even more crowded with bathers.
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A mushroom shape gazebo for picnic & refreshments
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We were indeed very lucky that during this trip no rain, although the weather was a bit cloudy and dark. On the other side of the complex is the normal cold water pool for the family, with wadding area and swimming area.
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A favourate bathing site by the visitors.
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The children's water slides emerging from underneath the tentacles of the Giant Squid.
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Water fountains at the shallow end of the pool
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Ju and Tora taking a quick nap by the pool, watched by the giant squid structure in the background.
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The trip was a truely memorable journey. We all unanimously agree that we sould come again to this park for an overnight camping in the nearest possible future.
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The chilli-red hot colour of the millipeed.
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The shot of a wild banana tree
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The small Peaceful Dove (Geopelia striata) camoflaging well into the surrounding
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The monitor lizard is also out hunting for food
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As in all nature parks, we do not miss catching snapshots of living creatures in the natural surrounding. Because of the rush, very few could be recorded this time around.
However, we were told that there is a nature trek that could take us up a four tier waterfall in the nearby mountain, and we were all excited to conquer that trail very very soon.
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