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	"About 10 km west of Port Klang lies Pulau Ketam, a fishing island which has a character and appeal of its own."
About 10 km west of Port Klang lies Pulau Ketam, a fishing island which has a character and appeal of its own. Inhabitants of the island are either fishermen or involved with the fishing industry. Here you can see activities such as the processing of shrimp paste relished by the locals, or witness jelly fish and crabs being harvested from the open sea farms. There are two villages on Pulau Ketam, the Pulau Ketam Village and the Sungai Lima Village, but most boats will drop visitors off at the Pulau Ketam Village. The island attracts marshland birds lured by abundant fish and mangrove swamp creatures. Fiddler crabs, mud crabs and the rather strange mudskipper which swims in water, lives on land and climb trees are all found here. If you linger on the island until 4 pm you will see fishermen return from sea and unload the day's catch. Enjoy a fresh seafood meal at one of the restaurants. Visitors to Pulau Ketam might also want to check out some of the interesting spots on Pulau Ketam, including the Nan Thiam Keng Temple, a centre of worship which gets busy during the sixth day of the sixth month of the Chinese lunar calendar as devotees celebrate the birthday of the temple's deity. Another temple nearby, the Hock Leng Keng Temple also gets busy with celebration of it's deity on the 28th day od the fourth lunar month. Homestay programme are available should you wish to spend a night with a fisherman's family.

Located about 112km south-east of Alor Setar, deep in the forest of Gunung Inas in the Baling district is Peranginan Bukit Hijau, a great retreat for the locals. Also known as Lata Bukit Hijau Recreational Forest, it is famed for its amazing seven-level cascading waterfalls that create seven pools of cool, crystal clear water.

Although picnickers come here during weekends and public holidays, its large camping ground with basic toilet facilities along the Sungai Mempelam (Mempelam River) is more than adequate for all. Activities available there include nature walks along the bridle path that leads to the forest reserve where one can see nature at its best.

MORE DESTINATIONS

1. Banghuris Homestay Feel and experience a truly living lifestyle and the hospitality of the village folks in Banghuris, Sepang

2. Subang Parade One of the popular malls in this side of town. Subang Parade was once the longest shopping complex in Malaysia and winner of Tourism Malaysia 'Best Shopping Complex' Award in 1991.

3. Asia Pacific Auction Centres (APAC) If you are looking for the one place where you can buy or sell almost anything at all, and the one place where you can contact people just like yourself from all over the world, then that place has to be APAC.

4. Zoo Negara With some 4,000 animals from over 400 species, Zoo Negara is considered as one of the most exciting zoos in Southeast Asia. The zoo also has an impressive aquarium display, a primate park and a reptile house.

5. Mount Nuang Mount Nuang in Ulu Langat is the highest peak in Selangor and takes two days to climb. Being close to Kuala Lumpur, this is an often-climbed mountain.

6. Templer Park Country Club To truly understand Templer Park Country Club, one must relish the test of the 18th, dubbed by many as the toughest hole in Malaysia.

7. Pulau Ketam (Ketam Island) About 10 km west of Port Klang lies Pulau Ketam, a fishing island which has a character and appeal of its own.

8. Altingsburg Lighthouse The Dutch captured the strategic hill in 1784 and were to remain for 10 years; they rebuilt it and renamed the lighthouse after their governor-general.

9. IOI Mall Launched in June 1996, it is an ultra-modern three-storey shopping and entertainment mall boasting Mediterranean architecture with a total area of about 650,000 square feet.

10. Hulu Tamu Orchards Experience the natural beauty, where hundreds of tropical fruit trees are grown in an orderly manner. Here, visitors get the opportunity to pick the fruits and help themselves to harvest at a reasonable rate.