So it was public holiday for KL and Selangor on Tuesday (15 July), A9 CG decided to make this an outing since the last outing was quite awhile ago. The weather was awesomely nice, kinda gloomy and it was humid as we trail the pavement. Almost everyone had rented bikes and was cycling around.
Bukit Cahaya a.k.a Bukit Cahaya Sri Aman a.k.a Taman Botani Negara Shah Alam, yes, all three names are referring to the same spot, as long as you see skytrex right at the entrance of Bukit Cahaya, then you are in the right place. It confuses me when I was looking for more information in Google, because all 3 names came up and I am not sure if they are the same or not. So, this is to clear up some of the confusion if you guys have not been there.
The main entrance is under renovation, it looks much nicer and grand at the entrance, not sure if the entrance fee will double up or not. As of now, the fees are below :
Adult - RM 3.00
Children below 12 - RM 1.00
Senior citizens - RM 1.00
*Prices are applicable for weekday and weekends.
Operating hours : 0830 AM ~ 0500 PM
*Closed on Mondays
Those who want to do group bookings are welcome too. For further information, you can visit Taman Botani Negara Shah Alam.
They have 2 main bicycle rental, one is right in front of the entrance after you enter, rental charges MYR 10.00 per hours, and every subsequent hour MYR 10.00. The second rental are located not far away, but its cheaper MYR 5.00 per hour, subsequent hour MYR 5.00. Now, what is the difference? why is the price cheaper by half? If you do comparison, the MYR 10.00 per hour bicycle are newer, they are all with gears and you can choose with basket or not. Whereas the MYR 5.00 bicycle are older, some rusty parts, and they may not come in gears. Bicycle with basket and definitely without gears, and bicycle with gears will not have basket. It is your call...
For those who didn't want to cycle, they have free shuttle bus, but it is from the main entrance up until Four Season Temperate Garden. By the way, the initial entrance fee does not cover this, you would need to pay additional if you want to enter.
It was almost an hour of cycling on the winding roads, uphill and downhill, everyone got tired and rested at this stall to catch their breath and to hydrate themselves.
Personally, I think Taman Botani can be better, as we cycle, walk and using the shuttle service, we see a lot of under maintenance, some of us saw dead cats in a rabbit enclosure. There are a lot of maintenance they need to do if they want to make it an attraction to whether locals or foreigners. However, it is still a nice place to do morning jogging, cycling, or morning walk. The fresh air refreshed us, especially we who work 24/7 in the city, how often do we get fresh air?
After getting sufficient rest, now everyone is dying for food. As planned, we head down to Klang for Bak Kut Teh. Everyone was so hungry that we all forgot to take pictures before the food, so...here I can show you the during and also aftermath.
It was definitely a good outing, bonding and getting to know each other more. Great food with great company. Looking forward to another outing soon!
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