Girls day out at Lost World of Tambun

Ravi's Universiti Malaya friends organized an annual get-together at Ipoh last May 17.  Sarah and I tagged along and went to the Lost World of Tambun, while Ravi caught up with his friends.

We started at the Petting Zoo.  The animals look quite well taken care of and the entire place was pretty clean.  A zoo guide followed us in the Aviary section and provided snippets of bird information.  The fun part was when he gave us bird food and all the birds crowded around us to get the seeds!  Other animals we saw at the petting zoo were racoons, rabbits, guinea pigs, parrots, goats, deers, tortoise, alligators, iguanas and more.

Next, we rented a locker to keep our things while we swam into the wave pool and the kiddie pool.  I want to try the lazy river ride but Sarah was not interested.  Oh well, another reason to come back then :)

We had lunch before proceeding to the Tiger Valley to catch the Tiger Feeding Show.  It turned out to be a mini-animal show where cockatoos and racoons showed off their skills before the actual tiger feeding part.  Apparently they only feed dead meat to the pair of Siberian tigers.  One guide would throw up slabs of beef and mutton and the tigers would jump up to catch it.

Lastly, we took the Carousel and train rides.  The train ride went around the waterpark passing by the Tin Valley and Swan Lake, places to explore next time round.

It rained heavily when we were having ais kacang (halo-halo version of Malaysia) at the park food court.  It was time to go anyway, Sarah was sleepy after a full day.

Overall it was a pleasant day trip at Lost World of Tambun, we'll be back for sure!


Lost World of Tambun
Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Adult ticket priced at RM50.
Children price at RM43.

Our first visit to Lost World of Tambun.

First stop: Petting Zoo

Had a great time at the Aviary

Bird feeding on her palm, brave girl!

Petting Zoo shots

More pictures at the petting zoo

My only shot of the wave pool

Siberian tigers at the Tiger Valley

At the train ride and at the animal show

A new friend :)

Sweetie girl

Oblivious with the animal show in front, Sarah kept on touching the cockatoo.

Passed by limestone cliffs along the train ride route.

I'll be back to try the cafe under the limestone cliff.

Sarah had a butterfly tattoo before we left Lost World.

On our way back to Penang, we stopped by this shop touted to serve the best chicken rice at Ipoh.  True enough, it was the best I've had in Malaysia so far!