The Penang Butterfly Farm (PBF), the first tropical butterfly farm ever set up in the world, was founded in 1986. It is located in Telok Bahang, a fishing village located north of the island.
Talk about dreams coming true and ideas taking shape. Out of the strength came forth sweetness ?and one man's lifelong fascination with butterflies has resulted in a 1 hectare (and growing!) home and sanctuary to a wide variety of insects, reptiles, fishes and plants. Protected from natural predators and unfriendly environments, butterflies in this sanctuary turn into little Methuselahs, living for as long as 14 days. In their natural habitats, the average lifespan would be about three days.
At the last count, the Penang Butterfly Farm is sanctuary to an average flying population of 4,000 Malaysian butterflies from 120 different species, including some very rare and famous ones, like the Indian Leaf (Kallima paralekta), the endangered Yellow Birdwing (Troides helena) and the Rajah Brooke's Birdwing, arguably Malaysia's most well-known insect.
Visiting Hours: Mondays to Fridays from 9:00am to 5:00pm Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays from 9:00am to 5:30pm
Visiting Hours: Mondays to Fridays from 9:00am to 5:00pm Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays from 9:00am to 5:30pm Showtimw @ 10:00am & 3:00pm daily
Butterfly House (PG) Sdn Bhd No 830 Jalan Teluk Bahang, 11050 Penang, Malaysia Tel: 604-885 1253 Fax: 604-885 2011 / 885 1741
Scott Kelby's Worldwide Photowalk - August 23rd, Georgetown, Penang.
We meet in front of the Kapitan Keling Mosque at 5:00pm, brief by Matthew Brandon,our walk leader... than we walk up Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling, by the Chinese Temple and then up to St George's Church then back down through Little India and all meet at Kasim Mustafa Nasi Kandar for Teh Tarik at 7:00pm. Visit my gallery for more photo.
The breathtaking indigo of its exterior walls harmonizing perfectly
with the cerulean blue of the sky behind it might seem to some to
be 'feng shui perfection.' The observation is not far from the truth,
because indeed many other feng shui symbols are to be found meticulously
incorporated into the architecture of this courtyard mansion, if you
know where to look.
Built by Cheong Fatt Tze in the 1880s, the stately mansion (located
in present day Leith Street) was built by master craftsmen from China
using building materials imported from the West. Tour guides will
be pleased to tell you about the building's 38 rooms, five granite-paved
courtyards, seven staircases and 220 windows. The mansion fell from
grace a few years after the passing of its owner and was for a while
even used as a tenement house.It wasn't until 1990 when a group of
heritage preservationists rushed to its rescue. Ten years later, restoration
of the Cheong Fatt Tze mansion deservedly won the UNESCO Asia Pacific
Heritage Award 2000.
You are invited to participate in a fully conducted tour at 11.00
am or 3.00 pm Monday to Friday and 11.00 am every Saturday and Sunday.
Tours for educational purposes - schools, colleges, companies etc.
may be privately arranged at special prices.
Price : RM 10.00 per person. Tickets may be purchased
at the Mansion or contacting this number : 6-04-262
5289 or email:
Penang's northern shoreline is famous for its beautiful beaches
of golden sand and deep blue seas. The Tanjung Bungah, Batu Ferringhi
and Teluk Bahang beaches offer expansive stretches of glittering
sand interspersed with secluded coves within the shelter of gigantic
rocks. It is along this famous coastline that resorts of international
standard have sprouted up, offering a host of water-based recreational
facilities.
If you crave for privacy, head for Teluk Duyung, Monkey Beach, Pantai
Keracut and Pantai Mas accessible via the trails in the Pantai Acheh
Forest Reserve from Teluk Bahang. The Pasir Panjang Beach at the
southwestern tip of the island is a good clean stretch for swimming
and can be reached after a 25-minute hike over hilly land from Betong.
