Perak, Malaysia · Asia
Batu Gajah is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Pusing, 17km from Gua Tempurung.
Batu Gajah is in Perak, Malaysia, with about 46,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Pusing, about 5 km away.
Batu Gajah (population 133,422) is the seat of Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia. It is administered by the Batu Gajah District Council (Malay: Majlis Daerah Batu Gajah), formerly known as Kinta West District Council (Malay: Majlis Daerah Kinta Barat).
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Within an hour or so of Batu Gajah: Kellie's Castle (5 km), Ipoh Old Town (15 km), Gua Tempurung (17 km), Cameron Highlands (37 km).
The nearest famous roads are Cameron Highlands (Tanah Rata), Genting Highlands and Genting Highlands Road.
Batu Gajah is in Perak, Malaysia, about 5 km from Pusing.
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6 notable places within an hour's drive.
castle
An unfinished Moorish-Scottish mansion begun in 1915 by Scottish planter William Kellie-Smith and abandoned when he died of pneumonia in 1926. Its roofless brick towers and hidden staircases sit beside the Raya River.
5 km · about 10 min drive
landmark
A charming tin-mining era town with colonial architecture, street art, cave temples, and some of Malaysia's best street food.
15 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
Large limestone show cave near Gopeng, Perak, just off the North–South Expressway with guided river passages and parking.
17 km · about 20 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A cool colonial hill station with rolling tea plantations, strawberry farms, and mossy forests in the mountains of Peninsular Malaysia.
37 km · about 45 min drive
mountain pass
Hill station at 1,450 metres reached by winding roads through tea plantations, the main town on the Cameron Highlands circuit.
37 km · about 45 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Highest road-accessible point in Peninsular Malaysia at 2,031 metres, topped by a mossy forest and a summit observation tower.
39 km · about 45 min drive
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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