" No matter what happens, no matter how far you seem to be away from where you want to be, never stop believing that you will somehow make it "
" My staycation & Cuti Cuti Malaysia free & easy day trip to Kampung Kuantan Firefly Park, Kuala Selangor & Sekinchan, Selangor with my brother Weng & wife + sister Inn & Mei on Sunday July 26 2020 (06.30>16.00) by private vehicle driven by my brother Weng from Subang Jaya (my home place) > Serdang Raya > Kuala Selangor via Guthrie Corridor Expressway - my 7th outdoor trip after the lifting of Movement Control Order (MCO) by the Malaysian Government on June 10 2020; my last visit to Kuala Selangor & Sekinchan was in July 2019 & as for Kampung Kuantan Firefly Park, my last visit was 20 years ago "
My travel buddies - brother Weng & wife + sister Inn & Mei
Total expenses incurred: Rm30 (US$7)
Petrol & Toll: Rm20 per pax (a group of 5)
Food: Rm7 per pax
Tram ride: Rm3
(a one day tour package by bus from Kuala Lumpur to Sky Mirror & Sasaran costs Rm155 or US$36.50 inclusive of a seafood dinner + a return boat ride)
Travel itinerary: Subang Jaya > Serdang Raya > Kampung Kuantan Firefly Park > Kuala Selangor > Sekinchan > Subang Jaya, Selangor = total 232km
- Subang Jaya > Serdang Raya - 20km
- Serdang Raya > Kampung Kuantan Firefly Park - 81km
Kampung Firefly Park > Kuala Selangor - 8km
Kuala Selangor > Sekinchan - 27km
Sekinchan > Subang Jaya - 96km
1) The start of my early morning car ride from Subang Jaya > Serdang Raya > Kampung Kuantan Firefly Park via the Guthrie Corridor Expressway
2) Kelip Kelip Kampung Kuantan Firefly Park, Selangor (these magical fireflies are only found at two places in the world, tourists can embark on a boat ride in the silence of the night to watch thousands of fireflies lighting up the surrounding, like a Christmas tree, twinkling & dazzling amongst the red mangrove - a spectacular sight indeed) - due to the Movement Control Order, the Park is temporarily closed - so all we could do is just take a few pictures outside of the Park entrance for remembrance ! I recalled taking a 30 minutes river boat ride along the Sungei Selangor to witness one of the 8 natural wonders on earth & watching fireflies (kelip Kelip in Malay also called lightning bugs) feeding on mangrove trees during one of my evening boat rides in the late 1990's ! My Good Old Days !
3) Kuala Selangor - the name of the town means estuary of Selangor river, formerly the capital of the Sultanate of Selangor during the early 18th century, it was relocated to Kuala Langat & then Klang in the 19th century.
4) Dataran Melawati, Kuala Selangor
5) Street Art, Kuala Selangor town
6) Sky Mirror, Kuala Selangor - a "mysterious island" discovered by locals in 2015 & is now well known & popular all over Malaysia ! Tourists as far as China, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore & India are coming over to witness this unique Malaysia version of "Bolivia's Sky Mirror"; indicative sky mirror tour price for July 2020 is Rm80 (US$18.60 for Malaysian adult) & Rm60 (children), foreign visitor is Rm120 (US$27.90).
8) Bukit Melawati Hill, Kuala Selangor - the highest point in Kuala Selangor, perched on its top is a hundred year old Lighthouse with panoramic views overlooking the Straits of Malacca & its surrounding, there are 2 species of monkeys here, one is the gentle & tame Silver Leaf monkey, another is the slightly wild Macaques !
9) A short tram ride from front entrance to Bukit Melawati Hilltop, Kuala Selangor - Rm3 per pax for a tram ride, tram services only available during weekend & public holiday, cars & other vehicles are allowed to enter during the weekdays only !
10) Melawati Hill top, Kuala Selangor - historical museum closed due to MCO, Altingsburg lighthouse (1907), canons facing the Malacca Straits & pointed to the mouth of Selangor river, monkeys loitering around the hilltop, panoramic view of Kuala Selangor
