Travel Reference
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SRI POYATHA VENAYAGAR MOORTHI TEMPLE
(Jln Tokong Emas)
Built in 781, this was one of the first Hindu temples built in the country. It
is dedicated to the Hindu deity Venayagar.
HINDU TEMPLE
CHENG HO CULTURAL MUSEUM
( 283 1135; 51 Lg Hang Jebat; adult/child RM20/10; 9am-6pm Mon-Thu, to 7pm Fri-Sun)
A lengthy pae-
an to Ming Admiral Cheng Ho (Zheng He), this museum charts the tremendous voyages
of the intrepid Chinese Muslim seafarer. It's your classic Malaysian museum with lots of
dioramas and re-created scenes with dummies, but the subject is very interesting so you
could spend a few hours in here.
MUSEUM
WORTH A DETOUR
AYER KEROH
About 15km northeast of Melaka, Ayer Keroh (also spelled Air Keroh) has several contrived tourist attractions
that are largely deserted on weekdays.
The main attraction is the
Taman Mini Malaysia/Asean
(adult/child RM4/2; 9am-6pm), a large theme
park that has examples of traditional houses from all 13 Malaysian states, as well as neighbouring Association of
South-East Asian Nations (Asean) countries. Also here is
Hutan Rekreasi Air Keroh
(Air Keroh Recreational
Forest)
F
, part secondary jungle and part landscaped park with paved trails, a 250m canopy walk, picnic areas
and a forestry museum.
A new attraction is the
Melaka Bird Park
( 233 0333;
www.facebook.com/pages/Melaka-Bird-Park/
218550151603144
;
Taman Botanikal, Lebuh Ayer Keroh; adult/child RM20/12; 9am-6pm), Malaysia's
largest aviary at 5.2 hectares. You can view over 700 local and international species and get a bird's-eye view
from along a canopy walkway.
Kids will like the lushly landscaped
Melaka Zoo
(adult/child RM7/4, night zoo RM10/5; 9am-6pm daily,
night zoo 8-11pm Fri & Sat), the second-largest zoo in the country (with 200 different species). The animals here
are in good condition compared with many zoos in Asia.
Ayer Keroh can be reached on bus 19 from Melaka (RM2, 30 minutes), or a taxi will cost around RM45.
Around the City Centre
BUKIT CHINA
(Jln Puteri Hang Li Poh)
More than 12,500 graves, including about 20 Muslim tombs, cover the
25 grassy hectares of this serene hill. Since the times of British rule there have been sever-
CEMETERY
