natural wonder
Gua Tempurung
Large limestone show cave near Gopeng, Perak, just off the North–South Expressway with guided river passages and parking.
48 km · about 55 min drive
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Cangkat Jong
Perak, Malaysia · Asia
About Cangkat Jong
Cangkat Jong sits on the route: 15 minutes from Kampung Chui Chak, 48km from Gua Tempurung.
Cangkat Jong is in Perak, Malaysia, with about 26,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Kampung Chui Chak, about 9 km away.
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What is there to see near Cangkat Jong?
Within an hour or so of Cangkat Jong: Gua Tempurung (48 km), Kellie's Castle (55 km).
Are there any good drives near Cangkat Jong?
The nearest famous roads are Cameron Highlands (Tanah Rata), Genting Highlands and Genting Highlands Road.
Where is Cangkat Jong?
Cangkat Jong is in Perak, Malaysia, about 9 km from Kampung Chui Chak.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 25,618
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Malaysia
- Region
- Perak
- Timezone
- Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
- Coordinates
- 3.9851, 101.1237
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Worth the detour from Cangkat Jong
2 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Kellie's 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.
55 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Cangkat Jong
- 61 kmCameron HighlandsA cool colonial hill station with rolling tea plantations, strawberry farms, and mossy forests in the mountains of Peninsular Malaysia.
- 61 kmCameron Highlands (Tanah Rata)Hill station at 1,450 metres reached by winding roads through tea plantations, the main town on the Cameron Highlands circuit.
- 66 kmMount Batu BrinchangHighest road-accessible point in Peninsular Malaysia at 2,031 metres, topped by a mossy forest and a summit observation tower.
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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