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Haw Par Villa
A 1937 theme park built by the Tiger Balm brothers, best known for the Ten Courts of Hell: lurid dioramas of Buddhist punishments in painted concrete. Entry is free and it remains defiantly strange.
33 km · about 40 min drive
AsiaMalaysiaJohor
Pekan Serkat
Johor, Malaysia · Asia
About Pekan Serkat
Pekan Serkat sits on the route: 10 minutes from Kukup, 33km from Haw Par Villa.
Pekan Serkat is in Johor, Malaysia, with about 8,700 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Kukup, about 6 km away.
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What is there to see near Pekan Serkat?
Within an hour or so of Pekan Serkat: Haw Par Villa (33 km), Singapore Botanic Gardens (36 km), Singapore Zoo (36 km), S.E.A. Aquarium Singapore (37 km).
Where is Pekan Serkat?
Pekan Serkat is in Johor, Malaysia, about 6 km from Kukup.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 8,668
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Malaysia
- Region
- Johor
- Timezone
- Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
- Coordinates
- 1.3033, 103.4894
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Worth the detour from Pekan Serkat
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Singapore Botanic Gardens
A UNESCO World Heritage tropical garden featuring the National Orchid Garden with over 1,000 species and hybrids of orchids.
36 km · about 40 min drive
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Singapore Zoo
Award-winning tropical zoo using open-concept enclosures set within a lush rainforest environment.
36 km · about 40 min drive
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S.E.A. Aquarium Singapore
One of the world's largest aquariums on Sentosa Island with over 100,000 marine animals across 50 habitats.
37 km · about 45 min drive
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Sentosa Island
A resort island just off Singapore's southern coast with beaches, Universal Studios, an aquarium, and a host of family attractions.
38 km · about 45 min drive
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Universal Studios Singapore
Southeast Asia's first Hollywood movie theme park located on Sentosa Island with unique zone-based attractions.
38 km · about 45 min drive
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Tiong Bahru Market
A two-storey hawker centre in Singapore's oldest housing estate, where stalls such as Jian Bo Shui Kueh and Hong Heng prawn noodles have traded for decades. Wet market below, food centre above.
38 km · about 45 min drive
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Singapore Chinatown
A vibrant district blending traditional Chinese temples, heritage shophouses, bustling hawker centers, and modern bars along Pagoda Street.
39 km · about 45 min drive
When to drive here
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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