[MALAYSIA] Kuala Selangor Bukit Malawati

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Bukit Malawati is a popular local tourist attraction in Kuala Selangor. Its historical highlights include the remnants of Kota Malawati, an old lighthouse, Kuala Selangor Historical Museum and also the final resting place of three Selangor's earliest Sultans.

Visitors can ride the tram or hike up Malawati Hill. Ticket price of the tram is about RM2.

Wall murals at the bottom of the hill as we hiked up Bukit Malawati.

Our first stop is the poisoned well. Its water contains poison from a mixture of latex and itchy bamboo shoots. It was used to torture traitor by filling up the poisoned water to the chin of the traitor.

This building was constructed specifically for the purpose of sightings the 'NEW MOON' to determine the beginning of Ramadhan and Syawal. This is also where visitors can encounter the endangered Silvered Leaf Monkey (Silvery Lutung) in abundance around the cannon. Be mindful of your belongings. It is best not to hold anything resembling food in your hand or the monkey will try to take the food from you. 

Kuala Selangor lighthouse is also known as Altingburg Lighthouse. It was built in 1907 to replace the original one constructed by the Dutch at the top of Malawati Hill. Used extensively during the British colonial period, the lighthouse’s beacon continues to shine and function as a guide for vessels navigating the Straits of Malacca till this day. 

Do visit Kuala Selangor Historical Museum which is located near the lighthouse.  Admission to the museum is free. It contains displays of weapons, dioramas, specimens of old currencies and other relics and artifacts. Take note that the museum is closed on Mondays. Opening hours:  9.30am – 5.30pm. 

The hilltop offers great views of the coastline. 

Kota Malawati is an ancient fort built by the Malacca Sultanate at the top of the Malawati Hill during the early 16th century. Today, visitors can still see the fort’s ruins with its cannons.

Royal Mausoleum serves as the burial ground for the first three Sultans of Selangor - Sultan Salehuddin Shah, Sultan Ibrahim Shah, and Sultan Muhammad Shah, as well as their wives. The site is closed to the general public.

On the way from Malawati Hill to Sekinchan, you can see the unique Monkey God Temple Kuala Selangor. The temple was established in the 1930s. It contains various statues of the Monkey King in different lifelike postures. It also has a large statue of the Monkey God from Journey to the West on top of the Water Curtain Cave. We took some photos before leaving to Sekinchan.

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