A TRIP TO KAMPAR!

KAMPAR IS A TOWNSHIP BUILT IN THE HEART OF KINTA VALLEY IN THE STATE OF PERAK IN MALAYSIA. FOUNDED IN 1887, THE TOWN LIES WITHIN THE KINTA VALLEY, AN AREA RICH WITH TIN RESERVES. IT WAS A TIN MINING TOWN WHICH BOOMED DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE TIN MINING INDUSTRY. MANY TIN TOWNS WERE ESTABLISHED IN THE LATE 19TH CENTURY, FLOURISHED IN THE 1900S, ONLY TO STAGNATE AND DECLINE AFTER WORLD WAR I, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF AN EXHILARATING BOOM IN THE 1920S. MOST HAVE CLOSED DOWN FOLLOWING THE COLLAPSE OF THE INDUSTRY, ESPECIALLY IN THE LATE 20TH CENTURY. KAMPAR IS 33 KM SOUTH OF THE STATE CAPITAL IPOH, WELL CONNECTED BY BOTH NATIONAL HIGHWAY 1 AND RAILWAY. A TRIP TO KAMPAR IS NOT COMPLETED WITHOUT TAKING PHOTOS OF THE FAMOUS CLOCK TOWER WHICH WAS ERECTED IN 1957 TO COMMEMORATE THE INDEPENDENT OF MALAYA ON 31 AUGUST 1957 AND IS LOCATED IN THE TOWN OF KAMPAR. ONE IS ADVISABLE TO VISIT THE KINTA TIN MINING MUSEUM, TO LEARN ABOUT THE HISTORY OF KAMPAR AND DO NOT FORGET TO VISIT THE GUA TEMPURUNG, GUNUNG RELAU TRAILHEAD, MY GOPENG RESORT, GOPENG MUSEUM, GOPENG HERITAGE HOUSE, GU MUAI TEMPLE, BATU PUTIH HILL AND IF DARE, TRY THE RIVER WHITE WATER RAFTING. TAKE NOTE TO EXPLORE THE FABULOUS FOODS THAT KAMPAR HAS TO OFFER. #2023travelwish#mytripvlog#tripblazers#awesomepic#couplestrip#deliciousfood#foodie#urbanexplorer#cafe#passionpassport#celebratewithtrip#wintergetaway