The Penang Tropical Spice Garden describes itself as “Asia’s Hidden Eden” and its lush fragrant gardens are a great place to see a vast array of spices and other exotic plants, totalling over 500 species.
Over 2km of pathway meander through six acres of spice gardens located on the northern shore of Penang Island.
Visitors can tour the garden in one of two ways:
- Either self-guided with an easy-to-use audio device giving information on the various plants in one of six languages or,
- Fully-guided tours in English, Arabic, Malay or Mandarin with experienced nature guides to tell you the folklore associated with the various plants as well as explain their medicinal benefits.
Other visitors prefer to join the cooking school to see how the ingredients grown here are prepared and cooked in the kitchen.
Open daily from 9am-6pm.
- Audio tours: 9am-5.15pm.
- Guided tours: 9am, 11am, 1.30 pm.
- Cooking school classes: 9am, 1pm.
- Night tours: Every Saturday at 7.30pm by prior reservation.
Audio Tours
- Adults RM29
- Children RM17
- Seniors/Students RM23
Guided Tours
- Adults RM45
- Children RM20
- Seniors/Students RM35
Cooking School
- Adults RM240
- Children RM120
- Includes morning tea, guided tour, cooking lesson and lunch.
Student groups and corporate/team-building events are also welcome.
Tropical Spice Garden
Lot 595 Mukim 2
Jalan Teluk Bahang
Teluk Bahang, Penang, Malaysia
Phone: 04-8811797/ 796/ 795 / 012 430 7795
Email: [email protected]
This article first appeared in malaysia-traveller.com