Went to Bukit Melawati to see some Silverleaf Monkey, i dont like monkey, find them nasty, snatching stuff from people etc, but these dark haired monkeys which have a silver shinings on their fur are gentle and behave more civilised, above is “train” service to go up the hill, cost RM3
eating long beans
happily munching away
you can buy each bunch at RM1
The silverleaf babies have orange fur as compared with the adults, they will get darker coloured after 2 months
view from the hill
After that, train brought us to Taman ikan Tawar. Lilies in the pond
Kuala Selangor is a quiet town at the river mouth of the Selangor river. The city center is near the new bridge. There are also some shops and there is the old bus station. Near the mosque there are also a lot of shops, but the old shops are favourite. Specially to the Malaysians, who come here every weekend from Kuala Lumpur to see the picturesque lighthouse, Silverleaf Monkeys and the fireflies.
There is only one 3 star hotel in Kuala Selangor: De Palma Inn. Here you rent a chalet for about RM 108,- The chalets do have a shower/toilet, refrigerator and a TV.
There’s a small swimming pool, where you’ll meet the Silverleaf Monkeys early in the morning. Sometimes they are on the roof of your chalet. The hotel is very quiet hotel.
The fireflies is the biggest attraction of Kuala Selangor. When you stay in De Palma Inn, a van of the hotel will take you to the fireflies in Bukit Belimbing at 20.00 hours. It’s a short ride, about ten minutes. The boat trip starts in Kampong Bukit Belimbing. Along the shores of the Selangor river it’s very dark. The river lurches through the jungle. The boat has an electric motor, so it doesn’t make a sound. It would disturb the fireflies. First the trip takes you downstream. Suddenly you see the fireflies at the river banks. It looks like a Christmas tree with flashing lights. Sometimes you see them moving.
No flash pictures may be taken. It’s so romantic: in the dark on the river, with the fireflies in the trees. You get lost in a wonder…..
Then the boat goes to the other side of the river and takes you upstream and again is there the spectacle of lights It’s all so romantic…….
The second attraction of Kuala Selangor are the Silverleaf Monkeys. Those dark haired monkeys have a silver shining on their fur. The Silverleaf babies have orange fur as compared with the adults. After two months they get the silver colour of the elderly monkeys. The Silverleaf Monkeys are a delight to meet. They are gentle and seem to always have a thank you for every piece of food given.
You can also have a look at the Silverleaf Monkeys at the Kuala Selangor Nature Park. Here you can also rent a cabin for the night. In this Park they do also “bird watching”.
We saw a large group of Silverleaf Monkeys at the lighthouse on “Bukit Melawati”. This hill is also near the old center of Kuala Selangor, near the new bridge. In the weekend you can take a train ride to the lighthouse. Of course the train is pulled by a car.
The way to the top of Bukit Melawati is winding en for a great part it’s “Jalan Sehala” (one way traffic). Upstairs there are some stalls, where can have a drink or eat a little bit.
A young man with roots in India, talked to me:.
“Do you see the Silverleaf Monkeys up in that tree. Shall I call them for you?”
He didn’t wait for an answer and went back to his motorbike, which seemed to be a lemonade- and bakery shop. He took some bread and walked to the gate of the lighthouse, calling the Silverleaf Monkeys. The monkeys heard him shouting and they came down from their tree and rushed to the gate.
They walked to him and he handed one of them a piece of bread. They were waiting politely for another piece of bread. The weren’t pushy like the other brown monkeys, the Long-Tailed Macaques, which hang around here for peanut handouts from visitors. The Siverleaf Monkeys are very polite and they wait till you hand them a piece of bread.
The guy from the lemonade- and bakery shop gave us the rest of the bread. And really it was breathtaking to see such friendly monkeys.
It was a nice experience, because the long-tailed macaques, on the other hand, are generally a little more mischievous and if you turn your back for a second – you’d never know what they would do.
One Remark: Always be careful when feeding the monkeys. Although they have had many interactions with humans, we must remember that they are wild and wild animals tend to be erratic sometimes.
The third interesting sight is Bukit Belanda (Tanjong Keramat), the old fort Utrecht. It’s on a small hiil on, just beside the road from the De Palma Inn and the city. It’s just outside the school, which you will pass. The fort was built by sultan Ibrahim of Selangor, but Van Braam conquered the fort for the Dutch East India Company. Some old stones remind us to that time and the fort.
A grave known as “Makan Anak Dara” lies in front of the fort. According to the local story an 18- year-old girl called Siti Aishah was buried here. She ran away from home to avoid a forced marriage. She was never seen again. Her clothes, however, were found hanging from a leban tree above this site.
If you are planning on driving from Kuala Lumpur , take the Sungai Buloh (Route 54) or if you are coming through the North-South PLUS Highway, exit at the Sungai Buloh signboard and follow the road signboard.
Interesting Places:
Kuala Selangor Nature Park – well known nature park for migratory and local birds & other animals at Kuala Selangor.
Kuala Selangor fishing village – fishing village with cheap seafood restaurants.
Pantai Remis – pristine beach beside Pantai Indah Resort, food and souvenir stalls open on weekends & public holidays. Stroll along the beach and collect shellfish or other group activities.
Mangrove Forest Reserve – serene mangrove
forest at Pantai Indah Resort, great for collecting seashells, small prawns, fishes, cockles, crabs, clams, hermit crabs. Excellent for educational tours and activities.
Bukit Malawati Historical Hill – where the site of the first Selangor Sultanate’s Palace and Altingsburg light house are located.
Sekinchan Paddy Fields – well known as the golden rice fields of Malaysia.
Tanjung Karang fishing village – old fishing village with cheap seafood restaurants.
Kampung Kuantan Fireflies Sanctuary – well known fireflies sanctuary at Kuala Selangor.
Sungai Buloh New Market new market – selling lots of seafood and delicacies in Jeram.
Pasir Penambang market – selling fresh and dried seafood.
Don’t need to wait for Sushi King yearly RM2 Bonanza, Sushi King currently has RM2 promotion in their SOHO KL branch, just above Ole Ole Bali, same floor as Tenji in Mont Kiara Solaris. Promotion only valid on Tuesdays and Sundays. Prepare some time to burn though, because they are quite slow in giving out the expensive ones like boiled scallop, breaded prawn, unagi etc which normally cost RM6. Didn’t see any tempura prawn, breaded scallop during our visit.
– promotion is applicable only to sushi on conveyor belt which has “full color”
– those ordered from menu are normal priced
– not valid with Sushi King card discounts
– Only valid in Sushi King SohoKL
– Applicable to sushi king members and non-members
Sushi King happy hour, weekdays 3pm-5pm, all sushi on kaiten belt is 20% off
Address: Sushi King
Solaris Mont’ Kiara
J-01-15 & J-01-16,
No. 2, Jalan Solaris
50480 Kuala Lumpur
Sushi Rice served with diced cut raw fish + soba + chawanmushi, RM30, they are abundant of fish cubes, unagi slices on top of the rice, unlike the expensive and meagre one served in Tokutoku in Bukit Bintang
My Nabeyaki udon with mini sushi rice topped with sliced salmon + chawanmushi. RM30, very nice and satisfying as well, but i find the “Sushi Rice served with diced cut raw fish” has more sashimi and more worth it
nice chawanmushi
Volcano Roll, RM20, not as good as i remember, it is a bit too cloying after a while as the grilled fish flake mixture is with much mayonaise.
They have lunch box at either RM16(2 choice of dish) or RM20(3 choices of dish you want)
Choices for your lunch box
Mini Donburi set
Sushi Set
Miss their volcano Roll, but didn’t order as the sets we ordered are big enough portion
Overall, their set is very worth it, not sure these RM30 set are available for dinner as well 😛 very nice, big portion and affordable japanese food.
The restaurant has a healthy flow of customer while we were there on a Saturday afternoon. Worth a revisit.
Address: Sugimoto Japanese Restaurant, owned by Everlasting Gain Sdn Bhd (didn’t know they also have a branch in Bangsar’s Jalan Telawi 2)
Nagomi currently have all you can eat ala carte buffet for their branch in Hartamas Shopping Centre only, there are three choice: RM28++, RM48++ and RM68++ only the RM68++ comes with Sashimi :\ I am still craving for Kikyo, affordable Japanese buffet for only RM29.90++. But it is fully booked almost every Saturday dinner, even when i try to book on Friday lunch time
above is vegetable platter for shabu shabu, and also chawanmushi steamed egg, their steamed egg is among one of the better ones out there, think i had three of them
California Rolls
Chicken(on the left) and duck(to the right) for shabu shabu, only the above two choices if you are taking the RM28++ options. RM48++/RM68++ come with options of Salmon head or beef
Ika Geso, cuttlefish tentacles deep fried
garlic fried rice, nice and fragrant, comes in a small bowl, so you won’t feel too stuffed
agedashi tofu
salmon maki, so so
fresh fruit platter
Nagomi is one of the brand under Yosh! Sdn Bhd: www.yoshbrands.com. They have 3 other Japanese restaurant under this group, namely Kin Shui Tei Japanese Fine Dining: www.kinshuitei.com, Hachigo Japanese Bento & Snacks: www.hachigo.com(in KLCC food court), and Dessert’s Bar Cafe: www.dessertsbar.com
Overall, i find the food is so so, prefer Kikyo’s Japanese ala carte in Puchong over this.
