Tambun
Tambun is a town and a suburb of Ipoh in Perak, Malaysia.
Tambun is a town and a suburb of Ipoh in Perak, Malaysia. The Lost World of Tambun, a waterpark, is located there, as is the prehistoric Tambun rock art.
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Worth seeing in and around Tambun
9 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Perak Stadium
Perak Stadium is a stadium used mostly for football, located in Kampung Simee, Ipoh, Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia. It is part of a large MBI Sports Complex, which houses sporting facilities such as Velodrome Rakyat, Indera Mulia Stadium and Sultan Azlan Shah Stadium.
3.4 km · stadium in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia · Wikipedia - 02Muhammadiah Mosque
The Muhammadiah Mosque is a mosque in Ipoh, Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia.
4.6 km · mosque in Kinta, Perak, Malaysia · Wikipedia - 03Azlan Shah Stadium
Azlan Shah Stadium is a field hockey stadium at Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. It is the permanent venue of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup.
3.8 km · stadium in Ipoh, Malaysia · Wikipedia - 04Geological Museum
The Geological Museum is a museum in Ipoh, Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia.
2.7 km · museum in Kinta, Perak, Malaysia · Wikipedia - 05Velodrome Rakyat
The Velodrome Rakyat is a velodrome in Ipoh, Malaysia. It was inaugurated on 21 July 1989.
3.7 km · velodrome in Ipoh, Malaysia · Wikipedia - 06St Michael's Church
St Michael's Church is a Roman Catholic church in Ipoh, Malaysia. Completed in 1896, it was the first Christian church to be built in Ipoh.
5.5 km · church in Ipoh, Malaysia · Wikipedia - 07Lost World of Tambun
The Lost World of Tambun is a theme park and hotel in Sunway City, Tambun, in the Malaysian city of Ipoh. Managed by the Sunway Group, the 40 acres park opened on 11 November 2004.
2.6 km · water park in Kinta, Perak, Malaysia · Wikipedia - 08Palong Tin Museum
The Palong Tin Museum is a museum in Ipoh, Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia.
6 km · museum in Kinta, Perak, Malaysia · Wikipedia - 09Ipoh Parade
Ipoh Parade is a mall in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia with anchor tenants such as Parkson, Golden Screen Cinemas, Jaya Grocer, Guardian and Mr DIY. It was built and operated by the Lion Group in 1994. The mall was sold to ARA Asia Dragon Fund in 2012 and was closed in late 2013 to 2014 for a major refurbishment.
5.3 km · shopping complex in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia built by Lion Group in 1994 · Wikipedia
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Getting to Tambun
- Airports
- Sultan Azlan Shah (IPH), 7 km · Penang (PEN), 121 km · Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB), 172 km
- Penang → Tambun27 km · quickest by road, 58 min · RM7–10
- Subang → Tambun85 km · quickest by road, 1h 53m · Rp58,750–78,350
- Sepang → Tambun38 km · quickest by road, 1h 28m · RM10–14
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Tambun
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Tambun. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inETS service to Butterworth (with a ferry connection to George Town (2 hr) has ticket prices of RM22-33.
- Go nextPangkor is a 2-hour drive and ferry ride away.
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Next door to Tambun
Tambun is 7 km from Ipoh, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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- Manjoihuman settlement in Malaysia3.7 km
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