Four Season House @ Taman Pertanian Malaysia

Actually before we went to the Skytrex Adventure (please scroll down for the post), we took some time and have a quick tour around Taman Pertanian Malaysia.

Located in Shah Alam, Malaysia's first agriculture park was opened to the public since 1986. The 1,295 hectare of tropical rain forest and agriculture park is one of the largest in the world. Visitors come here to explore the many agricultural plants that are grown here. Paddy field is found here, so are cocoa trees, oil palm, rubber trees, coffee, coconut and other fruit trees.

There are many gardens in this park amongst which are the Spice Garden, Ornamental Garden, Orchid Garden, Cactus Garden, Bamboo Garden and Mushroom Garden. Bicycles are available for rent at the park while free bus service is provided to ferry visitors to various spots within the park.

Heaven for joggers

Immerse yourself in tranquility here

Beautiful nature reflections

Lush scenery good for de-stress

Since our motive is Skytrex, we only visited the Four Season House and walked around the surrounding area.

The four season house at the Shah Alam Agriculture Park is one of the top attraction here. The entrance fee is RM3 per adult (12 years and above) and RM1 per child (4 to 11 years old). We took the coach provided by the park and ask the driver to drop us at the entrance to the four season house.

We thought the house got 4 seasons scenery inside at one go but only realized at the entrance that it occurs as follow:
Winter season garden is exhibited from December to February.
Spring season garden is exhibited from March to May.
Summer season garden is exhibited from June to August.
Autumn season garden is exhibited from September to November.

Autumn sonata!

This cottage setting almost like a painting

The season where leaves fall

Spendid!

The right side is the cage like room for taking photos

Colourful surroundings

Flowers everywhere!

The temperature inside was 7-12° C and inside was a tube like tunnel where there was 3 entrance to the exhibition. It was interconnected and quite small. We only spend around 15 minutes there because it was quite small. Although the scenery was nice, it was spoilt by the lighting which I think is too yellowish. I have to manually adjust the photos' colour balance using ACDSee to get the most acceptable finishing.

So, how to get to Taman Pertanian Malaysia?

Please click here for the quick map

Skytrex Adventures

Last weekend went to Taman Pertanian Malaysia at Bukit Cahaya Seri Alam, Shah Alam to participate in Skytrex Adventures. Skytrex Adventure have created an unusual high ropes adventure located in Shah Alam.


This brand new activity revitalises the park's long forgotten attraction as the Malaysia's first agricultural park (built 1986) and quite possibly the world's largest at 1290 hectares. This adventure will have you standing, climbing, walking, swinging and zipping as high as 22meters off the ground!

Tropical rainforest provides the ideal place for the challenge

The entrance fee to Taman Pertanian Malaysia is RM3 and then we boarded a free bus ride to the Skytrex site. Before we proceed to the adventure, we were given a indemnity form to fill in our particulars and we have to agree to the term and conditions stated. One of the most important is the organiser will not be responsible for any injuries and death sustained by participants.. sounds scary huh?

The registration and equipment site

The hook and pulley that your life depends on

Bring a pair of gloves to protect your hands or it can be rented there

Then we each got our equipments and the instructor briefed us the correct way to use it and kept on scaring us that we will be dead meat if do not follow instructions properly. First, we went some training 1st which is a bit lower to the ground to learn the basic handling of equipment.

Training site

Thinking of Spiderman?

There are 23 challenges with names like 'Bermuda Triangle', 'Happy Hopper', 'Wobble Trouble' and 'Wild Revenge' which you may find humorous, that is, until you stand before them!

Now, the real challenge begins! Its about 22 metres above the ground!

Climbing it makes me dizzy..I don't dare to look down

The most annoying part is when those instructors stationed there will yelled at you to go faster even when you are half dying hanging up there. And there is no turning back.

The rope for the Flying Fox

Whee...Its the most enjoyable challenge..A bit scary at first, but once you try it, you will become addicted

This is the most challenging part where you have to grab those ropes hanging in the middle there and swing to the next platform and repeat it. Its not cool being a Tarzan!

The chicken hole exit for those who gave up!

Easy challenge

Walking inside a net is pretty hard

Its tiring to become a Spiderman

One of the hard challenges

There are a few challenges that's very hard to complete and I just glide through using the ropes.
I only took a few photos on top of the trees because it is difficult to hold a camera with the equipment in such a high place. And my previous incident with my camera also remind me to be careful with it.

Sore hands after completed the challenges

Finally, I completed all the challenges with full body ache after that. It reminds me to exercise regularly.

The fees is RM 35 per person while a group with 10 people and above will get a 10% discount.
For more info, please log on to Skytrex