Temerloh Esplanade, Pahang
I re-visited Temerloh town after such a long time. The last time was when I was a little girl visiting my sick Aki at Temerloh Hospital. Both my father and late grandfather was born in Kg Awah, Temerloh. I haven’t been here for such a long time mostly because my parents got divorced and my siblings and I were left in the custody of my mother.
Temerloh has been going under a lot of development. One of it includes Esplanade Temerloh situated by the Pahang River, Temerloh. My family and I dropped by the waterfront to check out the longest river (459 km in length) in Peninsular Malaysia, Pahang River.
The esplanade platform is nicely cemented and is equipped with orange-shaped seats for visitors to enjoy the river view. There is also a shaded area with seats. I think the platform floor looks quite interesting with Patin-shaped tiles. Patin is synonymous with Temerloh as Temerloh has been rebranded as Bandar Ikan Patin, which literally means Patin Fish Town. Patin ( Pangasius sp.) is a type of freshwater catfish found in the Pahang River. Patin is said to have juicy taste and is popular as local food; especially gulai tempoyak. I, however, do not like eating this fish. I tried but I just couldn’t get it down my throat.
In the vicinity of esplanade, there is also a food court as well as food stalls along the road. There is also a suspension bridge across the river.
The suspension bridge is named Kuala Semantan Suspension Bridge (Jambatan Gantung Kuala Semantan). Built in February 2011, this bridge connects the esplanade (Tower A) with Patin Square (Tower B) and 5 people are allowed at one go. The bridge measures at 86m in length and 40.22m above sea level.
Here are some pictures from the bridge:
Apart from the bridge, activities here include boating. I am not sure of the rate as we did not take the ride. We wanted to but the boat operator said he had wrapped for the day and was heading home.
I love it here for the old big trees along the road. Yay tree!
Here’s a Google map of Temerloh Esplanade.
Click to enlarge. Or search Google maps Malaysia for Temerloh Esplanade.
*Gulai tempoyak – a gravy made from fermented durian.
27 Comments
mazuriah
kampung saya tu. 🙂
bubbles182
never been to Temerloh lg rasanya.
Skrg kat mana2 banyak dah buat Waterfront/Esplanade utk lepak2 kan. Macam best sikit jd kawasan tarikan pelancong jugak
Oldstock
I am like you… can’t really swallow ikan patin. In fact, I have difficulty in eating river fishes.
Seems like a nice place that esplanade. I was in Temerloh early last year but did not spot it. But I did travel upstream and reached Gunung Senyum. Beautiful place too but a bit spooky…
kawaiidysha
xpenah sampai lg.. kalo singgah melaka boleh la dtg uma sy kak emilia
kawaiidysha
kak emilia kalo nak xchange card boleh x??
cikcloudy
i’ve been to this place few times… kat sini paling meriah bila time xpdc berakit sg pahang, biasanyer sini la starting point nyer… kak emi u shud cover dis event tau.. every year ada, thn ni rasanyer dh lps kot..
Zara~AB
Ikan Patin is definitely my favourite! Arwah Atuk and Wan (from mum’s side) are from Temerloh. Entah2, we’re from the same roots. 😀
Syuq
Ohhh.. saya suka juga ikan patin samada goreng atau masak tempoyak. Tapi untuk buat lebih eksklusif, saya akan makan jika saya ke Pahang je. Kalau jual di kedai makan kawasan sekitar ni, tak ambil pun 🙂
Begitu juga dengan asam pedas ikan pari, saya lebih suka makan bila saya ke Melaka je. Dan saya masih teringat sedapnya masak lemak cili api di Negeri Sembilan…
Mindset… (^_^) Sedangkan sekarang resepi tempatan dah menjelajah ke seluruh pelusuk negara. Merata dah ada. Tapi saya tetap percaya, resepi di negeri asal adalah yang terbaik hehe
Raz Veinz
Cantik sungai temerloh, rasa macam nak mandi sungai la plak, hehe
emila
Boleh kot terjun…
emila
Aha! Brilliant. Memang terbaik jika boleh didapati dari negeri asal.
emila
Kan?? Entah-entah kita bersaudara.
emila
Oh ya ke? Nanti next year boleh pergi.
emila
Boleh. Poskad ke?
emila
InsyaAllah, Dysha. Melaka di mana?
emila
Abang Fadhil, samalah kita. I have never been to Gunung Senyum. Nanti nak pergi juga.
emila
Yup. Tapi Ampang Watefront je tak best hahahah ada sungai kecil sahaja.
emila
Ya ke? Temerloh di kawasan mana tu, Mazuriah?
cikcloudy
u can refer to this website http://www.pkbf.org.my/rafting.htm and here http://www.tourism.gov.my/intl_en/event/details/May/2012/null/41/international-pahang-river-rafting-expedition it is Organised By Perbadanan Kemajuan Bukit Fraser, quite a huge event actually, but somehow not well publicised.
mazuriah
kat kg pangsenam. otw to triang.
emila
Oh, I see….
Fara
saya pon tak suka ikan patin tapi saya sangat suka gulai tempoyak! 🙂
emila
Oh, saya pun ‘hantu’ gulai tempyak. Kalau orang Pahang, suka buat tempoyak ayam! Best!
Th
No go there before, wow many nice pics away from city
Th
Long bridge… Hehe… Some ppl scare cross it
Lya
Xpernah lg sampai sana… Best jugak kan. Mcm mencabar je…
Lya
Sukanya tengok suasana…ada sungai bagai…