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| Sepang Gold Coast Resort - Bagan Lalang |
The wonderfully beautiful and spacious Golden Palm Tree Resort Malaysia located on Sepang Gold Coast, also known as the Bagan Lalang area, is a great resort to spend with the family. With 392 villas built on stilts above the sea in the shape of a palm tree, this Malaysia Gold Coast Sepang Resort is supposed to be the first eco-friendly sea-hotel in the world.
In Part 3 of this series, we highlight some activities that you can immerse yourselves in whilst staying in this Golden Palm Resort.
All activities are non-chargeable unless otherwise stated.
Get ready for some eco-adventure...
Cycling - choose from the beginners or intermediate session. A guide will bring you around the nearby Malay village and palm oil farms. You can experience the local wildlife, flora and fauna of Malaysia.
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| Cycling |
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| Photo session |
Stop by for a photo-taking session with the Golden Palm Tree Resort in the background.
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| Monkeys |
Spot monkeys along the way...
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| Keropok (crackers) |
Short break at the provision shop which sells lots of local snacks such as crackers or better known locally as keropok.
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| Snack shop |
No fishing please...
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| No Fishing |
During Christmas, Santa did his part in distributing presents to the children.
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| Santa Claus |
You can also enjoy some non-motorized water sports in the sheltered waters of the Straits of Malacca.
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| Wind surfing |
A great water sport ideal for both adults and children, you can enjoy a free and easy day by the shore canoeing.
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| Canoeing |
More watersports...
Stand up paddling is great for beginners and children. Here you can learn to ride the wave standing on the surf board with a single-blade paddle.
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| Stand up paddling |
Catch the wind in your sails during high tide.
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| Sailing |
Experience cart sailing during low tide with this modern land yacht, a three-wheeled craft with a wing mast that offers a safer option to sailing especially for those not keen on getting wet. This activity depends on the wind level...
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| Cart Sailing |
Speed sailing is an advanced level to cart sailing and is enjoyed standing up.
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| Speed Sailing |
Flying a kite is an activity enjoyed during low tide.
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| Flying a kite |
Or just have fun and relax by playing with the waves...
A popular beachfront pass time, beach soccer is offered
here at tournament level or just a lazy game with friends and Golden
Palm Tree Iconic Resort and Spa staff.
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| Beach soccer |
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Another landsport by the beach is the beach volleyball.
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| Beach volleyball |
If you have never thrown a frisbee before, go ahead and get the staff to give you some tips and tricks.
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| Frisbee |
Some other eco-friendly activities include bottle painting and batik painting.
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| Bottle painting |
Relax in the infinity pool or go on a mangrove tour (chargeable).
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| Swimming and watching the boat bringing the guests on a mangrove tour |
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| Relaxing by the poolside |
If you love nature, check out the shoreline during low tide...
With the new Extreme Park @ GPT, you can now get your heart pumping with adrenalin as you rev up on the ATV, battle with paintball, race on the go kart and test your archery marksmanship.
Not up for such adventure? You can also work out at the gym...
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| Gym |
Or just allow yourself to be pampered by one of the luxurious spa treatments at the Escapade Spa where you can select from a range of spa therapies with various pricing to suit your budget.
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| Relaxing with one of the spa therapies |
Game to try the local food at one of the local restaurants out of Golden Palm Tree Resort? Just a short 5 - 10 minutes walk from the resort is Bayu Malam Restaurant which serves barbeque seafood.
We decided to have dinner here and must say that the prices are value for money.
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| Barbeque fish wrapped in banana leaf |
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| Bayu Malam Restaurant |
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| Vegetables |
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| Another vegetable dish |
The vegetable dishes were nothing fantastic...
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| Tom yam soup |
Tom yam soup was quite tasty with lots of ingredients...
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| Fried cuttlefish in batter |
The fried cuttlefish was pretty chewy and we had problems finishing it up.
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| Nasi lemak (coconut rice) |
The cheapest of all was the nasi lemak, rice cooked in coconut and served with and egg and some chilli which was great tasting!
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| Prices of the seafood (by weight) |
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| Range of seafood to select from |
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| Bayu Malam Restaurant |
The food here was alright given the price, though we expected local food to taste much better. :D Of course, you cannot compare the price of the food here with that found in Golden Palm Tree Resort.
Golden Palm Tree Iconic Resort and Spa
No. 67, Jalan Pantai Bagan Lalang,
Kg Bagan Lalang,
43950
Sungai Pelek,
Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves at the Golden Palm Tree Resort and that was why we visited the resort a second time within three short months.
