Labis & Bekok 2 days 1 night trip ( Featured Tangkak)

September 03, 2020

Labis & Bekok 2 days 1 night trip ( Featured Tangkak)

Labis & Bekok ( Featured Tangkak) 2 days 1 night trip

A charming small town sprouted out from the middle of monotonous palm oil estate.

Labis & Bekok towns are neighbouring to each other. About 15km distance among both towns. The significant landmark is the railway connecting through these 2 towns.

These 2 towns are very low profile, not known by many. One of the main reason is they're situated farther from the North-South highway. After exiting to Tangkak, it takes you another 1 hour 45 mins to reach the both destinations. And the last tail of journey is fully through the inner side of road. Thus, people tend to stop over only tangkak and continue journey to Johore Bahru.

However, these both towns are having a lot of hidden gems and yet to be discovered by tourist. Do make a detour to Labis & Bekok for short layover to check out all these points of interest. You will find some long lost childhood memories back or the kind of small town delights we used to live in 70's or 80's.

This virgin small town is still midst of being developed by government for enhancing the infrastructures. One of the key landmark is the KTM railway passing through the both towns. The significant railway track has made Bekok Town well known as a city of train.

Hence, one of the mural with train head is known as the most famous artwork in this town.

Let me walk you through the things to do in this town. Feel the slower pace of living, enjoy a sip of coffee under a tree, and calling few friends to have a leisure chat over your lifelong stories at a very vintage kopitiam. Take a break to take a breath!

Bekok

1. Hakka Cultural Village ( 客家文化馆）

This is a very impressive museum with a bulk collection of all the antiques and the old timer equipment. This museum is operated in a converted wooden village house. So it gives you a feel like returning home.

It was initiated by the late great grandfather of a family and then passed on to the successor. Entering to this museum is just like travelling through the time. Back in the good old days when our ancestors made up their early like in Malaya land.

Evey corner in the museum has been fitted with old stuff and equipments as a display. None of the space is left empty. You will come across some equipments had been once used by our ancestors or grandparents and its now extinct!

For the younger generation, at least they still have a chance to watch this old tools and relate to how people live in the old era. It's a very educational museum.

Location :
Station Road/Jalan Station,Bekok

Opening Hours :
8am-10pm

Tips
Do contact the owner if the museum door is locked.

Entrance Fee :

RM10 per person

Tel :
019-9691838/016-9218381

2. Wall Murals

All the backlane of the house have been beautified with these art works. Worth to take some nice pictures with all these charming painting.

Location: C26, Jalan Tengku Mahkota 86500 Bekok, Johor (Direction : The back lane behind BCT CAFE.

3. Wishing tree / Photo Booth ( I love Bekok)

Behind the Hakka Village, there is a wishing tree. It's just located beside a malay food stall. Heard that it's very fulfilling. It will make your wishes come true. In front of the wishing tree, there is a small aquarium with some fishes inside. It seems extra miraculous to the overall ambience.

The photo Booth of (I love Bekok) is also displayed in front of the wishing tree. Taking photo with the landmark photo booth is every Malaysian's best practice.

Address : Kampung Bekok, Jalan Sultan

(Direction: Behind Hakka Cultural Museum. In between the Beer Garden and the Back Door of Hakka Cultural Village)

4. Happy Farm

This is a private family business farm. If you Waze to happy farm, it will lead you to a small community village. There is no signage or reception. When you arrive the village, do call the PIC and she will tour you around the farm. The farm is featured with fruit trees, petting animals, and the key highlight is the frog pond. This farm has been supplying high volume of bullfrog to the market due to the substantial needs.

Address :

Waze Happy Farm

NO. 4Jln Satria, Kampung Bekok, 85400 Labis, Johor, Malaysia

Contact Person

Mr. Yap : 013 7786138

Sin Fan Chin : 013 773 6138

(Please call to ask for a guided tour) - Free of charge..

5. Lunch at BCT cafe

One of the best fried noodles in Bekok Town. Very affordable and full of small town taste.

Do order their fried mee sua and coconut. Their coconut is super huge and full of juice inside.

Address : 45,Jalan Gunung, 86500 Bekok, Johor

Buainess Hour : 10am - 5pm

Contact No : 016 7471139

Highlights : Fried Mee Sua ( RM 5), Coconuts (RM 4)

6. Train Head Mural

This is one of the landmark in Bekok. One shouldn't miss to take a memorable photo with it before it is washed away by the rainwater or weather.

Address : Kampung Bekok

( Direction : 2 mins walk from Hakka Cultural Museum)

7. Old Shoplots

All the vintage Shoplots in Bekok Town is over 100years old. But they're still standing firmly and strongly to continue serving the locals for their daily needs. It's good to snap a pictures as a remembrance before their unknown destiny in future.

Address : Along Jalan Gunung

Labis

8. Sun Rise Farm Resort

This Sun rise farm resort allows you to have 2 breathtaking view of SUN RISE AND SUN SET. This is probably the most unique one for this resort.

Sun set watching is at the main entrance of the resort and sun rise is at the designated lookout area at the outher side of the resort.

This resort is situated up hill, so you would be able to oversee the beautiful palm oil estate just set right under your feet.

Hotel facility is compete too, including a chill out area facing the palm oil estate, karaoke, lookout area, wall painting, indoor games, children cars, cafeteria, and many more.

They also provide a fruit farm tour with addtional charge. Fruit Farm trip include a tour guide, transportation ( a jeep) to transport us into the farm due to the road is uneven. It's truly delectable with this full itinerary.

拉美士【日出农庄】Labis Sunrise Farm
地址：LOT 3091, Jalan Segamat, Labis, 85300 Segamat, Johor. (GPS: 2.421810, 103.009056)
电话：+6011.1064.3688 (WhatsApp)
电邮：labis_sunrisefarm@hotmail.com
面书：https://www.facebook.com/labisfarm/

Room Cost Per night : RM 130

Package : RM 260

9. Sun rise Fruit Farm Tour

There is an optional package for the fruit Farm tour. This tour is arranged internally by the resort management and the departure time is 8am in the morning. Participants are asked to gather at the lobby at 8am sharp after the sun rise watching & breakfast, and thereafter hop on to an open concept jeep truck, and to be transported to the fruit farm nearby.

The road towards the fruit farm is very bumpy and uneasy. The jeep truck needs to tilt right and left before reaching the first station - Guava Farm.

Along the journey, the tour guide will explain the entire process of the fruits cycle, from seeding to harvesting. A lot of interesting facts to be taken away.

First station is Guava Farm - Tourist will be given chance to experience guava wrapping. All guava fruits need to be wrapped before ripening. And a beautiful platter is served for photo shooting and testing.

Second station is visiting Gac Fruits tunnel walk. Gac fruits is not common in Malaysia. And its appearance is just like a traffic light color. Premature is green, medium ripe is Yellow, and fully ripe is red. Its considered a rare fruits in Malaysia.

The package include a plate of complimentary fruits too at the end of the trip.

Address : Organised by Sun Rise Fruit Farm

Entrance : RM 20 Per pax

10. 001 Original Leicha Restaurant ( 001 正宗擂茶美食店）

This restaurant is famous with their signature Hakka Lei Cha. ( Thunder Rice). The Lei Cha here is slightly diffrent from KL. Besides the assorted vegetables, they're using cowpea and long bean as the side dishes too. Extra scrumptious. The soup comes with mild minty and not so overpowering. It's definitely one of the best Lei Cha I've ever tried.

We've also tried the hand-pull Ban Mee and wanton noodles. Both are very tasty too. Especially the Ban Mee, every sheet of Ban Mee is as thin as a coconut meat. One of the good restaurant in Labis Town.

Location: 22, Taman Gunung Emas, Labis Johor

Hours: 8:00AM-5:00PM

Contact: 012-7409795

11. Labis Lok Lok （漒漒滚)

I do like this Lok Lok. Variety of choices for you to pick. And it's super affordable. One stick is only RM1. 00. You can choose to deep fry or shabu (boil). This lok lok stall is a home base concept and situated within a residential area.

It's of one of the best Lok Lok recommended by locals.

Address : 2, Jalan Sri Bayu 7, Taman Sri Bayu, 85300 Labis, Johor.

Business Hour : Monday - Sunday (7pm - 12am)

Contact : 016- 7618831

12. Hock Guan Bao (福源包点）

Best bao in Labis. This home made Bao is one of the popular bao stall in Labis. The skin is super fine and soft and the filling is very much generous and yummy. Do try their steamed pork bao. The stuffed meat is so juicy and tasty.

福源包点 Kedai Kopi Hock Guan
地址：6, Jalan Pasar, Labis, 85300 Labis, Johor. (GPS: 2.382489,103.0217088)
位置：https://goo.gl/maps/SxDenTCGxqT2

13. Biscuit Hock Hoe Seng.

This is a traditional old biscuit shop and has been running their business few decades. They're selling all sort of traditional cookies and biscuits produced locally in Labis. Do bring back some of the biscuits here as a souvenir for your friends and family. All are from hearty handmade one.

Address : Jalan Labis, 85300 Labis, Johor

Business hour : 10am - 6pm

Tangkak

14. Gunung Ledang Puteri Waterfall / Air Terjun Puteri Gunung Ledang

There are 2 entry sections of Gunung Ledang. One is through the waterfall entrance and another is through the national park entrance.

Waterfall one is run by a private entity whereby the national park is a semi-government.

The waterfall section is the easier way to get through. There is a proper stairs to lead you all the way up to the highest point of waterfall area. You can have a full glance of the cascading waterfall up at the the top. The stairs is beautifully set beside the waterfall rocks. The full stairs journey will take about 20 mins.

Location : Gunung Ledang Resort Sagil ( Gate B)

Entrance :

Car park : RM 2

Adult : RM 1

Child : RM 0.50

15. Gunung Ledang National Park.

However, if you are professional hiker or you do like to challenge the hiking trails at gunung Ledang, you may opt for the national park entrance. This entarance is not open for walk in. Pre-booking is needed. A guide is needed for the entire journey. The entire distance to the summit is approximately 5.8km and will take about 5-6 hours to reach the peak. The summit is about 4186 feet above the sea level. Please refer to below for the fees scedule.

Address : Gunung Ledang ( Gate A)

Direction : Need to enter the via the main Gunung Ledang Banner.

Entrance : Refer to the brochure

Booking : Pre booking is needed. Walk in is not allowed.

16. Tangkak Kopitiam

This is a spot that every coffee lover should not miss. Take a sip of tangkak local coffee, you will find it so different comparing to the coffee from other places. Tangak coffee is not so thick and little but milky taste. Personally, I prefer a more rich kind, but this Tangkak coffee is something new and special one for me to try out.

Address : No13 Ground Floor Pusat Perniagaan Padang Lalang Jalan Hospital, 84900 Tangkak, Johor

Business Hour

Monday - Friday
11:00 am - 12:00 am

Saturday - Sunday
08:00 am - 12:00 am

17. Kian Hoon Kiong Temple ( 茧云宫）

One of the very gorgeous Chinese temple in tangkak. The most attractive one is the 4 beautiful dragons statues in the main hall of the temple with an appealing pearl spinning in the core of a fountain. It looks like the dragons fighting to grab the pearl.

The temple is well decorated with finest interior, with all the Buddha statues on the altar.

The upper roof is hung with all the beautiful red lanterns, it looks so vibrantly charming