Attractions in Johor

• Mount Ophir

    Mount Ophir Johor Malaysia is a well-known mountain that you can find in Gunung Ledang National Park. Located in Tangkak District, Johor Malaysia, it stands at 1,276m and gets the fame as the tallest peak in Johor and the 64th highest one in the country.

Mount Ophir orogin’s name is explained in some opinions. An ancient record tells how this mountain becomes a gold mine, attracting traders from Greece and China. The word of Ophir itself is even mentioned in the Torah or Hebrew Bible as a land with rich natural resources at the biblical era. British cartographers also have used Ophir to name the mountain since 1801.

Mount Ophir Malaysia is also called as Gunung Ledang. This name is more familiar to locals, especially its famous folklore. It told how Sultan Mahmud Shah, Sultan of Malacca wanted to marry a princess who resided on the mountain. To reject this proposal, she requested seven conditions that were impossible to do, including seven jars of virgin women’s tears, seven trays of mosquitoes; and a bowl of his own son blood. As sultan could not fulfill all of those difficult requests, the princess flew and lived in the hidden cave.

• Tropical Village Johor

       Tropical Village is a miniature amusement theme park in Ayer Hitam, Batu Pahat District, Johor, Malaysia. The replicas of the structures are built within this 32 acres theme park that allow visitors to have another memorable experience. The park is divided into four sections: Landmarks, Leisure Corner, Playground and Agricultural Enclosure. 

The Landmarks Section is a garden with a wonderful famous landmark in the whole world. There's a section of Malay Culture like Kompang sculpture, Kuda Kepang, Mini Malaysia such as Petronas Towers, Fort A famosa and Mini World. The Leisure Corner is especially appealing to younger visitors with its Haunted House, House of Mirrors and Dinosaur Train among other attractions. The Playground with its Oriental Island, Pet Corner and Garden of the Shy Monkey is also a favourite with little ones. The park has dorms for visitors who want to stay overnight and continue the fun the next day.

• Tiger Island

     Suitable for a half-day trip, Pulau Harimau, which literally means Tiger Island, is located off east coast of Mersing district, Johor. Looking down from high up the sky, the landscape of this island looks like a tiger in the middle of the ocean. And that’s why Pulau Harimau got its name.

The island is a hidden treasure in Malaysia where most of the residents wouldn’t have been here throughout their lifetime. It has successfully retained its purity and pristine nature and hence, it offers maximum serenity and tranquillity to visitors.

It’s a whole new world right after you travel through the giant cavern of Pulau Harimau. You’ll be greeted by a natural private pool with turquoise water and here you can enjoy swimming and floating around aimlessly. On the other side of the island is white sandy beach and the view of the clear blue sky and dazzling ocean is extremely stunning. Don’t forget to take pictures of this amazing view.

• Kota Tinggi Waterfall

      Kota Tinggi Waterfalls is located 15km from Kota Tinggi town and around 60km from Johor Bahru (JB). Its proximity to JB means that it can get crowded at weekends and school holidays, and it is popular with Singaporeans who don’t have many decent waterfalls at home. This popularity might explain the expensive admission charge compared to other waterfalls in Malaysia.

The short drive from Kota Tinggi town will take you through scenic countryside before you reach the entrance gate to Kota Tinggi Waterfalls Resort. Here you will have to pay RM10 (per adult) for admission (RM5 for kids) and RM3 for the car (MyKad rate).

After parking the car, you’ll walk towards the main waterfall past a restaurant, a shop and a Tube rental kiosk. The tubes (RM5 rental) are for the two water slides and for playing in the “natural” pools which have been created by damming the stream.

Spend some time at the main cascade simply because the view is breathtaking here, then take the cement steps alongside the falls leading to the upper level. Here there are some shallow pools suitable for splashing around and relaxing. Nets have been slung across the stream at various points presumably as a safety measure to catch people who might be in danger of being washed over the edge of the falls during flash flood time.

At this level you can see a second waterfall, more impressive than the first but there are barriers and signs up preventing visitors from swimming in the fall’s plunge pool which it probably very dangerous.