Lost World of Tambun

For our annual team building event, my company decided to go to the Lost World of Tambun theme park near Ipoh. All 90 of us took three buses to go to the park and check-in to the nice resort hotel next door. My family and I have been to Sunway Lagoon once but I myself have not been inside Lost World of Tambun, its sister theme park.

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After getting in, we quickly started our team building activity which is a little telematch games by the artificial beach and pool. To be honest, I don’t really enjoy these games so much because they always get super-competitive and a little bit rough at times. That said, I try my best to be as sporting as possible and participate in most of the games. As expected, my team lost all three games (because there were some passengers in the team) but it’s not a big deal to me. It’s just some games.

A giraffe stands near a wooden structure with a backdrop of rocky terrain and lush plants.

We had buffet lunch and dinner at the Malayana restaurant inside the park. After lunch, I strolled around the park, seeing what’s available. Without my family around, I don’t feel like bathing or playing in the pool. Compared to Sunway Lagoon, Tambun has much smaller pool and water park area. Instead they have this huge collection of zoo animals around the park. I saw tigers, hyenas, deers, hippos, crocodiles, giraffes and a variety of other reptiles and birds. There are. The amusement park features only 2 or 3 rides plus two different train rides. The haunted house is surprisingly a separate paid attraction in the park.

A group of people enjoy a swim in a pool with a waterfall feature, surrounded by lush greenery and illuminated by soft blue lighting.

The real highlight of the park I must say is the hot springs. They have 5 different springs to choose from with varying temperatures. The steam cave is the hottest of them all and the sign board warns you not to spend more than 5 minutes in the cave. After much walking and playing throughout the day, its so refreshing to be able to dip in the warm bubbly hot spring. Apparently there’s also some special performances in the park in the evening but I missed it because it’s at 10pm?

The buffet meal is okay I guess. I mean they did serve some lamb for dinner. Like all theme parks, the food sold at the stalls are way overpriced. I get to stay at the Sunway Lost World Hotel just across the street. The listed price is 850 ringgit per night so it was naturally nice but not as nice as some 5 star hotels you find in KL. But the high price does include complimentary tickets for 4 persons into the night park so in a way, it’s quite worth it.

People are enjoying a swing ride at an amusement park with a backdrop of trees and a partly cloudy sky.

The Lost World of Tambun theme park is a great place to bring your children - for the pools, amusement park, wild animals and hot springs. If you’re tired of Sunway Lagoon or Gamuda Cove, this park in Ipoh is definitely worth a visit.

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After our team building event, we also visited Ipoh town and Tasik Cermin nearby. Ipoh was same old, same old. I did not eat at Yong Suan (nasi ganja) because I was still too full from breakfast buffet. I took some pictures of the historical buildings in Ipoh then board the bus to Tasik Cermin (mirror lake). I paid 4 ringgit to walk past a little mining tunnel to the edge of the lake. There’s not much to see except the lake and to explore more of the lake, you’ll have to take a 25 ringgit boat that goes to other places. I thought it was not so worthwhile so I skipped.

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