The Lost world of Tambun theme park in Sunway City, Ipoh, expects to receive more foreign tourists next year, especially Singaporeans, once the Ipoh-Rawang double-tracking railway is operational.
Its general manager Calvin Ho said the railway would not only boost the number of tourists visiting the park but also the entire city in general.
“The train ride itself can be marketed as a tourism product and be included as part of tourism packages,” he told reporters after a familiarisation tour of the park for over 30 Singaporean travel agents recently.
Ho said foreigners on a trip across the country would love to include a train ride in their holiday plans as “trains offer a nostalgic experience”.
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Relaxing trip:Travel agents from Singapore enjoying a train ride around the Lost World of Tambun waterpark. |
The RM4bil 180km railway project is expected to be completed by Dec 31 and operational by early next year.
Ho said they targeted 350,000 tourists to visit the Lost World of Tambun this year, which would be 50,000 more than last year’s.
“Next year, with all the added developments to our park, our number of visitors will definitely grow,” said Ho.
Amongst the development, he said, was the construction of a five-star RM50mil Hot Springs Spa Resort to be ready next December. Other plans include a 50-room karaoke lounge, seafood restaurant and extreme sports park to be ready this December.
During the familiarisation tour, the travel agents were taken on a three-day two- night tour of tourist hotspots in Ipoh, like Gua Tempurung and the famous pomelo farms.
At the Lost World of Tambun, they were taken on a train ride around the park to see attractions like its Tiger Valley, Kepura Cave, Musical Fountain, Waterfall Beach Garden, Tambun Hot Springs, water slides and dry rides.
The tour was a joint effort between the park and Tourism Malaysia Perak in conjunction with Visit Malaysia 2007.
Source : STAR
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