Penang Bird Park

Located in a 5 acre park, the Penang Bird Park has a collection of over 3,000 exotic birds from more than 300 global bird species. There are 2 giant sized Walkin Aviaries and thousands of birds ranging from tiny sunbirds to 8 foot tall Ostriches.

Address: Jalan Todak, Seberang Jaya, 13700 Perai, Penang,
Malaysia.
Tel: 604 3991899 / Fax: 604 3991899
Website: www.penangbirdpark.com.my
Email: drgino@penangbirdpark.com.my / pengbird@tm.net.my

VISITOR INFO

Visiting Hours: 9am to 7pm Daily incl Public Holidays

Fees: Adult RM20, Children (Below 12yrs) RM10, School Children (in uniform) RM2, Camera RM1, Free for handicapped & under priviledged persons.

Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion

The Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion was built in the 1890's by master craftsmen from China who created a Courtyard House with 38 rooms and granite paved courtyards. This architectural masterpiece was restored in the 1990s and earned an Asia-Pacific Heritage Award for Culture Heritage Conversation in 2000.

Address: 14 Leith Street, 10200, Penang, Malaysia
Tel: 604 2625289 / Fax: 604 2625289
Website: www.CheongFattTzeMansion.com
Email: cftm@tm.net.my

VISITOR INFO

Visiting Hours: 11am and 3pm daily.

Fees: RM12/pax

Tropical Fruit Farm

The Tropical Fruit Farm is located 800ft above sea level on a 25 acre orchard in Teluk Bahang. There are over 250 species of exotic tropical fruit trees to view in this ideal location where visitors can sample fruit dishes and fresh fruit juice.

Address: Batu 18, Jalan Teluk Bahang, Penang, Malaysia
Tel: 604 8665168 / Fax: 604 8665170
Website: www.TropicalFruitFarm.com.my
Email: info@tropicalfruitfarm.com.my

VISITOR INFO

Visiting Hours: 9am to 6pm daily. Last Farm Tour at 5pm.

Fees: Adult RM25, Children (6-12yrs) RM17

More info: Call +604 2276223 or +6019 4126314

The Sire - House of Yeap Chor Ee is the first museum restaurant

The Sire - House of Yeap Chor Ee is the first museum restaurant ever set up in Penang.

Its concept, which is of Peranakan in spirit with the fusion way of life, and a mixture of different cultural influences, the old and the new was also the former home of Yeap Chor Ee, a prominent businessman and philanthropist in Penang, before he and his family moved to Homestead, now the Wawasan Open University.

The building which has been restored and beautifully refurbished with high ceilings and stained glass has been turned into a museum cum restaurant oozing elegance and charm, serving delicious food from ‘the best of Old & New World Cuisine’ .

The gallery above seeks to portrait about Yeap Chor Ee and his family members, how they used to live in Homestead, photographs of his grand and magnificent home, furniture and artefacts that have been with the family for generations and the genealogy of family members.

The gallery also serves as a tangible reminder of the many wonderful qualities Yeap Chor Ee has brought to his family and to the people of Penang.

Inspired by Dato Sri Steven Yeap, the grandson of the Yeap Chor Ee, the set up of the gallery to house furnitures and artefacts from Homestead came in as a direction to the thought of housing his family's ancestral tablets in a proper place. Therefore, No 4 Penang Street was identified as a proper place for intiating a cause to celebrate Yeap Chor Ee's achievements.

Also in this gallery, the Yeap family genealogy is set up as a platform to keep the family tree recorded for generations to come.

The Sire, the fine dining restaurant on the ground floor, is managed by the same owner of Ferringhi Garden. Though the menu and the food has been developed differently for each restaurant respectively, their Executive chef, Mr Yeoh Woei Liang, also runs the kitchen in Ferringhi Garden.

One can pay a visit to the gallery without ordering any food but paying a sum of less than RM10 for some fine coffee and the priceless enjoyment of rich history within its deep enclaves.

House of Yeap Chor Ee - "The Sire" Museum & Restaurant

Address : 4, King Street, Georgetown 10200 Penang (back entrance) or No. 4 Penang Street, 10200 Penang (front entrance)
Tel : 604-2645088.

Operation hours: 11.30am ~ 3.00pm and 6.00pm ~ 10.30pm (Close on Sunday)

Source: http://www.visitpenang.gov.my/portal/what-to-see/attractions/the-sire.html

Penang Food Descriptions

Some Penang Delights you should try:

• Hokkien Mee- a noodle soup dish with yellow noodles, vermicelli, shrimps, pork, eggs, bean sprouts, vegetables, shallots and chilis immersed in a tasty prawn based broth.
• Assam Laksa- a soupy noodle dish with fat white noodles in a unique sourish broth made from fish, vegetables, tamarind (assam) and fruits, garnished with pineapple and herbs.
• Char Koay Teow- a stir fried (flat) rice noodles with prawns, cockles, bean sprouts, chinese sweet sausage, eggs and chili.
• Nasi Kandar- a rice & dish meal consisting of white rice with a wide selection of seafood, meat, chicken and vegetable curry dishes.
• Koay Teow Th'ng- flat rice noodles with fish balls, chicken, pork, fish cake and fried garlic in a clear chicken soup. Exotic intestines are optional.
• Kaya- a Malaysian jam made with coconut and eggs which is used for fillings and as a spread for bread and toast.
• Cendol- a cold desert/snack with ice, coconut milk, brown sugar (gula melaka), red beans and green noodles.
• Lobak- a type of deep fried Penang sausage with marinated pork wrapped in a soya based skin.
• Sar Hor Fun- stir fried wide flat rice noodles (hor fun) and vermicelli topped with a light sauce with eggs, prawns, pork, char siew, liver and vegetables.
• Durian- a strong smelling yellow fleshed fruit which has a unique sweet taste and a texture like soft cheese.