Gunung Jerai

What’s on top of Gunung Jerai? That’s the mountain that all of Perlis, Kedah and Penang could see. Gunung Jerai served as a landmark for trade cities of ancient days in the Bujang Valley off the Merbok River and later as a cool hill resort. It rises 1200m above sea level and is accessible by road from Gurun, a town on the Alor Setar-Sungai Petani trunk road. The drive up takes 20 minutes.

So what’s on top of Gunung Jerai? Colonial-style houses, gardens, a cafe, chalets and a meeting hall. Plus a good view of the north side. You’d need to climb another hillock on the south side to see the view of Sungai Petani.

A view of paddy fields from mist-covered Gunung Jerai

Here you can see the coastline. Paddy fields extend up to the coast.

Joseph on Gunung Jerai.

Some photos of the grandparents from Joseph’s perspective ;-)

Ma mah

Kong kong

Grandpa and Grandma