Sepetang Inn being the first and the only lodging provider in downtown Kuala Sepetang,
is in fact a door step for you to explore all the attractions in this ecosystem riched area.
With the affordable and comparable price, we offer you :
- the nearest comfortable lodging to enjoy fishing village experience,
- cheap and fresh seafood,
- firefly watching,
bird watching, eagle feeding,
- mangrove forest, charcoal factory,
- cruising along
Sepetang river, beautiful sunset, etc.
The Place
Kuala Sepetang ( 十八丁), previously known as Port Weld - named after
the former Governor, Frederick Weld. It is a fishing village located along
the Sepetang river, the area's fresh and saltwater inundation suitable for mangrove trees and created
rich ecosystem and important breeding ground for marine animals.
It's about 18km from Taiping town and driving normally takes about half an hour. Along the way to Kuala Sepetang you can see mangrove trees on the right. Kuala Sepetang also famous for
its charcoal made from mangrove trees,
most of the high quality charcoal is
exported to Japan.
Where:
Kuala Sepetang ( Port Weld)
GPS coordinates: N4 50.193 E100 37.811
Attractions:
cheap and fresh seafood, fishing village, firefly watching, bird watching, eagle feeding, mangrove trees, cruising along
Sepetang river, beautiful sunset, etc.
How to go:
If you are from the north of North-South Expressway, exit Kamunting Toll and turn right into Simpang Empat then follow Kuala Sepetang road sign and you will
reach the destination. It's just 18km.
If you are from the south of North-South
Expressway, exit Changkat Jering Toll and turn left into Simpang Empat then
follow Kuala Sepetang road sign.
Food
This small town of Kuala Sepetang is located near sea. There is a small population of Chinese staying around here. Besides some coffee shop selling noodles in the morning as breakfast to the locals, there are also a few seafood restaurant that are frequented by their regular customers from far. These restaurant provide lunch and dinner. There is also hawker centre that selling noodles and snacks for the afternoon tea, e.g. ais kacang, etc. You can buy dried fish, prawn, prawn crackers, etc. at the shops and hawker centre.
Mee Udang
There are a few famous malay stores at the road side on the way reaching the town. Most of the time, you can see about one hundred people are eating mee udang (prawn noodle) at the same time. This is another attraction to Kuala Sepetang.
