After we're done visiting places in Kuala Kangsar we next travelled to the small town of Manong to get a boat at its jetty.
We almost didn't make it as the locals were reluctant to transport us upon realising our destination was Pulau Semat, an island in the middle of the Perak river. You see the island is considered mystical. You can't simply set your foot on it, you have to be pure in thought and intention.
The were many stories of people drowning or boats getting capsized on the way there. Thank God after a while waiting there were those willing to help...
So here we are. In this picture one could see parts of Pulau Semat to the left.
This is the proper jetty to get onto the island...
But the boatman was worried that the path there could be blocked by falling trees and foliages. So we embarked a bit further downstream on into a banana orchard...
From there we walked towards the path connected to the jetty.
There was substantial clearing to make it easy...
Yes, there are parts were the foliage made it hard...
But as it turned out the path we were looking for itself was free from fallen trees and such despite what the boatman was worried about.
The path leads to our real destination, tomb of the fourth Sultan of Perak, Sultan Tajul Ariffin. Ruling the kingdom more than 400 years ago from this island, his highness is said to be a religious saintly person and that is why the Pulau Semat is mystical.
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