In the article Latest visit to the old abandoned mosque at Teluk Memali (or is it just Bandar Baharu)? I've told that I've visited tombs of 2 Sultans and a royalty before going to the old abandoned mosque. After that I visited the tomb of another Sultan by the name of Sultan Alauddin Mansur Iskandar Muda some 2 km south of the mosque. It's a tomb I've never ever visited before because of its very remote location.
Actually I've tried once to get to this tomb 2-3 years before only to find the road badly broken and very unaccesible. This time I managed to go in far by riding a bike with a local. Even then we had to park the bike somewhere and walked a distance.
After the tomb of Sultan Alauddin Mansur Iskandar Muda, there's 2 more tombs of Sultans I haven't ever visited. It's supposed to be on the same route heading south... why, according to the signboard the tomb of the next Sultan should be just a kilometre or down the route and the other tomb another kilometre away. But I was told the route is no more accesible with some parts having to cross rivers and such apart from secondary jungles. The only way to reach it said the local is to drive up north to Kampung Gajah to get to the only bridge crossing the Perak river within a 20 km radius, then get to Kampung Bandar a distance south of Pasir Salak for a boat. I had no choice. I had to drive some 25 km to get to that place...
Actually I've tried once to get to this tomb 2-3 years before only to find the road badly broken and very unaccesible. This time I managed to go in far by riding a bike with a local. Even then we had to park the bike somewhere and walked a distance.
After the tomb of Sultan Alauddin Mansur Iskandar Muda, there's 2 more tombs of Sultans I haven't ever visited. It's supposed to be on the same route heading south... why, according to the signboard the tomb of the next Sultan should be just a kilometre or down the route and the other tomb another kilometre away. But I was told the route is no more accesible with some parts having to cross rivers and such apart from secondary jungles. The only way to reach it said the local is to drive up north to Kampung Gajah to get to the only bridge crossing the Perak river within a 20 km radius, then get to Kampung Bandar a distance south of Pasir Salak for a boat. I had no choice. I had to drive some 25 km to get to that place...







After tying our boat at the banks we climbed up only to find out two Indian persons fishing at the connecting canal. We were perplexed. How did they got in when this place is said to be inaccesible by land? Well, they did'nt realise that neither did they knew the way. It seems a friend have brought them by car, cutting through a nearby oil palm plantation. Hmm...















Remember I have been around to a number of places before coming here. Besides, the way to high foliage was blocked by a rather big and deep drain which seemed to encircle it from all points. I have no choice but to call it day. There's still a number of places to be visited before the day ends and oh did I tell you? I had to leave the wife and little baby near Kampung Bandar as there was not enough room on the boat. So I didn't want to keep them waiting... it's been one and a half hour since I left...
What a fascinating adventure !
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