RECREATIONAL ACTITIVY

Recreation is an activity of leisure. Recreational activities are often done

for enjoyment, amusement, or pleasure and are considered to be "fun". The
term recreation implies participation to be healthy refreshing mind and body.

Recreational activities give you an opportunity to spend time with yourself.

Yes, they give you a time when you can meet you! Family trip give you some
family time. Group activities and team games give you an opportunity to meet
new people, make new friends and socialize. Some recreational activities help
you in developing leadership qualities and interpersonal skills. Although
excessive amount of recreation is not advisable, a little amount of recreation
daily, is the need of a busy life. While being a part of the rat race of today,
when you struggle to stay in competition, it is also necessary to give some
time to yourself and your loved ones.

Recreational activity can be said as an anti-stress activity. One of the most

popular recreational activity nowadays is travelling. Most of people love to
spend their holiday by travelling. Today, we would want to share with you
about some interesting places in Melaka that you can spend your holidays.

As a Malaccan, how well do you know your state?

Let us review some of the interesting fact regarding Malacca by some renown
publication.

The New York Times has listed Malacca as one of the 45 places to visit this
year. In a recent write-up which became its second most-read story of the day
describe Malacca as:

“With its lantern-lighted canals and silent, narrow streets lined with decades-
old ornate temples and shop houses, few places in South-East Asia conjure
romantic images of the past as effectively as Malacca,”

BERNAMA has quoted that the Malacca state's government targets 11 million
tourists to visit this World Heritage City by the year-end.
Malacca have recorded 7.65 million tourist arrivals by end of 2011 and will
continue to make Malacca a major tourist destination for foreigners and locals
alike.

There are so many interesting places that you can visit in Melaka. For families
with kids, theme park is a sure choice. Malacca has several theme parks that
can excite the young ones and for you who are young at heart.

One of the newest attraction of Malacca is the Melaka Wonderland

Theme Park & Resort. The best way to cool down on a hot and sticky day in
Malacca is to do some splashing around at the spanking-new Melaka
Wonderland Theme Park & Resort. Built in Ayer Keroh – Malacca’s tourist
attraction-laden quarter – the highlights of this multi zone park are its high-
speed water slides and thrill rides.
Surrounded by 360 hectares of natural recreational forest, this brand-new
park features a whopping two million litres of water. All in all this water theme
park features 16 exciting attractions including the Lazy Cum Crazy River, the
1 Big Wave pool, the Adventure Island, Anaconda Twist, The Pendulum as
well as a multitude of other attractions.
The park is so close to the Malacca city centre that staying over in Ayer Keroh
isnt necessary; but if you do choose to stay, there are plenty of affordable
accommodation choices available – in fact Melaka Wonderland will soon
boast a theme park hotel.
This water park is essentially another one of Malacca’s great draws – take a
break from a day of sightseeing and spend a day of wet fun in the sun.
Featuring numerous adventure rides and water slides including the Tornado
Chaser – where you are sent rotating down a giant ‘bowl’ – and the Kamikaze
Racer – a high-speed thrill ride on which you can race head-first and side-to-
side down six lanes.

Another theme park that has long been the attraction is the Alor Gajah -
A'Famosa Resort. Located approximately 24km north of Melaka, a little off the
road to Kuala Lumpur, is the countryside town of Alor Gajah. The peaceful
and grassy Alor Gajah Square – surrounded by a series of cheerily painted
shop houses – is located in the town centre. Within this locale is the 520-
hectare A’Famosa Resort – well-liked by Malay and Singaporean tourists. Not
to be confused with the A’Famosa Fort, this hotel encompasses 1,300 acres
of land and can only be described as a major theme park. There are several
amusement parks within it including Animal World Safari, Water World and
Cowboy Town.

As a historical state, Malacca has many historical sites that are not only
admirably beautiful but most importantly could be a educational trip for your
family.
The number one historical monument is undeniably the A'Famosa Fort ruin.
A’Famosa is more than just quick photo stop opportunity for tourists. Built in
1511, the settlement used to sprawl across a whole hillside but now only a
lone gate (Porta de Santiago) remains. One of the oldest surviving European
architectural remains in Asia; it is set beside the Istana ke Sultanan on Jalan
Kota.

A’Famosa is perhaps Malacca's best known sightseeing spot. Originally

constructed by Alfonso de Albuquerque (who led the Portuguese invasion on
the Malacca Sultanate), the remains of the fort is now a crumbling
whitewashed gatehouse and is located downhill from St. Paul’s Church.

Just a few metres from the A'Famosa is the Dutch Square. It is widely known
that the Dutch Square is Malacca’s most picturesque spot on the riverfront
along Jalan Kota. A favourite trishaw pickup point, it is distinguished by a
group of bright, terracotta-red colonial Dutch buildings, built between 1660
and 1700, with louvered windows and chunky doors with wrought iron hinges.
Malacca has boasted that as a historical state, once you visit Malacca, you
should have the overview knowledge of Malaysia. With numerous historical
site and museums, this statement is indeed true. One of the most visited
museum is the Maritime Museum & Naval Museum.
Built in 1990 and housed in a faithful recreation of the Flora de la Mar, a
Portuguese galleon that sank off the coast of Malacca, the Maritime Museum
certainly merits a visit. Scuttle up for an in-depth look into Malacca’s history
via old maps, scale-model ships, weaponry and nautical-related accessories
and relics.

Malaysia is known for its diverse culture and races. Malacca can testify to this
as it has one of the most unique race out there, the Baba Nyonya. For you
who wanted to know this race you should not miss to visit the Baba Nyonya
Heritage Museum in Malacca
At the beginning of the 16th century, merchants and entrepreneurs were lured
to Malacca’s shores due to stories of the city’s burgeoning success and
wealth. In particular the city saw an influx of Chinese traders who arrived in
droves in an effort to escape Manchu rule. These entrepreneurs went on to
marry local Malay women – descendents of these marriages were known as
Peranakan or ‘Straits-born Chinese’.
Their relative success resulted in these expatriate merchants becoming the
principal wealth catalysts of the thriving city. The ‘Babas’ (male Sino-Malays)
flaunted their affluence by purchasing Dutch townhouses and transforming
them into out-and-out palaces. The interiors of these homes were opulent and
stuffed to the tee with Dutch-influenced fixtures including hand-painted tiles
and Victorian lamps.

There is another side that to Malacca that many of us does not know aside
from the historical part. Eco tourism is also a big part Malacca attraction. One
of the place you could go is the Melaka Botanical Garden.
The Botanical Gardens – formerly known as the Hutan Rekreasi Ayer Keroh –
was established in 2006 and is encircled by a forest that contains over 300
species of fauna and flora. The cheesy yet cute thing about this park is the
collection of giant stone carvings of prehistoric animals – that were indigenous
to this area – scattered all around the park.

For those who are bored with the hectic modern world, the D-Paradise is your
paradise. D-Paradise is a concept tropical fruit and aboriginal village cum
retreat in Malacca. This park has a host of attractions, while being
conveniently located near the highway. While most would visit Malacca for a
historical lesson and culture, a visit to D-Paradise promises an education of a
different sort – a look at the plantation industry of Malaysia as well as its fauna
heritage.
Some of the attractions here include the world’s largest collection of
pumpkins, cactus and ‘monkey cups’; which are pitcher plants, a dragon fly
sanctuary, anteaters; a unique furry mammal that has a nose-like appendage
to suck up termites and ants for food, a biscuit hut; where delicious local
pastries are made and much more.
Malacca is a living proof that recreational activities such as going to a holiday
or trip is not only enjoyable and fun, but in the same time we could learn a
thing or two about our heritage in term of our historical and environmental
surroundings. So what are you waiting for? Please be sure to visit all the site
that we recommended to have your fun and educating activities on your next
weekend or holidays.