Tropical Spice Garden
A spice botanical garden on a hillside by the sea at Tanjung Bungah, where you can learn about hundreds of tropical plants like nutmeg, pepper and lemongrass along shaded trails. Cooking classes are also available.
The Tropical Spice Garden lies beside the coastal road on northern Penang Island. It was converted from an old rubber plantation and built on a hillside. Shaded trails wind past more than 500 tropical plant species, including nutmeg, clove, black pepper, lemongrass and curry leaf, which are closely tied to Penang's cuisine, as well as gingers, ferns and aquatic plants. The garden has a small waterfall and sea-view spots. Admission includes an audio guide, and you can book Peranakan or Malay cooking classes. From George Town, take bus 101 for about 40 minutes. It can be combined with a visit to Batu Ferringhi Beach.
Opening hours
About 09:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Batu Ferringhi Beach
- ESCAPE Penang
- Entopia by Penang Butterfly Farm
- Penang National Park
- Tanjung Bungah Floating Mosque
- The Habitat Penang Hill
- Penang Hill
- Penang Botanic Gardens