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New Floating Market attracts visitors to Perlis, Malaysia

Floating Market in Pengkalan Tok Kuning, is the new tourist attraction in the state of Perils, Malaysia, by offering experience like traveling abroad.

The innovative concept was implemented by the Perlis Fishing and Recreation Club to offer a unique travel and shopping experience to the visitors.

The floating market is located about 5 Km from Kangar Town. It will give visitors the opportunity to buy food stuff and other items sold from boats.

“The market will operate consistently every two weeks on Sundays from 5 pm to 10 pm accompanied by about 50 fishing boats,” said Mohammed Noor Hashim, Chairman of Perlis Fishing and Recreation Club.

“Visitors will have the opportunity to buy various types of food, beverages, fruits and fresh fish from the floating market,” he added.

A Visitor, Kamaruddin Malik, said he found very good response for the new venture of the authorities, despite having to park about 2 km before walking to this floating market and expressed hope that it would be well maintained.

The floating market was inaugurated by the King of Perlis, Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra Jamalullail on 25th September 2018.  It has been reported that more than 2,000 visitors attended the first day of the floating market inauguration.

In addition, the visitors can enjoy a ferry boat ride across Sungai Perlis to Kuala Perlis estuary

Perlis is the northern-most state in the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It is also Malaysia’s smallest state. Although there are several attractions in the state, Perlis is more often used as a transit point to Langkawi and Thailand.