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I joined the Penang Adventurers Club for a hike from Air Itam, starting from the bottom of Kek Lok Si all the way to Air Itam Dam, then will go through Tiger Hill and finally down to Sg Pinang.

We started our journey at 8am in the morning. The trek up to Air Itam takes about 45 minutes of leisure walk. Along the way, you will meet many other hikers and there are just so many early birds (yaa still early for me..) who jog around Air Itam Dam.

Walk anti clockwise from and you will find a path to go to Tiger Hill on your right. There is just one path to go, so no worries about getting lost. It’s best to go with your friends as it may be quite boring at this part. Once you reached Tiger Hill, there will be 3 paths for you to go.. One to Penang Hill, another to Sg Pinang and another God knows where (kidding.. other experience hikers would know). Of course, you may choose to U-Turn and return to Air Itam Dam, and roll all the way down to Kek Lok Si.

We continue our journey heading towards Sg Pinang. There are lots of interesting sights along the way. After the Tiger Hill, it’s downhill allllll the way. You can see Durian trees, Cocoa trees, rubber trees, and well… etc etc. Look at the photos above, and that’s not all. You will pass by many farms along the way, but the weather can be hot or worse.. rain

The whole journey takes about 3 hours, but once you reached Sg Pinang, you can take a bus to Balik Pulau to the main bus terminal, and transfer to other bus back to your home.