Tanjung Emas

Tanjung. THE most popular spot in Muar. It's a park by the river. Who doesn't love that kan? Loads of activities boleh dilakukan di Tanjung Emas ni, untuk semua peringkat umur.

Kanak-kanak boleh main di playground atau di Dataran Tanjung Emas where they have those small cars that they rent out for kids. And some sell bubbles and other items to play. Remaja boleh hang out and maybe dip their feet into the water, or take selfies by the awsome old trees. Orang dewasa, selain bertugas menjaga anak, boleh jugak spend some money on food. I know, I'm an adult too, not too much perks for us eh? Dan atok-atok boleh la melayan cucu sambil berehat menikmati udara segar & pemandangan indah tepi Sungai Muar.

New Tanjung

Dataran Tanjung

Ada juga boat ride, terletak at the corner of tanjung, bersebelahan dengan Kompleks Marina. Dan dengan bangganya I admit that I have been on this boat ride! Masa saya naik tu RM12 for adults and it'll take you from jetty towards Sabak Awor (where the seafood restaurants are) almost nak sampai ke jambatan ke-dua Muar. Selalu lalu atas Jambatan Muar, sekali-sekala lalu bawah jambatan, rasa seram pun ada. But I get to see Muar from a different point of view. Baru lah nampak bot-bot nelayan dengan lebih dekat. Lebih banyak paya bakau terlihatkan di muara sungai. Dan, yang paling best nampak satu rumah besar somewhere after Giant Hypermarket yang ada bot sendiri untuk dia masuk air. Oh besides him, rumah persinggahan Sultan pun ada lah, of course! I'd say, go for this ride. Walaupun anda orang Muar, sila lah naik dan lihatlah Muar from another perspective.

Boats @ Muar River

Boat ride

View of Tanjung dari dalam bot

View dari dalam bot

At this moment when I'm writing this, Tanjung Emas masih lagi dalam fasa renovation. Belum 100% complete, tapi dah boleh masuk dah. Dulu zaman 80an waktu saya membesar, tanjung lah tempat main buai, jongkang-jongket, slide dan sembunyi dalam kolong yg dijadikan tempat mainan. Mainan ni semua covered the whole entire stretch of the playground side of Tanjung. Sekarang ni, semua mainan ni dah dibuang. Digantikan dengan mainan baru, at some corners - nearby jetty & opposite jetty, kat tempat "batu-batu".

"Batu-batu" is what me & my cousins call it. Ada banyak batu besar-besar yang diletakkan together. Dulu tempat ni tertutup, dikelilingi pokok dan ada jalan entrance - selang merah & hijau. Kami selalu main lompat-lompat ikut colors that we were into that day. Sekarang batu still ada, tapi dah takda entrance, pokok pun dah tak banyak dulu. Tempat ni jugak dulu selalu dipenuhi dengan lelaki-lelaki melepak atas motor setiap petang. Sekarang dah kurang, lebih ramai keluarga yang picnic.

Kalau nak picnic tapi taknak bawak makanan sendiri, takpa. Ada van-van kecil yang menjual tidbits. Ada juga a stretch of gerai yang jual makanan. Valid food such as rojak, nasi, asam pedas. Memang ramai yang serbu gerai ni. Terletak di belakang replika keretapi.

Kedai makan behind those nice group of greens

Ini baru satu side of Tanjung. Itupun tak habis cerita lagi. Masjid Jamek Sultan Ibrahim Muar terletak sebelah je dengan Tanjung, sharing the same river shore, of course. Connecting the mosque to Tanjung play area are roller-blading & a reflexology spots. You know, those small stones that you walk on? Yea, that.

Masjid Sultan Ibrahim

And on the OTHER side of Tanjung, you have a golf course. This is the area where joggers come to sweat. And I come to take pictures of sunset. ;)

On this end, there's a place where monkeys used to roam free. There is a jetty to go into the paya bakau area so you'll be a lot closer to the water. This part of the river opens directly to Selat Melaka. You can actually see Pulau Besar from here. And if you turn to your right, you can see Gunung Ledang.

Gunung Ledang dari jauh

Zaman dulu boleh mandi air kat sini, but kat tepi-tepi je lah. Sekarang ni dah tak boleh lah, seram jugak tengok. Tapi it's still is a nice place to be just to be surrounded by nature. And most importantly, tempat paling cun untuk tengok sunset!

Sunset @ Tanjung

Ok lah, panjang lebar cerita pasal Tanjung. Kalau datang Muar, tolong lah give Tanjung a visit. You won't regret it. But keep in mind, traffic selalu pack kat sana. Parking may be a bit of trouble. And to close this chapter, need I remind all the smokers yang nak ke Tanjung... Tanjung ialah Kawasan Larangan Merokok.

Muar bandar bersih

Leave your cigarettes at home, please and keep Tanjung clean! :)