As you leave the busy hub of selangor and head towards perak, the character of the land changes from an urban profile to a scenic undulating landscape. Here and there you will spot pleasant farmland and rustic plantations set againts a background of green jungle and rugged limestone hills.

Covering some 21,000sq km. Perak lies between kedah in the south. The main range cuts across the states of perak lying in dramatic juxtaposition to the flat plains of the western coastline. Often referred to as a land of grace, for its laid-back, lineless beauty. Perak is divided into nine districts and its major towns include ipoh, kuala kangsar, taiping teluk intan and lumut. Ipoh is the administrative centre and the state capital while kuala kangsar is the royal town.

Each district has its characteristic beauty and history, and tourist attractions include old-style anglo-malay and chinese mansions, colonial buildings, ancient limestone caves, temples and cool hill areas like the bukit larut (maxwell hill) station. The astute visitor will notice that the way of life is a little different here as compared to the central region. There is a quiet urbanity as the locals go about their lives.