Yes, we at Wangsa Maju have a hot springs in Hot Springs!
Haha, you probably think I am joking - that there is a real hot springs in Hot Springs or better known now as Air Panas. Well, there is one.
In the days of yore, this place was merely a hedged compound of an old timber house by a huge shallow well which water is crystal clean and terribly hot. In the mornings, steam could be seen emanating from it from the other side of the road. The water sometimes looked boiling as sulphurous gases were released from the earth's bowels.
The pool is well landscaped, too!
The water is believed to be able to cure skin problems and arthritis. In the mornings, housewives could be seen washing their clothes there because the water containing a little bit of sulphur was believed to be able to kills fungus on the clothes.
Today, this place has been developed very well although the City Hall has not been intelligent enought to promote it as a tourist attraction - Come on! Where else can you get a hot springs within city limits? In any case, it is now within the compounds of a condoplex called Resource Springs (see below).
If you want to use the water to bathe, you have to pay RM1 per adult per entry. You have to bring your own water trough to scoop the water. There are bath cubicles and divided into men's and women's section. Foot soaks are also available.
ps: The coins you see at the bottom of the pool (picture top) are thrown by people who have made their wishes. Yes, this is also a wishing pond although no one really knows if punters ever won anything just throwing coins into the pool!
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5 comments:
Sad isn't it... having to pay to use the spring water.
When I was a kid, my friends and I used to cycle there to bathe, wash our bicycles, boil eggs and what nots. Then the area was still undeveloped with overgrown bushes and lalang. Those good ol' times...
Indeed it is. There was hardly a whimper when the building was built and the hotsprings enclosed. But look at it on a brighter side - the money goes to the pool's maintenance and surroundings upkeep.
Can u please tell me if there is a public bus to the hot spring from wangsa maju LRT station? or else how many minutes would it take to get there from the station. Thanks
Hi..
There is a Putraline shuttle going along Jalan Genting Kelang. Get down near the junction of Air Panas-Genting Kelang and walk. Takes about 10 minutes from there. However, best bet is to grab a cab. Just about 4km away from WM station, methinks.
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