Tasik Biru

Bukit Ibam Blue Lake

Bukit Ibam used to be the largest iron ore mining site in Malaysia. Interestingly, the name of the hill is said to derive from the acronym taken from the book title “I Bought a Mountain” by Thomas Firbank in 1940.

Mr. Fittburg, who was the surveyor for the mining company at the time, was reading the said book. When he asked the local about the name of the hill located in front of the mine site, no one seems to know what it is called. Hence, he called it Ibam Hill. However, some also said that the name derived from the acronym for ‘Iron Boxside Aluminum Magnesium’.

Due to the mining and quarrying activity at the hill area, there were many large holes formed as a result of the detonations in order to retrieve the existing mineral resources. The holes later became a reservoir that eventually formed into a lake. One of the holes is the blue lake. It is the largest and the deepest quarry lake ever recorded.

The mining activity had also increased the amount of soluble solid and heavy metals in the water. The chemical reactions between the rocks and the soil caused the water to look mesmerizing blue. Although there is aquatic life living in the lake,the blue color that is reflected from the lake water looks so beautiful.

Image by : Ctiey Husna

Operation Hour

Daily : 24 Hours

Admission

There is no entrance fee.

Address

Unnamed Rd, 26700, 26700 Muadzam Shah, Pahang, Malaysia.

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Hear From Others

Tasik Biru, which means Blue Lake, is just that. But it is really, ridiculously blue. Deep, unnatural shades of blue water are surrounded by the old mines quarry walls and by green trees. It’s a stunning sight.

Vaughan McShane
TheTravelManuel

The view is just so amazing and breathtakingly beautiful.

StrandedWallflower

Snap a few pictures by this lake for memory’s sake because the breathtaking scenery is sure to make your trip one you won’t soon forget!

Esther Chan
DiscoverKL

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