Tambun Musk Melon Farm – New Agro Tourist Attraction In Ipoh
If you want that farm-to-table experience in Ipoh, there’s a little farm you can go to in Tambun, Ipoh that offers this. And we’re not talking about the famous pomelo farm next to it.
Tambun Musk Melon Farm is small, but you can learn a lot here without having to pay any entrance fees!
We’ve been here a couple times with family and highly recommend it if you happen to be in the area!
Getting Here
Either take the weekend hop-on, hop-off bus to GO Chin Pomelo Farm and walk down to Tambun Musk Melon Farm across the road.
Or drive straight in, right until you reach a wide-open space beside a lake that serves as their visitor car park. This is what we’ve done twice so far, and there are always many car parking lots available.
You don’t have to pay for parking here either.
What To Do Here
Farm Tour
There’s usually staff nearby at the visitor center. We just go over and say hello, and one will take us for the farm tours.
For our two visits, it was a different guy each time. Both fellows were very friendly, spoke some English and keen on sharing about the main produce at this farm.
Depending on how many questions you have, the farm tours can be 15-minutes long.
On a sunny day, the temperatures inside the greenhouses soar and that is a limiting factor to how long you can stay.
Either way, the tour begins close to the car park where the seedling shack is. And then it moves on to the main greenhouses. We saw melon vines in different stages of growth.
They do grow a few other types here besides the Japanese Musk Melon. Mostly for the purpose of showing visitors the difference between different melon types.
During the tour, the guides will share the challenges faced by the farm on growing the melons here in Malaysia. We learned that it’s a lot more than having the right temperature.
Fruit Tasting
At the end of the tour, there’s a poster that summarizes the growing cycle of the Japanese musk melons. We learned that only a small percentage of the melons make it through the whole cycle.
Back at the visitor center, they have whole or cut fruit for sale. When it’s a hot day, you’ll really appreciate how nice it is to have a chilled juicy melon to snack on!
We have been able to try a couple of other fruits here during our previous visits. Like special fragrant limes from Japan. Or passionfruit all the way from Johor.
We’ve bought whole melons before as well, and they are small but juicy, crunchy, fragrant, and sweet.
Photo Opportunities
The lake is a pretty spot to take some photos. They’ve have decorated the lake with some flower bushes and a signboard too.
When it’s not windy, the lake has a clear reflection of the trees on the opposite bank.
There’re fish in the lake as well but the water is too murky to see them unless they come to the surface.
You can also take photos with the fruit inside the greenhouse. And there’s so many to choose from!
A kid’s playground (and what appears to be a duck pond) is currently being built at the visitor center, and it looks like another great place for photos.
Farm Animals
Besides growing fruit, the farm has some animals. They have a special breed of chickens with long legs. And pet ducks as well.
There’s a goat pen behind the visitor center next to the birds, and while we did not want to get too close to them, the goats seem very friendly with the farm staff.
Conclusion
Tambun Musk Melon Farm is free to visit and very family friendly. Many tourists (and even locals) are unaware of this place yet.
Be sure to visit it – it is not every day that you see Japanese musk melons being grown in a tropical climate. They cost less than what supermarkets sell them for too!
