Ayer Keroh is a town situated
in the state of Malacca, Malaysia.
The town is a major tourist spot of the state, apart from the old Malacca
Town, due to its recent hosting of various interesting attractions. The
Mini Malaysia and Mini ASEAN Park is situated in the town.
The Park has scaled down
versions of traditional houses typically found in each of the states of
Malaysia as well as those found in the ASEAN region. It is an interesting
insight into the culture and lifestyle of traditional Malaysia and ASEAN.
Another site of attraction is the Zoo Melaka.
Recently it has started a
Night Zoo programme where tourists can observe animals at night,
especially viewing the nocturnal animals in action. The Night Zoo is
opened on Fridays to Sundays. There is also the Butterfly Park, Crocodile
Farm (Taman Buaya) and the World Bees Museum. To sum it all up, Ayer Keroh
also has a recreational forest.
The Ayer Keroh toll is the
main entry point into Malacca state using the North-South Expressway. This
makes it easily accessible from any part of Peninsular Malaysia. The town
is about 2 hours drive from Kuala Lumpur and one hour from
Seremban. Ayer Keroh is also about 3 hours drive from
Singapore.
Telephone area code for Air
Keroh is 06 and postcode for Air Keroh started with
7XXXX.
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