Sekinchan 適耕莊

Sekinchan

Location:
Sekinchan is a village located in the district of Sabak Bernam in the state of Selangor in Malaysia (the Country).

How To Get There?
1 to 2 hours driving distance from the city Kuala Lumpur (KL) or Petaling Jaya (PJ).
3 options:-
1) from Sungai Buloh: you will pass through winding roads until reaching a T junction (approximate 1/2 hour-45minutes) then turn right into Asam Jawa proceed approximate 1/2 hour to Kuala Selangor then Tanjong Karang, drive another 15-20 minutes you will reach Sekinchan
2) from Klang: you will pass by Meru/Kapar town , go straight until you reach Asam Jawa (takes approximately 1/2 hour-45minutes), proceed approximate 1/2 hour to Kuala Selangor then Tanjong Karang, drive another 15-20 minutes you will reach Sekinchan
3) from North South highway, look for Shah Alam/Klang exit, then follow Klang, approximately 5 minutes you will come to Setia Alam, pay toll, then go straight until you see a Fly Over in front of you, "go UNDER" the flyover which will lead you U-turn to Kuala Selangor, go straight until a big Cross Junction, turn left then go straight till a T Junction, turn right to Kapar town (total approximately 10-20 minutes) then all the way straight until you reach Sekinchan (approximately 45 minutes).

Weather:
Tropical & Rainy

Introduction
Sekinchan is a small town in the middle of the main rice-bowl area of Selangor, located 29 km away from Kuala Selangor and a fishing village built along the river connected to the Malacca strait.
She is one of the major agricultural producing resource for Malaysia, particularly for rice production.
She is very beautiful with paddy fields and plants. A nice place for greenery! You will see plants every where even in the front yard or backyard of the houses here namely papaya, banana, mango, sweet corns, long beans, aloe vera, basil, sugar canes, pineapples, melons, pomelo and etc!
Sekinchan is famous for its fresh and reasonable price seafood: crabs, prawns, mantis prawns, dried shrimps, fishes and etc, for you to name it!

Another beauties of Sekinchan is that she is still maintaining its origins, rich culture and tradition along the modernisation and development!

Place To Stay
There are hotels and residential home for rental here.
Example:
1) Harbour View Hotel sekinchan (Tel:03-32418868):  http://www.hbview.com.my/
2) Sungai Haji Dorani Homestay (Tel:+6 013 6077 025): http://doranihomestay.blogspot.com/ or
http://www.tourism.gov.my/corporate/mediacentre.asp?page=news_desk&subpage=archive&news_id=232
 (please note that Sg Haji Dorani Homestay is approximately 15 minutes distance from Sekinchan town)

Suitable for:
A day trip or short vacation