Visit to Kota Aur homestay by USM year 2 interior design students together with Universiti Sains Malaysia exchange students from Finland -October 2013.

Lembah Bujang Hindu-Buddhist 2,000 year old temple, Kedah.

Finland students of Univ. Sains Malaysia's exchange program at the paddy field posing with the author.

Boat ride touring the Merbok River and landed at Tanjung Dawai, Kedah from Merdeka Beach with the exchange students from Finland.

Attending PERDA course on how to further improve homestay business at Swiss Inn, Sg Petani (8-9 Dec 2012)

Listening the workshop talk by the experts. As seen here En Rohaizat, the Penang homestay association head.

Homestay Kota Aur  group won the second best award in bedding competition among the 140 workshop participants.

Visit by Univerity Sains Malaysia at Homestay Kota Aur (23-25 Nov. 2011)

Celebrate the students arrival with the Malay kompang and bunga manggar at Homestay Kota Aur.

 Among the program for the visit is having a session how to plant the 'rice tree' at the real paddy field.

Visit to the peacock farm at Kota Aur homestay.

Students having the evening village walk at the homestay area.

 Enjoying fresh coconut drink at one of the homestay particpant coconut tree nearby.

 Homestay Coordinator, Puan Siti giving a briefing to the students.

 Scenary of the paddy field at the Homestay Kota Aur captured by the student.

Students also be able to visit several museums ie the wetland museum (above) located nearby the Kota Aur homestay.

Visit by Muslim Woman Travel Agent of Singapore to Kota Aur Homestay (27 of August 2012)

Bardah (reciting holy versus of Al-Quran) by the local female Bardah group; demo to the Singaporean visitors.

Member of the Singaoprean group visitor posing with the fruit of nipah.

PERDA + TRAVEL AGENTS VISITS TO HOMESTAY KOTA AUR -SIRIE 1. CLICK AT HOMESTAY PACKAGES FOR INFO TO BOOK..

Guests arriving at the Kota Aur Homestay at Lorong Dalam Kampung.

Guests enjoying the local traditional breakfast with nasi ulam/spice rice and local kueh/sweets.

Kota Aur homestay coordinator, Pn Siti discussing issues with Telok Air Tawar  State Constituency  Representative cum PERDA board member; Datuk Jahara Hamid (middle); while looking on is the wife Penaga Constituency Representative (Datuk Azahar Ibrahim), Datin Aishah Mohd Yusof . Location: inside Haji Shafiee house; one of the Kota Aur homestay member.

Guest trying to make a ketupat -a traditional rice fill using coconut leave (left) and also a demo making a traditional sweet (middle).

Action on getting young coconuts for drinks. Looking here is the peeler high-up about 20 meters above ground .

Group photo taken with Datuk Jahara at homesaty Kota Aur. Among the visitors are from PERDA (PENANG REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY - A UNIT FROM PRIME MINISTER OF MALAYSIA DEPT.) personnel as well as the Penang travel agents and Penang hotels marketing staff.

Members from Penang Spa, other Penang Homestay members posing with Datuk.

Visit to Hjh. Zainab house at Kota Aur; being one of the participant in this project.

Saying good bye to the Serie 1 PERDA homestay visit.
Note: Visit done on 23 June 2012.
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A DAY VISIT PACKAGE: GLIMPSE OF VILLAGE LIFESTYLE
KOTA AUR HOMESTAY-

PRICE FROM RM135.00 (USD43)/PAX (MON. 14 PAX)

• -WELCOME CEREMONY- TRADITIONAL DRUM+FLOWER GARLAND/BUNGA MANGGAR
• -WELCOME DRINK -RICH SAP YIELD/NIRA NIPAH
• -BOATING THROUGH MUDA RIVER
• -VISIT WHISPER MARKET, DAWAI CAPE & INDEPENDENCE BEACH NEARBY.
• -VILLAGE TRIAL - PADDY FIELD, GOAT FARM
• -ACTIVITIES AT HOMESATY- COCONUT CLIMBING, PEEL-OFF COCONUT
• -TRADITIONAL GAMES -CONGKAK, BATU SEREMBAN
• -BREAKFAST AND LUNCH PROVIDED
• -ONE ROUND TRIP TRANSFER TO HOTEL/PENANG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT/JETTY

 EXPERIENCE HOMESAT'S TRADITION & NATURE BEST 2 DAYS 1 NIGHT
KOTA AUR HOMESTAY
PRICE FROM RM248.00 (USD80)/PAX (MIN 14 PAX)

• -WELCOME CEREMONY- TRADITIONAL DRUM+FLOWER GARLAND/BUNGA MANGGAR
• -WELCOME DRINK -RICH SAP YIELD/NIRA NIPAH
• -BOATING THROUGH MUDA RIVER
• -VISIT WHISPER MARKET, DAWAI CAPE & INDEPENDENCE BEACH NEARBY.
• -VILLAGE TRIAL - PADDY FIELD, GOAT FARM
• -ACTIVITIES AT HOMESATY- COCONUT CLIMBING, PEEL-OFF COCONUT
• -TRADITIONAL GAMES -CONGKAK, BATU SEREMBAN
• -FULLBOARD MEALS ARE PROVIDED
• -ONE ROUND TRIP TRANSFER TO HOTEL/PENANG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT/JETTY
•  -ONE NIGHT ACCOMODATION ON TWIN SHARING ROOM (AIR-CONDITIONED OR NON)A/C++

Participated hotels;
D'Feringgi Hotel, Batu Ferinngi Beach, Penag Island + Hotel Seri Malaysia Sg Petani/Kepala Batas, D'Vista Hotel Sg Petani
Tour Agency (Tour bus/van):
Suria Indah Holiday Sdn Bhd + ISA Travel & Tour Sdn Bhd + SHEBA Travel + NASMIR Tours & Travel Agent
BONUS: MALAY SPA (WITH TRADITIONAL MASSAGE) FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMAN ARE POSSIBLE TO BE ARRANGED AT THE HOMESTAY IN COORPERATION WITH PENSPA ASSOCIATION.

CLICK TO ENLARGE! PART OF BROCHURE PRODUCED BY PERDA SHOWING DEDICATED PACAKAGE FOR KOTA AUR HOMESTAY WITH PARTICIPATED TRAVEL AGENTS AND HOTELS INVOLVED.

-ALL APPROVED BY PERDA.

Traditional Malay food to be enjoyed

House owned by Hjh Meryam; one of the homestay participant with traditional Malay architectural style house design.