Bayan Lepas Activities

There’s plenty to do around Bayan Lepas. For golf enthusiasts, there’s the Bukit Jambul Country Club near Hotel Equatorial, and for movie buffs, there’s the eight-hall Golden Screen Cinema in Queensbay Mall. For some much-needed muscle relief after a day of walking around the many attractions of Bayan Lepas, Quee7nsbay Mall’s Reflexology Zone will help ease those aches away.

For something with a difference, take a day trip to Pulau Jerejak, now a beautiful resort island with a wide range of facilities for your recreational needs.

Golfing

Measuring 130 acres, the Bukit Jambul Country Club has established itself as one of the country’s top golf clubs since its inception in 1984. Playing host to some international golfing events such as the 31st Malaysian Open in 1992, the golf course is situated on a hilltop, according stunning panoramic views of the island and its surrounds. Its stunning 18-hole golf course measuring nearly 6000 metres was designed by the renowned designer, Robert Trent Jones Jr.

Bukit Jambul Country Club

Address: No. 2, Jalan Bukit Jambul, Bayan Lepas (near Hotel Equatorial)
Tel: (604) 644 2255
Opening Hours: The Clubhouse is open from 07:00 – 22:00 daily. Visitors are allowed to play from 08:00 on weekdays and from 10:30 – 13:00 & 14:30 onwards on weekends and public holidays

Movies

For those who wouldn’t want to miss the latest releases in the cinema, there’s the Golden Screen Cinema in Queensbay Mall. The second flagship cinema in Penang after the one in Gurney Plaza, GSC Queensbay Mall boasts eight theatre halls with 1,512 seating capacity. This cinema is also disabled-friendly with two special allocated spaces for wheelchairs in each of its theatre halls, plus a designated wheelchair ramp in selected halls for easy access.

Golden Screen Cinema @ Queensbay Mall

Address: 3F-50, 3rd Floor, Queensbay Mall, 100 Persiaran Bayan Indah, Bayan Lepas
Tel: (604) 222 3456

Foot Reflexology & Body Massage

For some TLC after a hard day of shopping or walking around the many attractions of Bayan Lepas, Queensbay Mall has a massage centre on its 2nd floor. Offering leg, hand, head, shoulder and back massage, Reflexology Zone is the first group of massage therapists recognized by the government.

Reflexology Zone  

Address: 2F-03, 2nd Floor, North Zone, Queensbay Mall, 100 Persiaran Bayan Indah, Bayan Lepas (above Maybank)
Tel: (6016) 411 1178   

A Day Trip to Pulau Jerejak

Located just off the island’s south-east is a lush tropical island with a rich and colourful historical past. Once a place where some of the country’s most dangerous criminals were banished, earning it the nickname ‘Malaysia’s Alcatraz’), Pulau Jerejak has been developed into a major tourist attraction, with a resort, a Spa and a number of recreational facilities available for visitors to this island. The island’s jungle, one of the few remaining rainforests in Malaysia, is said to be more than 400 years old, and has hundreds of flora and fauna species to-date. There is a ferry service from the Pantai Jerejak terminal in Bayan Lepas, which takes visitors to and from the island daily.

Location: South-East Penang, Bayan Lepas
Tel: (604) 658 7111
Ferry service operating hours: Daily, 06:30 – 22:30. Return trip from the island is from 07:30 – 23:3