TRAVELLIVE MAGAZINE Travellive 05-2016 | Page 123

ESCAPE THEME PARK, DARE YOU? About 25 minutes from George Town’s center is Escape Theme Park, one of the most special parks in Malaysia. We were excited to explore the park. Mr. Sim Choo Kheng, the park’s designer, immediately greeted us and guided our adventurous game experience there. After traditional childhood games like walking on trapeze wires, using stilts, practicing acrobatics, and climbing trees seemed to disappear, he decided to open a park where we could escape from our laptops, phones, and work to soak in nature. However, at Escape Theme Park, every game is developed to cultivate a new level of adventure. Before taking part in a game, you will be given an instruction clip, and there is always staff to check the safety equipment for you. If your kids want to swing from place to place like Tarzan, then bring them to Monkey Business to try a challenging selection of games at all levels. You will have a chance to hover (of course with safety belts), walk on a suspension bridge, or crawl through wheels hanging at high positions. However simple it sounds, you must finish the whole round of games and can’t go back (except for cases of force majeure). This game will help you strengthen your character, so you shouldn’t give up. Further information: ITINERARY: ü The easiest way is to fly from HCMC to Penang with AirAsia. AirAsia is the sole airline operating a direct route between HCMC and Penang. There are 4 roundtrip flights per week, on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday. The flight time is about 1 hour and 40 minutes. AirAsia offers numerous programs to promote this new route in the last months of the year. EVENTS: ü Go Penang this summer and take part in the Durian Festival from June to July. Penang is home to the most delicious durians in Southeast Asia. There is also an area designed with containers for you to relax or go camping in the forest. This is a familiar place where students often go to practice and have fun in nature. One of the most fascinating rides at Escape Theme Park is free fall from15m or 20m. Unlike Bungee which lets you fall without stopping, this ride only drops for a few seconds before the rope lowers you to safety. Stand on top of the tower, take in the beauty of nature, and get ready to jump. Feel free to scream during this ride! You may be scared to look down, but embrace the adrenaline as you fall and be proud of yourself after finishing. All this excitement will make your trip unforgetable. Escape Theme Park / Website: www.escape.my / Entrance ticket: about VND350,000/child and VND500,000/adult. TRAVELLIVE 123