MY · Selangor · 2.82°N 101.42°E

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Royal hill town with an old palace, a lighthouse and paragliders overhead.

Best time
Any time of year. Late afternoon is best on the hill, when the light softens and the paragliders are often up.
How long
Half a day
Getting there
About an hour's drive from KL via Banting.
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MY · Selangorjugra2.82°N 101.42°Egowherelah.com
Dear group chat,Royal hill town with an old palace, a lighthouse and paragliders overhead.— gowherelahTo: whoever’s drivingJugraMY, Selangor
KLjugra
≈ 47 km from KL, as the crow flies
Jalan Bukit Jugra with the Restaurant Bukit Jugra, famous for its Beggar's Chicken, on the left, and the Tian Bao Gong Chinese temple on right.

Photo: Slleong · CC0

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Photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each.

A small former royal town near Banting, once the seat of the Selangor sultans. There's an old palace, a royal mosque and tombs, and Bukit Jugra above it all, with a lighthouse and paragliders drifting over the coast.

Things to do

  1. Bukit JugraDrive up past the lighthouse for wide views over the Langat River, Carey Island and the Straits of Malacca.Map ↗
  2. ParaglidingThe hill is a popular launch site, and tandem flights run when the wind is right.Map ↗
  3. Istana BandarThe old palace of Sultan Alaeddin Sulaiman Shah, mixing Malay, Chinese and colonial styles.Map ↗
  4. Masjid Sultan AlaeddinThe early-1900s royal mosque near the old palace.Map ↗
  5. Royal mausoleumSultan Abdul Samad, who ruled Selangor as KL grew from a tin town, is buried in Jugra.Map ↗

Good to know

  • Dress modestly at the mosque and the royal tombs.
  • Paragliding depends on the weather. Check with the operators before you drive out.
  • Combine it with Morib and Carey Island for a full day.

Last checked October 2026. Things change, so check opening times, fees and transport before you go.