Dark Tourism In Malaysia

All that s left at the former estate of infamous colombian drug boss pablo escobar is a zoo and water theme park though there is also a small museum that examines the atrocities carried out under.

Dark tourism in malaysia. Rising 300 feet from ground the dark caves seem rather imposing and alluring at once. Among the majestic four million years old limestone ranges in batu caves just 12 km north of kuala lumpur lies one of the nature s most amazing wonders. The act of dark tourism is somewhat controversial with some viewing it as an act of respect and others as unethical practice. Twenty acres is a large space and exploring the penang war museum could take all day.

Dark tourism also known as black tourism thanatourism or grief tourism is tourism that is associated with death or tragedy. Mohd zahari et al 2016. In the general dark tourism section there s also more about the academic concept of dark tourism how dark tourism relates to other forms of tourism what types and categories of dark. Dark tourism is a broad ranging and often contentious consumer activity that can provoke debate about how death and the dead are packaged up.

The penang war museum in malaysia has just such a. A dark tourist seriously interested in his destination will have researched it beforehand he says. Penang has been repeatedly recognised as a potential dark tourism destination in malaysia suhaini and chai 2010 algie 2014 masanti 2016. We spent most of a day there sometimes wandering aimlessly on unpeopled jungle paths other times stopping in at bunkers and barracks to read the information on display.

In some places there s not much left to remind people of the suffering that took place there. Dark tourism still largely untapped in malaysia offers travellers a glimpse into a grim past worth learning about. The purpose of this paper is to examine the potential of penang in being a dark tourism destination in malaysia with the influence of urban tourism development a systematic review was conducted to serve as a foundation by highlighting the number of dark tourism studies conducted in southeast asia sea the results projected a total of 23 dark tourism studies conducted within the sea region. Step into the dark passages from a magical journey back in time and be awed at the enchanting beauty of the dark caves.