Melaka River Cruise

The 45 minute Melaka River cruise is worth every ringgit spent. The river cuts across Melaka city on its way to the Straits of Melaka. All along the river, the sights are most interesting. Especially the murals (graffiti?) on the buildings, and the bridges we passed under. Also the old church of St Francis Xavier (1849), warehouses, villages and gardens on its banks. From the jetty opposite the Casa del Rio, the boat goes up to Kampung Morten and back. Remember the movie 'Entrapment', when the buildings were grotty? Well, the river has been widened, and though the water is still muddy but no longer murky, the buildings and embankments are clean with pretty potted plants as decor. You get to enjoy some of these sights below as you cruise the Melaka River.

A replica of the Melaka Sultanate water wheel (CNB 2013)

The riverside buildings

Another boatload of tourists cruise by (CNB 2013)

Hang Jebat, I think, adorns this building (CNB 2013)

Some more colourful backs of buildings (CNB 2013)

There are eight bridges over the Melaka River that we pass under during the cruise, each one quite different from the others.

One of the foot bridges across the Melaka River (CNB 2013)

The Chan Koon Cheng bridge with the St Francis Xavier
Church in the background (CNB 2013)

Kampung Morten, where the boat will later make a turnaround, is a very old Malay village. Although it would be nice to explore this kampung on foot, we have to reserve it for another time perhaps.

Approaching Kg Morten (CNB 2013)

Later in the evening, we returned to one of the riverine cafe restaurants to sample some of Melaka's cuisine.

Dining along the river (CNB 2013)

Melaka 2-5 November 2013