Istana Garden (Sultan Garden) and the Sultan Palace, Johor Bahru

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Istana Garden (Sultan Garden) and the Sultan Palace, Johor Bahru

June 15th, 2008 lawrence.gan

Overlooking the Johor Straits towards Singapore, the Istana Garden (Sultan Garden) in Johor Bahru (Johor Baru, Johore Bahru, Johor Baharu) is open to public everyday from 7am to 7pm. The Sultan Palace, owned by the Sultan of Johor, consist of several scattered buildings that sits just besides the garden. These buildings are closed to public.

Address:
Istana Bukit Serene
Johor Bahru 80000 Malaysia

View of the Istana Garden (Sultan Garden) and the Sultan Palace.

The Sultan Palace.

With plenty of free parking lots available, the Istana garden is both accessible and a frequent hunt for family outings. Most people come here for jogging, leisure walk or a game of badminton at an open area in the park. It is also common see couples having their outdoor wedding photos taken here as well. It may get a little crowded during weekends but there are plenty of space for you to run about. A jog round the full garden trail is about 2.5km. Some trails lead up a knoll for more strenuous exercise routine.

Open Carpark.

View overlooking the sea.

Fountain at the Istana Garden.

Open Field for some ball games.

Jogging Trail.

Along the jogging trail, you can catch a glimpse into the private zoo owned by the Sultan. The photo above shows a newborn addition to the camel family.

Wedding Photo shoots at the Istana Gardens. Many couple in Johor Bahru come here to capture nice sunset wedding shots.

Note that the closing time at 7pm is quite strictly adhered to. By 6.50pm, there will be officers on scooters guiding the public out of Istana Park (Sultan Garden). Gates will be closed around 7.30pm.

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8 Comments Add your own

1. Nigel Springthorpe | February 9th, 2009 at 3:21 AM

In 1956, I was a member of the R.A.F. Changi Soccer team that played
an annual fixture here against the Sultan’s own Army team.
During the match, the Sultan came out in a sedan chair bedecked with plumes and watched the match.
We were made very welcome and enjoyed seeing the Palace and gardens.
It was a memorable experience for us all. I still have the photographs.
I understand the Palace was not at that time open to the public, so this was a rare treat.

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prasanna krishnan Reply:
December 20th, 2012 at 10:59 PM
Hi i lived in jb in the fifties and sixties and the gardens were a favourite spot for convent school picnics at the end of the year. we were too poor to own cameras. Can those of you who have pictures taken during those years please share with me your pictures.

Thank you.
I dont have pictures but i have very happy memories of growing up in jb and attending two of the bes schools in the country, Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus and Johore English College. I thank Johore for the memories

prasanna

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2. De Min | February 9th, 2009 at 10:10 AM

I jog at the Sultan Garden regularly for the past 10 years but have never seen the Sultan once. The only time when i can get to see the Sultan is on the roads when traffic police whizzes by and you see his car breezing through the traffic.

But this is a nice place in Johor Bahru and I will recommend this place to anyone who want to get some peace and serenity. And its nice of the Sultan to open this garden to the public.

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3. Johor Baru, What 2 do in &hellip | October 9th, 2010 at 6:42 PM

[...] or sporting activity whilst in this city. Located near the city center, in the lush and verdant Istana Garden, Royal Abu Bakar Museum was built in 1982. Completed in 1866, the Museum is built in the [...]
4. Johor Baru, What 2 do in &hellip | December 26th, 2010 at 12:41 AM

[...] or sporting activity whilst in this city. Located near the city center, in the lush and verdant Istana Garden, Royal Abu Bakar Museum was built in 1982. Completed in 1866, the Museum is built in the [...]
5. Joe Ngu | December 28th, 2010 at 1:59 PM

A very Nice Garden to jog, BUT NEVER GO THERE or stay in when its about 7:00 pm!

Many, including myself, a lawyer friend and few other friends have been scolded by a VERY RUDE Guard with uncivilized words.

We have changed our jogging site to Taman Rekreasi Hutan Bandar where the guard there were very friendly

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6. J JAYASANKARR | August 22nd, 2011 at 12:13 PM

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.

MY NAME IS JAYASANKARR FROM SINGAPORE AND I AM A CITIZEN OF SINGAPORE. I WOULD LIKE TO HUMBLY REQUEST TO MEET THE SULTAN HIM SELF FOR A SPORTS FIELD LEASE REQUST IN JOHOR. I WOULD APPRECIATE THE TEAM UNDERSTAND MY SITUATION AND GET BACK TO ME YOU CAN CONTACT ME AT +65 97361182. TKS SANKARR.

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7. FUNG | December 15th, 2012 at 10:11 AM

The garden is closed for at least 2 years as per mentioned by the guard this morning. So no need to waste time to go there. Surprisingly there is no other good park as compare with the one around JB, Sad. what is the government doing for the welfare of the people. Always said people first. I think people LAST. So ….don’t vote BN……and time to let the Sultan live a normal life…….

what you think ????

Malaysian….

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