Bukit Indah’s commercial zone, anchored by the popular Aeon mall and Lotus hypermart, radiates outward from an eight-hectare circular park with an 18-hole disc golf course. A small light industrial zone filled with mostly auto workshops sits south of Lotus. Gated communities take up most of the township with humbler low-density terrace houses north of the intersecting Pontian-Johor Bahru highway and in the Bukit Indah 2 expansion in the south.
Prices in Bukit Indah also tend to be 10 to 30 per cent higher for services popular with Singaporeans – such as car washes, auto workshops and spas – compared with Nusa Bestari and further afield. A good rule of thumb is the more Singapore cars you spot, the higher the prices (and the more it’ll feel like you haven’t left home).
Interestingly, you won’t find nightlife that’s not exactly family-friendly within Bukit Indah but there are spas and KTVs in Nusa Bestari and a plethora more just beyond in Taman Sutera Utama, Austin Height’s main rival. Note that getting to the cafes, pubs and clubs around Sutera Mall means budgeting 30 minutes for the 6.5km drive from Bukit Indah during rush hour; it’s not as bad as the Causeway, but still.
WHAT TO DO
Young adults may thus prefer Austin Heights, Sutera Utama or downtown, but Bukit Indah suits families just fine with its proximity to Legoland. Bukit Indah also has a huge park with three little hillocks (six hills, according to the official website) to hike or explore with an ATV, something even Mount Austin can’t boast of.
1. SIREH PARK
Opened in 2017, this huge 150-hectare park (343 hectares, according to the official website) was a quiet slice of Eden through COVID-19 before its popularity took off post-pandemic. There are now at two ATV-for-hire operators, an al fresco food square in the car park, two cafes and a glamping site.
