The 2014 Annual Company Trip - Destination: YTL Pangkor Laut Resort - Jungle adventure walk - Part 7

(Continuation. Please refer to the end of the report for links to the previous parts).

One of the activities in the resort is the jungle adventure or nature walk. Lead by an experienced tracker.

The dark spots seen in the tree are fruit bats. Big and scary looking. 

Our tracker giving a briefing to the participants.

Showing the types of fruit trees available on the resort.

Hornbills.

A gang of hornbills.

A monitor lizard.

The start of the jungle tracking.

There weren't any signals so, this is the GPS location.

Single file.

Not a bad track. Everything is nice and cleared by the resort rangers.

Good thing it was cloudy. Even then we were already sweating buckets.

After a couple of hours, we arrived at Emerald Bay. Time for the beach!!

The gang.

To be continued.

The 2014 Annual Company Trip - Destination: YTL Pangkor Laut Resort - The journey by bus - Part 1

The 2014 Annual Company Trip - Destination: YTL Pangkor Laut Resort - The boat ride and lunch - Part 2

The 2014 Annual Company Trip - Destination: YTL Pangkor Laut Resort - The hilltop villas - Part 3 

The 2014 Annual Company Trip - Destination: YTL Pangkor Laut Resort - Gym and other common areas - Part 4

The 2014 Annual Company Trip - Destination: YTL Pangkor Laut Resort - Sunset cruise - Part 5

The 2014 Annual Company Trip - Destination: YTL Pangkor Laut Resort - Dinner at the famous Uncle Lim Chinese Restaurant - Part 6

 

On a nature trail in Janda Baik

Recently I got the opportunity to go on a jungle trail walk in Janda Baik, Pahang. This was part of my kid's class trip which I joined as well.

The weather was humid but nice. Trees were all around. The sounds of a multitude of animals were very interesting.

Interesting to note the various plants growing.

A selfie.

Janda Baik is situated in a small valley up on the Titiwangsa mountain range.

A river to cool off.

After walking for some time which felt like hours, checked my time and it was still not noon yet i.e. not lunch time yet!!!

Langkawi Holiday, November 2013 - 10 - Jungle walk

Please refer to the previous postings.

Our final day in Tanjung Rhu. One final activity to do before heading back for home. First things first - breakfast. As usual, we are practically the only people out and about.

The beach is deserted.

My son taking a selfie of himself.

The activity after breakfast is the jungle walk organised by the resort itself. Tour was conducted by Mr Fendi, a well know character in the resort. There were nine of us, a couple from Britain, a mom and daughter from China and us.

We need to go on a boat to where the tour starts. At this moment there was a slight drizzle.

It was a nice 2 hour walk in the jungle. Though it was raining and we were wet, we still enjoyed the experience. At the end, we came upon this hut where there is a natural well in the centre. Here we had our picnic courtesy of the resort.

The interesting part of all this is that we did it all withing the resort's vast property of a few hundred hectares.

Eating time...

To be continued.

Langkawi Holiday, November 2013 - 06 - Telaga Tujuh or Seven Wells Recreation Park, Langkawi

Please refer to the previous posting.

After the Handicraft Center, we went to this recreational area called Telaga Tujuh or Seven Wells Recreation Park. It is said that, fairies used to/currently swim at these wells.

Below is the welcoming billboard and the map up to the wells.

This plaque explains the story behind the seven wells.

To climb up the the hill does get some use to. It all steps up. Takes about 20 minutes just to climb the steps.

It was worth the effort. The view was breathtaking.

At the edge of the stone cliff, the water from the wells becomes a waterfall.

From this point, it is dangerous to continue forward. There is a cable barrier that the authorities put up to stop people from accidentally falling down.

Further uphill are more of the wells. A number of Pergolas have been built for the comfort of visitors. You notice a lot of foreigners sunbathing.

My kids beside one of the wells.

A selfie.

Another selfie but to another angle.

Foreign visitors in bikinis.

Lunch time. Good thing we brought our picnic items with us.

The sign that welcomes us when we reached the top.

Halfway down the hill is another nice picnic spot. Here, you get to see the waterfall.

Selfie and the waterfall.

My kids on a rock.

The area around the waterfall is still pristine.

Downhill are more pools but should only be attempted by adults as the path is a bit challenging.

The deeper pool seen between the trees.

After three hours we had a good time and it is time to go to another location.

A padi field.

To be continued.