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An
alternative destination to Taman
Negara Kuala Tahan in Pahang ......less than 4 hours driving from
Kuala Lumpur
and 3 hours from Singapore
.......... We specializes in Incentive and Family Packages,
Students Packages, Team Building, Survival Courses etc..
Activities of interests -
rubber tube rafting, night safari, 4 x 4 off road adventure, three
beautiful waterfalls, Orang Asli (Aborigines) Village, exotic trekking
trails and bird
watching, Comfortable basic accommodation chalet
with mattresses. suitable for
adults and children. Short easy trails are available around the chalet
areas leading to small water cascades and clear water wading pools.
Endau
Rompin covering an estimated area of 870 square kilometers, stands
between the boundary of Johore and Pahang, remains one of the least
disturbed and finest examples of lowland tropical rainforest in
Malaysia.
(Click
image on the right hand side for a the full size images of children
activities in and around the chalet areas).
Selai -
According to the Orang Hulu, long,
long ago, Sungai Selai used to be a torrential river flowing
down from Gunung Besar. One day, a beautiful celestial
princess called Puteri Dayang Tuarang decided to visit
the place. Her visit changed every thing. She emanated so
much heat during her visit that the river was reduced to a mere
trickle, the size of a strip of rattan, or ‘sehelai rotan’ in
Malay. Since then, the river was called Selai.
Even till this day,
during periods of heavy rain, the Orang Asli of Selai propitiate
the princess in a special ceremony, so that she may provide some
respite from the weather.
During the course of Endau-Rompin Expedition, a group of
scientist took off from Gunung Besar heading for the head waters
of Sungai Endau to go down to Kuala Jasin. The party followed
the wrong stream and ended up at Sungai Selai Along the way,
they found a new species of flowering herb, Didissandra.
Today, it is
the site of the Selai Base Camp - now known as Lubok Tapah Base
Camp.
Endau Rompin
is
the newest found jungle retreat in the country. Itself being more
than 100 million years old where the exotic flora and fauna found
nowhere else in the world. Scientific expeditions and researches are
still visiting the parks regularly.
Accommodation is
very basic - non air condition huts with mattresses, pillows and
sleeping bags. There are common toilets and bathrooms - 4 bathrooms
and 4 toilets for the ladies and 4 bathrooms and 4 toilets for the
gentlemen. Effort is now in place to built better accommodation with
fan rooms and with attached bathroom. and these should be ready bythe end of 2006. The experience and thrills one gets here in Selai
is unforgettable and compensate for the little discomfort of the
accommodation.
Team Building is the
latest addition to the list of programs that we offer in the park.
It has a special appeal as the only location that a comprehensive
adventure team building program can be organised. Activities that
can be included are jungle trekking, jungle survival, paintball
wargames, abseiling, flying fox, obstacles course, night trekking
(plus solo walk), treasure hunt, corporate games, night safari,
rubber tube rafting etc.
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TOUR PACKAGES AND PRICING
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PACKAGE
TYPE
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PRICE PER PERSON (RM)
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Click on ...CODE
ER No .......
for DETAILED
Itinerary) |
2 - 3 pax
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4 -5 pax
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6 - 9 pax
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Above 10
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CODE ER 006
3D/2N FULL BOARD
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Chalet
Selai
Base Camp |
RM 700.00
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RM 470.00
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RM 440.00
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RM 420.00
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CODE ER 007
2D/1N FULL BOARD
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Chalet Selai Base Camp |
RM 530.00
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RM 420.00
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RM 360.00
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RM
330.00
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CODE ER 008
3D/2N FULL BOARD
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Camping at Merekek Campsite |
RM 600.00
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RM 440.00
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RM 380.00
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RM 360.00
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TEAM BUILDING AND SURVIVAL PROGRAM
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CODE ER 010
3D/2N FULL BOARD |
Survival Course Endau Rompin
Selai |
RM 1000.00
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RM 650.00
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RM 500.00
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RM 450.00
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CODE ER 011
4D/3N FULL BOARD |
Survival Course Endau Rompin
Selai |
RM 1200.00
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RM 750.00
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RM 650.00
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RM 550..00
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CODE ER 008 (group only)
2D 1N TEAM BUILDING
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Camping at Tapah/Merekek
Campsite |
N/A |
N/A
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N/A
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RM 250.00
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CODE ER 009
(group only)
3D/2N TEAM BUILDING |
Camping at Tapah/Merekek
Campsite |
N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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RM 450.00
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All rates are subject to 10% service charge
and 4.5% e-commerce charge for payment bycredit card. |
PACKAGE INCLUDES (Leisure Package) :
Return van transfers from Kuala Lumpur (except
for team building and survival programs)
2 or 1 night accommodation as specified
Full board meals in the Park
Guided tour per itinerary - trekking,
waterfalls, rubber tube rafting, night safari and hill climbing etc
Accompanying guides
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The Chalets |
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Orang Asli hunting with a blow pipe |
Waterfalls |
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PACKAGE
EXCLUDES (Plus rates payable) :
NOTES
1. All packages originate
from Kuala Lumpur
2. Additional charge of RM 500.00 per vehicle for a return pick up from Johore Bahru
causeway. (Please add
RM 200 extra for team
building and survival programs)
3. All rates are subject to 10%
service charge and 4.5% e-commerce charge for payment bycredit
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WHAT
TO BRING
1. Bathing suits / swimming costumes
2. Joggers / trekking shoes
3. Slippers/flip flops
4. Jumper / raincoats
5. Caps / hats
6. Personal toiletries
7. Insect repellent
8. Antiseptic cream and handy plasts
9. Torchlight
10. Energy Giving Snacks/Chocolates
11. Deep heat for muscle cramps (important)
12. A comfortable day pack backpack for trekking
13. Waterbottle
14. Extra clothing for activities
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DO'S
AND DON'TS
1. Do not litter
2. Bring all rubbish out of the jungle
3. Do not damage any plants or trees
4. Do not make excessive noise. Respect the jungle
5. Stay healthy. Do not take unnecessary risks
like climbing
trees or rocks.
6. Always listen to advise given byyour guides.
7. Do not stay away from the group, You can easily get lost.
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LOCATION AND AREA MAPS OF ENDAU ROMPIN |
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As far removed from all the trappings of
modern civilization as anyone would possibly want to be. No
air-conditioning here, no television. As for cell phones, don’t
bother. They don’t work here. And we make no apologies for it.
For the truth is, after a while, you won’t miss it either.
Because there is something about a 260 million-year-old lowland
tropical rainforest that really engages your senses.
Selai is the western gateway to Johor’s famed Endau-Rompin Johor
National Park. (It actually encompasses two-thirds of the park’s
48,500ha area). An Orang Asli legend has it that there was once
a celestial princess who possessed the power of innate body
heal. When she descended upon Earth, the scorching heat that
emanated from her body led to a drought. This caused the mighty
river that flowed from Gunung Besar to be reduced to a mere
trickle - the size of a strip of rattan - or ‘sehelai rotan’.
Hence forever after, the river was called Selai, and the park
that was later created there took this name.
As for the legend, anyone visiting Selai today will have no
doubt that it is all in the distant past. For this is a blessed
place. Hiking across Selai entails scenic river crossings via
rope bridges, and hopping along the boulders that dot the Selai
River. No matter how long you trek, the exhilarating sound of
water rushing over rocks is never far away. Nature’s adornment
here comes in the form of a series of photogenic waterfalls. No
less than 20 are to be found around the park. each one seemingly
prettier than the one before. The most spectacular of these is
the Takah Tujuh, which is spread over an elevation of seven
tiers! It has such an atmospheric quality that the Orang Asli
say spirits dwell in its upper reaches.
The terrain here is rugged. the facilities minimal, which makes
the whole experience as authentic as it can get. Selai lies in
the core area of Endau-Rompin, at the foothill of Gunung Tiong.
The vegetation here has been spared the swing of an axe for
centuries, and even scientists have yet to fully unravel its
secrets, Hornbills flying across the river during the fruiting
season make for a delightful sight. Fish feeding time at the
jetty can be quite awesome too, as the placid water is suddenly
churned up byschools of more than 20 species of fish, all
competing for a bite. Apart from trekking and communing with
Nature, try your hand at a ‘temiang’ or blowpipe, or at setting
animal traps Orang Asli-style. Night falls swiftly in the
forest.
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A little sidetrack..
Stories recently abound of this
Malaysian Bigfoot
especially in the Johor part of the Endau-Rompin
State Park. In fact the various Bigfoot
sightings from way back in the 1980s and until
very recently in 2006 have transformed the
mythical hairy creature into a real denizen of
the forest.
They are said to be around 3 to 4 meters tall
and a recent photograph and taking of a left
foot model of this Malaysian Bigfoot’s footprint
made through gypsum, measures the foot size as
45.5 centimeters long and 36 centimeters wide.
One sighting in November 2005, reported that
three creatures, two of which were at least 3
meters tall, were seen fishing in the river, and
they were plucking the fishes with their bare
hands!
Previous expeditions to track these denizens
of the forest had been unsuccessful because they
know the jungle better than we humans.And the
Johore state Government had recently set up a
committee to investigate and later to track them
in the jungles to confirm their existence.
The most widely accepted theory is that this
Malaysian Bigfoot is a descendant of the giant
primate species, Gigantopithecus Blackai.
Remains of this animal, found in Vietnam and
China, date back between 100,000 and two million
years ago.
There were similar sightings reported in
wilderness areas around the world, including the
so-called Bigfoot in North America, the Yeti in
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SIDENOTE
HELP CONSERVE THE SUMATRAN RHINOCEROS
The Sumatran rhinoceros is probably the most endangered of
the five rhino species found worldwide. It is believed that
fewer than 300 of them are left currently in the world.
Therefore it is imperative that we protect the Sumatran
rhinos’ habitat especially from poachers. Because sadly, their
numbers are depleting due to indiscriminate poaching and hunting
for their horns which are supposed to be aphrodisiacs according
to old Asian beliefs. This wide-spread mistaken belief must be
eradicated so that these rhinos will still be around for future
generations.
WWF-Malaysia has in February 2006 initiated and undertaken a
five-year project called Rhino Rescue, with one of the
objectives being to raise awareness of the urgent need to
protect and conserve the Sumatran Rhinoceros through outreach to
local communities as well as increasing efforts in understanding
its ecological, biological and spatial needs. This project will
be carried out in the Belum Forest Complex in the Malaysian
state of Perak.
So do help to protect these rhinos where we can, and donate
to efforts towards this end.
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