The
immediate surroundings of our metropolitan city Kuala
Lumpur offers many nice surprises for the visitor. Waterfalls,
primary forests, Orang Asli settlements, 4 x 4 tracks
all within easy reach.Endau Rompin is approximately three
and half hours drive fro Kuala Lumpur and offers a variety
of activities suitable for the whole family. Children
has rafts and tubes and water jacuzzis right infront of
the chalets. While adults has a hosts of activities including
mountain climbing, trekking, waterfalls, night jungle
walk, night safari. Orang Asli Settlement, sewang (Aborigine
dances), blow pipe demonstration, river rafting and tubing,
Accommodation is basic chalets with mattresses. built
within the primary forest canopy, shady and cooling.
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Day
01
Depart for Kuala Lumpur 1t 0230 hours for Bekok town. Stop for
breakfast at Bekok Town at own expense. After registration at
the Part Headquarters, continue journey through logging trek by
four wheel drive and van depending on the number of people, to
Lubok Tapah Base camp.
On
aarrival, check in and after a short rest, get ready for the first
adventure in Endau Rompin. After a short briefing, we will begin
our journey to Takah Tinggi more than 500 feet span from the lake
below to the top of the waterfalls. Most of the way will be undulating
low hills along the river side except for the last 10 minutes
where it will be a short hill climb. The guides (one of them will
be an aborigine) will identify and explain the use of certain
herbs and plants. Much of the medicinal cure for ailments for
the aborigine are from the roots of plants. Packed lunch is provided.
After lunch, begin decent to base camp. After dinner, free at
own leisure The journey will normally take 4 hours for a return
trip.
Rest
and dinner Next activity will be a night walk provided there is
no rain and along the 4 wheel drive trek and followed by a Night
Safari by 4 x 4 vehicle. Lookout for foxes, porcupines, wild cats,
mouse deer, snakes etc.
Day
02
After breakfast, briefing and begin trekking to Takah Pandan.
The journey starts on a flat path along the river side but after
that it will be a steep climb over a hill.. The rest of the journey
are much easier but maybe become difficult if there is rain as
the slope will be become slippery. On arrival, spent time to enjoy
and take photographs.The falls is more than 100 feet high over
a vertical rock wall. We will return to based camp after having
a good rest as the trek back is much easier as we will follow
the river back to main trek leading to the base camp. Lunch will
be served. After lunch, prepare for river rafting with rubber
tubes, a one or two hours activity. at 1700 hours return to Kuala
Lumpur.