Nature Excursion

Neal Nirmal, Programme Coordinator of the Nature Tourism outfit Kampung Hijau (Green Village), is organising a 3-day 2-night nature trip to the Belum-Temenggor forest reserve in Perak.

The 300,000-hectare reserve, approximately 130 million years old, is more ancient than the Amazon and the Congo and much more complex in its diversity. With high rates of endemism within its unique flora and fauna, the reserve has helped Malaysia gain recog­nition as one of only a dozen mega-diversity countries in the world. Supporting over 3,000 flowering plants, large populations of large animals and visited by 2,000 globally threatened Plain-pouched hornbills, a phenomenon not known to occur anywhere else in the world, the reserve faces many threats.

For Tiarans (and their relatives and friends), who would like to experience the wonders of this reserve, Green Village is offering a Temenggor Nature Excursion. The excursion includes boat ride to and from the reserve, a hornbill watch, night walks through the reserve, observing a logging camp, visiting an orang asli village, a boat ride to the Temenggor Dam, a visit to an elephant salt lick, caving, a hot spring visit, and bamboo rafting, picnic at a waterfall, a Rafflesia watch, and a visit to the Archaeological Museum near Lenggong town.

All this for only RM280 per pax (for 10-19 people), or RM230 per pax (for 20 or more people). Meals, including a BBQ, are included. The excursion starts on Friday, Sept.29th, at 7.30am from Taiping.

For those interested, email Neal Nirmal at:

kghijau1@tm.net.my or telephone/fax him at

605-8074563 / 012-6195432, for more details.