Saturday, December 24, 2011

Kin Tick Orchard Village



The resort is located at Bentong, Pahang. It is very new, about 4 months old only.

The resort is surrounded by the river, you need 4 wheel drive to get to the resort.

You no need to worry if you do not have one as they will pick you up at the parking if you drive a sedan car



We paid RM170 for 2 queen size bed at their Stone House.


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It is a place to relax which is not far away from Kuala Lumpur. The activity that you can do there are nature walk (they build a nice trail for you to walk using used tyre), picking fruit from their orchard farm, visiting goat farm, fishing and cycling.









We went there during durian season, there are so many durian on the ground for us to pick up.

Friday, February 4, 2011

National Elephant Conservation Centre at Kuala Gandah, Pahang

Pusat Konservasi Gajah Kebangsaan di Kuala Gandah, Pahang




We went to this Elephant Santuary on 2nd January 2011. It took two hours’ drive from Selangor to the centre. About 2km before reaching the centre, the “aroma” smell of animal dropping fills the air.

Kami melawat pusat gajah ini pada 2hb Januari 2011. Perjalanan dari Selangor ke pusat ini menakan masa 2 jam. 2km sebelum sampai ke pusat ini, bau “kewangian” najis binatang dapat dirasai.

We reach the centre around 9.10 am and manage to get 2 yellow stickers. They only allow two yellow stickers per family. The yellow sticker allows its visitor to enjoys elephant ride. We are not charged with entrance fee but they will hand us the donation once we wanted to register as visitors.

Kami sampai ke pusat ini lebih kurang pukul 9.10 pagi. Kami dapat 2 sticker kuning sahaja. Mereka hanya beri 2 sticker kuning kepada satu keluarga. Sticker kuning adalah pas untuk naik gajah. Tiada bayaran masuk tapi mereka akan minta derma bila anda daftar masuk sebagai pelawat.

The activities at the centre only start around 12.30 pm. We thought of going to Bentong town only to find out that it is too far away from the centre, so we decided to U-turn half way.

Aktiviti di pusat gajah ini akan bermula pukul 12.30 tengahari. Kami ingat nak pergi ke Bandar Bentong dulu tapi ianya terlalu jauh dari pusat gajah ini, jadi kami patah balik.

We visited the Deerland located not far away from the elephant sanctuary. It opens at 11 am. They charged RM6 per adult and RM3 per children. No charge for infant. We are allowed to feed the deer, ostrich and some birds. We can take photo with the snake and sun bear too.




Kami melawat Deerland yang terletak tidak jauh dari pusat gajah ini. Deerland buka pukul 11 pagi. Bayaran ialah RM6 untuk dewasa and RM3 untuk kanak-kanak. Tiada bayaran dikenakan untuk bayi. Kami dibenarkan untuk memberi makan kepada rusa, burung unta and setengah jenis burung. Kami juga boleh mengambil gambar dengan ular and beruang matahari.












We went back to the elephant centre at 12.30 pm. We view a documentary about elephant, join in the feeding elephant activities, watched the elephant show (including bathing of elephant) and I ride the elephant with my son. It is raining season and we are not allowed to join in the bathing elephant activities because the water in the river was very high and not safe for visitors.

Kami kembali ke pusat gajah pada pukul 12.30 tengahari. Kami menonton sebuah documentari mengenai gajah, memberi makan kepada gajah, menonton persembahan gajah (termasuk staff mandikan gajah) dan saya menunggah gajah bersama anak saya.Pelawat tidak dibenarkan untuk mandi gajah kerana masa itu adalah musim hujan and air sungai adalah tinggi dan dianggarkan tidak selamat untuk pelawat.















We leave the centre around 3.30 pm, buy some Honey Jackfruit (Nangka Madu) along the way and headed to Bentong town to enjoy homemade icecream at Kow Po Restaurant before going home.

Kami meninggalkan pusat gajah pada pukul 3.30 petang. Kami membeli sedikit Nangka Madu dalam perjalanan balik dan memakan icecream di Kow Po Restoran sebelum balik rumah.

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Janda Baik, Pahang

Janda Baik is a very beautiful Malay village located not far away from Genting Highland. I simply love this village because it is so near to KL town but yet a very good place to relax our mind and keep us away from the noisy and hectic lifestyle of KL town.

In 2010, I have visited a few of the resorts in the Janda Baik Village and each one of it has its own unique “story and scenery” to be offer to each of its guest.



Tanarimba






Hawa Resort
This resort is suitable for team-building activities but lack of beautiful scenery






Cherengin Hills Convention & Spa Resort
The resort is new and beautiful but too commercial for those who look for “kampong” lifestyle like myself



Centella Asiatica
They offer chalets and camping facilities. A lot of people went there for fishing.









Al-Sakinah Eco Resort
They offer river lodges, suites and villa. I simply love the environment there – relaxing and full of beautiful scenery.















Wadi Samrah

They offer villa and banglo. There are also fruit trees surrounding this area and during fruit season, guest can enjoy the fruit here for free.