Dah ke BELUM? Well thanks to Belum Rainforest, I get the chance to experience the beautiful rainforest of Belum for a quick getaway last weekend. It was at Pulau/Tasik Banding near Gerik, Perak and I drove for almost 6 hours with 2 pit stops along the way from KL using the North-South Express Highway and exit to Kuala Kangsar before venturing into Lenggong and finally Gerik. Before reaching Simpang Pulai, we noticed the huge sign of Mydin and Agro mall on our left and since it was time for lunch, we decided to check the place. Nothing much just some few stalls selling fruits and on the other corner there was wet mini markets selling vegetables, chicken and some fishes.
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MYDIN in the middle of the highway ..how to survive? time can only tell |
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fruits stall |
Once you are in Gerik town, just go straight after a small roundabout and look out for Belum Rainforest signage as you need to turn right after the traffic light and after 20 minutes drive, you will finally see the huge ROYAL BELUM signage on a hill across the bridge. This is the bridge that connects the north to the east coast so imagine those days before the installation of the bridge, it was crazy long hours drive!
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while we are at the bridge..you are not going to miss the huge ROYAL BELUM signage |
Finally we arrived! We checked-in and found out that the room was at ground floor, so we requested for one floor above hoping that it would be a nice lake view. We managed to change the room but since the standing tall trees keep growing, the lake view is bearly visible however with the greens all around us, it is still a good way of waking up! :)
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passion fruit |
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overlooking the peaceful lake during sunset.. |
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I wanna built my country home with a chandelier like this.. |
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loving the leaves that stick to the wall naturally |
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view from the top of the assembly point |
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the houseboat |
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so peaceful and relaxing here |
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wanna dip? |
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the rumah kampong ..3 rooms style |
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huge houseboat..advance booking is required. |
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private pool! |
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bottle on the air |
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you can go for kayaking or bamboo rafting as well |
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will sure to come back here and explore the rainforest..perhaps to witness the rafflesia! |
After checking the place we went to reception to check out the packages. Since I am not fit to enter the jungle, so we skipped and plan to do something else tomorrow. went to the room and ate our delicious sandwiches. went to bed so early coz it was so silent and quiet and nothing to do but to rest..hehe
Will update soon on the 2nd day where we managed to round the island via speed boat and another place for hill top view .simply magnificent especially after rain as we saw the rainbow and the clouds caressing the trees.. wait for it! :)