An adventurer's paradise
West Malaysia is an adventurer's paradise. There are not enough weekends in the year for a resident adventurer to try everything but here are some activities:
- Mountain Biking: The 4x4 or Orang Asli trails are eveywhere.
- Hiking: There aremany jungle trails to explore. Just make sure you have a guide, to avoid getting lost.
- Rivers: Some can be used for kayaking, some for fishing, some for riverboarding or rafting and quite a number of them for all of the above.
- Waterfall hunting: They're everywhere.
Jungle Geckos has various eco-adventure packages that can be customised to the requirements of the touring adventurer. Listed below are a selection of trips to choose from. Contact us and we can customise a trip for you.
Perak Jungle and River Adventure
| 10 Days Jungle and Water Adventure & Jungle Craft Shopping |  |
| Highlights - Riverboarding, Bamboo Rafting, Offroading, Camping, Hiking, Kayaking, Fishing, Whitewater Rafting. | Click on pics to enlarge them |
- Day 1: Arrive at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).
- Spend the day checking out what Kuala Lumpur has to offer.
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| Day 2: Pick-up at 7am.
You arrive at a river where you will be introduced to Riverboards and kitted out in a wetsuit, life jacket, flippers and safety helmet.
After a safety briefing and a short lesson, it's off down the river (Grade 2 & 3 rapids only). You can have several runs down this stretch of river.
Camp is on the edge of the river in a quiet valley with a hot spring down the road to soothe aching muscles. |  |
| Day 3: Break camp by 7.30am and drive.
You arrive at another river where you build your own bamboo (Buluh) rafts (rakit). After a safety briefing, we head downriver to check out the flora and fauna.
In three to four hours, we arrive at our campsite - an island in the middle of the river. |  |
| Day 4: Breakfast, then a slow drift and paddle downriver. We pass assorted wildlife such as water buffalo herds. We can even stop to fish.
Lunch
After more paddling, we haul the rafts and dismantle them at the pullout point. Stay the night at the resthouse. |  |
| Day 5: We head off for the wilds of Gerik, 40km away.
We go offroad, into 4x4 terrain but beautiful riverside camp spots are worth the ride. |  |
| Day 6: Break camp.
We head for Lake Temenggor where we launch the kayaks. Our support vehicles will meet us at camp. |  |
| Day 7 & 8: Break camp.
We head off to Taman Negara to stay at Camp Nusa. There are many adventures to choose from there, including a boat tour of Sungai Tembeling and a night out at a treetop hide where you can watch the animals at the salt lick. |  |
| Day 9: We head back to Kuala Lumpur. If you are not too tired for a final adventure, you have the option of dropping by the Selangor River first,where you can experience wild whitewater.The rapids here are Grades 2 to 5. |  |
| Day 10: Airport and home. To make sure that you remember the highlights of your trip, we will send you a CR-Rom of pictoral memories that will reach you within the week. |  |
| For further information and pricing, please contact 4wdinfo AT Junglegeckos.com. Packages are for a minimum of two people and a maximum of 15 people. | |
Perak Jungle and Sungai Siput River Adventure
| 9 Days Jungle and Water Adventure, Hiking and Jungle Craft Shopping | |
| Highlights - Riverboarding, Fishing, Hiking and White Water Rafting. | Click on pics to enlarge them |
- Day 1: Arrive at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).
- Spend the day checking out what Kuala Lumpur has to offer.
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| Day 2: Pick-up at 7am.
You arrive 1.5 hours later at a river where you will be introduced to Riverboards and kitted out in a wetsuit, life jacket, flippers and safety helmet. After a safety briefing and a short lesson, it's off down the river (Grade 2 & 3 rapids only). You can have several runs down this stretch of river.
Camp is near the river in a quiet valley with a hot spring down the road to soothe aching muscles. | |
| Day 3: Break camp.
We have a 2.5-hour drive to the next camp, which is at the top of a river, near an Orang Asli village. | |
| Day 4 & 5: A quick breakfast and we're off for a 20km Riverboard run down the river.
We have a late lunch.
Back to camp for some R&R.
The next day, is a one-day hike. We hike for some six hours before we reach a perched lake. Have a rest, enjoy the rare orchids and other flora growing around the lake. Then, hike back. |  |
| Day 6: More riverboarding.
More serious R&R.
Ffor the shopaholic, there's nothing like buying a recently-used blowpipe off the hunter himself, as he comes out of the jungle. |  |
| Day 7: Break camp. We head off for a chalet just outside the little town of Gopeng and a light and fun afternoon of tubing down the river. | |
| Day 8: We head back to KL.
If you are not too tired for a final adventure, you have the option of dropping by the Selangor River and experiencing wild whitewater. The rapids here are from Grades 2 to 5. | |
| Day 9: Transfer back to the airport and home. We will help you remember the highlights of your holiday by sending you a CD-Rom of pictures within the week. | |
| For further information and pricing, please contact 4wdinfo AT Junglegeckos.com. Packages are for a minimum of two people and a maximum of 15 people. | |
Kelantan Jungle and Perias River Adventure
| 9 Days Jungle and Water Adventure, Jungle Craft Shopping | |
| Highlights - Riverboarding, Fishing, White Water Rafting. | Click on pics to enlarge them |
- Day 1: Arrive at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).
- Spend the day checking out what Kuala Lumpur has to offer.
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| Day 2: Pick-up at 7am.
You arrive 1.5 hours later at a river where you will be introduced to Riverboards and kitted out in a wetsuit, life jacket, flippers and safety helmet. After a safety briefing and a short lesson, it's off down the river (Grade 2 & 3 rapids only). You can have several runs down this stretch of river.
Camp is near the river in a quiet valley with a hot spring down the road to soothe aching muscles. | |
| Day 3: Break camp.
Drive to Gua Musang town in Kelantan and go off-road into the wild Jungle.
Camp under the second highest peak in Malaysia, by a tranquil river where you can fish, take a 45-minute hike with an Orang Asli guide to see a waterfall or head to the nearest Orang Asli village and buy a fish trap or a blow pipe. |  |
| Day 4: R&R in the jungle. More fishing. Maybe a riverboard trip. Playing and bathing in the river. And, for those who are interested, a chance to see how an Orang Asli fish trap is made. | |
| Day 5: Break camp.
Head towards Cameron Highlands. We can either choose to stay the night in a nice hotel here or go offroad and camp at one of the scenic spots by the river. | |
| Day 6: Break camp. We head inland to the top of Sungai Siput for some riverboard action. | |
| Day 7: Break camp.
Head off , drive and set up camp by another river. This time it's just to chill out and fish. |  |
| Day 8: Back to KL via a ferry crossing.
Using the old trunk roads, we get a view of rural Malaysia. If there is time, we might fit in a visit to one of the waterfalls along the way. |  |
| Day 9: Relax in KL before your flight home. |  |
| For further information and pricing, please contact 4wdinfo AT Junglegeckos.com. Packages are for a minimum of three people and a maximum of 15 people. | |
Perak Jungle Siput River To Cameron Highlands Adventure
| 8 Days Jungle and Water Adventure, Mountain Biking and Jungle Craft Shopping | |
| Highlights - Riverboarding, Fishing, Mountain Biking and White Water Rafting. | Click on pics to enlarge them |
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| Day 2: Pick-up is at 7am.
Your first adventure is riverboarding. You will be kitted out in a wetsuit, life jacket, flippers and safety helmet. After our safety briefing and a short riverboard lesson, it's off down the river (Grade 2 & 3 rapids only). You can have several runs down this stretch of river.
Camp is on the edge of the river in a quiet valley with a hot spring down the road | |
| Day 3: Break camp.
We have a 2.5-hour drive to the second camp site. | |
| Day 4: Prepare for your 40km mountain bike ride. It starts with a downhill run, then a 20km climb.
It ends at an Orang Asli village, where you will be met by our land support crew.
Camp for the night. |  |
| Day 5: Prepare for the next stage of mountain biking.
There is no 4x4 support here as vehicles cannot get through the area easily.
We will meet you at the other end, near Cameron Hihglands some 20km away.
Warning: This ain't no picnic as you carry your bike down gullies, through mudholes, broken bridges and past landslides escorted by one of our mountain bike riders. | |
| Day 6: Continue down to the bottom of the 4x4 track.
You have the option of riding the 1,400m ascent to the top of Cameron Highlands and into Ipoh.
We then travel Slim River where the next mountian bike track is.
But first, we rest at a river camp site. |  |
| Day 7: We drop you at the top of the track. You ascend some some 45km. Or you can climb the last 20km and do the 40km descent.
If you have the energy, there is one last adventure on water as we head towards the Selangor River for some wild whitewater - 5km of rapids ranging from Grades 2 to 5. | |
| Day 8: To the airport and home. Your CD-Rom of pictures will arrive within the week. | |
| For further information and pricing, please contact 4wdinfo AT Junglegeckos.com. Packages are for a minimum of three people and a maximum of 15 people | |
Note: Firearms and hunting implements are prohibited on any Jungle Geckos trip. The only shooting that allowed - even encouraged - is with a camera. Fishing is allowed but catch and release is encouraged.
