RM 290.00 per person

Travellers can expect a day of easy-going walks and ride in our 4×4 vehicle. The field trip is suitable for the young and old as needs for safety and steadfast guidance are kept firmly in mind. Couples, families and friends travelling together will have a good balance between activity and relaxation.

Just 80km from tip to toe, Kuala Gula - Tanjung Piandang shoreline is textbook Malaysia.

This corridor blends seaside flair with inland tropical warmth and its gems are snugged in unspoilt nooks and crannies not mentioned in any guidebooks or touristy maps. To say the least, it ticks all the right boxes for a dream countryside romp.

Beyond the sprawling mangrove forest and rice field, romantics will fall in love with the captivating rustic scene that is peppered with swaying palm trees, thatch-roofed huts, and of course, the fabulous array of local good-eats.

It has pristine nature of Kuala Gula Bird Sanctuary, the ramshackle charm of Kuala Kurau’s fishing villages and the rice farming culture of Tanjung Piandang. And oh, did we mention the legendary Pantai Ban Pecah beach too? The route has been popular with local historians, photographers and naturalists as its remoteness has immunized the region against mass tourism.

Some of the things to watch out for include monkey feeding (yes, wild ones) and stepping into Hell’s Temple (!). This journey is tailormade for anyone who wants to see the “other side” of Malaysia, or for beginners who want to skip the first-timers’ experiences and head straight for the good stuff

trail talk

The countryside is peppered with ornate and beautiful temples built in the middle-of-nowhere by various races who live in Malaysia. This gives visitors a good insight of local heritage and culture. Most temples are century old as houses of worship are the first structures to be built when people first populate a particular region.

If locals tell you to “go to hell”, it’s a good thing. They are trying to point you the way to Malaysia’s most bizarre house of worship that is dedicated to the Hereafter. Because this temple is tucked in a remote farming region, 4×4 offroad driving is the only mean to get there. This picture depicts sinners chugging down a bowl of “holy soup” to erase all memories before signing up for a journey to the Hereafter.

Rice and Shine - The prettiest rice field sheltered by sea breeze tickled palm trees is found in Ban Pecah. This is one of the rarest place where rice farming land is flanked by the open sea. There is a barrier that separates freshwater rice field from incoming seawater. In the past, it was believed that a local chieftain broke a promise to take care of his dead brother’s children, resulting the whole village being cursed. A storm broke the barrier and flooding seawater devastated the rice fields. To memorialize the incident, today, locals call the place Ban Pecah, meaning broken bund. You got to see it to believe

Beehive kilns - Villagers bake logs in house-size ovens to hyper-dry and turn them into charcoals. Food grilled over charcoal fire is said to smell and taste better. The process take 28 days to complete and kilns are manned 24 hrs to ensure logs don’t catch fire

Memory Builder - Skilled local boat builders construct hardy and storm-tested fishing boats relying on memory, not manuals or blueprints. This age-old tradition is rare. “Everything I practice now was passed on to me by word of mouth”, says the chief carpenter

Mangrove “bakau” forest - Step into an ecology where land and sea shakes hands. The wildlife here is as unique as the forest. Affected by the daily tidal inundation, primates like the Long-tail macauqe and Dusky-leaf langurs learn how to swim and fish for food. We know a secret trail where these animals use to traverse around in the swamp. Let us lead you there and watch them monkey around in the wild.

Birdlife ~ Bald but beautiful. The Milky Stork (Mycteria cinerea) or Burung Botak Upeh is high on the endangered list. Today, only 5,000 individuals are recorded through out South East Asia and Kuala Gula’s 40,466ha mangrove forest reserve is the only place in Malaysia where the Milky Storks are sighted. Blue-Collared Kingfisher (Halcyon chloris) is a romantic bird. It offers seafood titbits to woo female during courtship. Offerings come in the form of seafood and insects. And if that’s not good enough, males help in nest making and housekeeping too. Apt to say, in the world of kingfishers, males make good hubbies

Pick up at hotel. Introduction, trip and safety procedures briefings.

Visit wood charcoal beehive kiln

Visit Hell’s Temple, also locally known as “Hua Seng Keng” temple

Kuala Gula mangrove trek, birdwatch and hand feed wild swamp monkeys

Seafood lunch at Kuala Gula fishing village

Visit wooden fishing boat making workshop in Tanjung Piandang

4WD ride along rice fields and make a pitstop at Ban Pecah beach

Return to Ipoh.