Guided Nature Tour to Penang National Park - Penang
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Day Trekking Rates - valid till 31st December 2009
(rates based on per person)
Tour Category |
Rates (RM) |
Ex-national park entrance; duration : 6 hours; trek both ways (minimum 2 persons) * Itinerary |
RM 125 nett |
ex-national park entrance; duration : 5.5 hours; by boat one way (minimum 4 persons) * Itinerary |
RM 145 nett |
Package includes:
* guide fee * packed lunch * 1 bottled drinking water (500ml)
Package excludes:
*hotel transfer
Disclaimer *Important:
Participants must be without any major health problem eg asthma, heart or lung diseases
Attire:
Please wear comfortable walking shoes/sandals; preferably light cotton T-shirt & shorts/longs (do not wear jeans as they are too warm for the climate and get very heavy when wet)
Things to bring:
* hat/cap * drinking water * sunglasses * sun block * insect repellent * binoculars (for bird watching) * swimwear (optional) * raincoat/poncho * a day pack with small bath towel and spare change of clothing * camera (optional) * a pair of slippers (optional)
**Please Note that there will be a non-refundable credit card charge on payment made. Conditions apply.
Description
Guided Nature Tour to Penang National Park ~ (ex-national park entrance; duration : 6 hours; trek both ways) tour code : PNP/002/08 |
09:00 |
Meet at Penang National Park Headquarter, Teluk Bahang |
09:15 |
The trail which starts from Pasir Pandak and ends at Pantai Kerachut is about 2 hours of leisure walking on undulating terrain. Along the trail you will be able to enjoy clean cool streams, an array of flora and fauna, dominated by dipterocarps to commercial and medicinal species to ferns, palms, pitcher plants, meromictic flora, climbers, fungi and many resident & migratory birds, monkeys, squirrels, occasionally you will be able to spot the rare spiny hill tortoises, river terrapins, snakes, etc. |
11:30 |
The walk ends at the beautiful white sandy beach of Pantai Kerachut, you will first notice the unique meromictic lake which is formed seasonally. You can inspect several species of meromictic flora and fauna which thrive well in the changing condition of lake/mudflat. The sandy stretch is also the nesting place of the Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas) & Olive-Ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea). You can laze around the beach, fishing at the jetty or at both rocky ends of the beach, visit the turtle sanctuary, gaze at the majestic flight of many white-bellied sea eagles around coastal forest. There are toilet/bathroom & camping facilities at the beach. |
12:30 |
You shall head to the forested area along the peat swamp jungle trail and take a cool dip in the natural spas at one of the freshwater streams and also have your picnic lunch there. |
15:00 |
Arrive at Penang National Park entrance |
Guided Nature Tour to Penang National Park ~ (ex-national park entrance; duration : 5.5 hours; by boat one way) tour code : PNP/002/08 |
09:00 |
Meet at Penang National Park Headquarter, Teluk Bahang |
09:30 |
Depart by boat from Teluk Bahang fishing village. The 1st point of PNP is Teluk Tukun which habitat is lowland mangrove swamp, Sungei Tukun flows into Teluk Tukun and there are several small men-made swimming pools and the park information centre will be built here. Tanjung Aling, the next point, houses USM Research Station on marine and coastal studies. The forest bed in the station is used for botany and other research on forest.
Next is Teluk Duyung (also commonly known as Monkey Beach), a broad bay protected by the Muka Head cape. It is the most popular beach among tourists. On Muka Head’s peak stands a majestic lighthouse built in 1883. A burial ground of at least 80 years old resembles that of Indonesian Acheh and is an interesting historical artefact. The lighthouse peak offers a panoramic view of the surrounding islands. After rounding the north western cape of the island we shall come to a small isolated west facing beach known as Teluk Ketapang, the name is derived from the numerous sea almond trees known locally as pokok ketapang. |
10:00 |
Arrive at the star attraction of PNP – Pantai Kerachut. It has a beautiful white sandy beach popular for picnic and camping and it is also where the unique seasonal meromictic lake is located. You can inspect several species of meromictic flora and fauna which thrive well in the changing condition of lake/mudflat. The sandy stretch is also the nesting place of the Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas) & Olive-Ridley Turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea). You can visit the turtle sanctuary, gaze at the majestic flight of white bellied sea eagles around coastal forests. There are toilet/bathroom, conference &camping facilities at the beach |
| 11:00 |
You shall head to the forested area along the peat swamp jungle trail and take a cool dip in the natural spas at one of the freshwater streams and also have your picnic lunch there |
12:30 |
Start trekking from Pantai Kerachut to Pasir Pandak, it is about 2 hours of leisure walking on undulating terrain. Along the trail you will be able to enjoy clean cool streams, an array of flora and fauna dominated by lowland dipterocarps, commercial and medicinal species of plants, ferns, palms, pitcher plants, climbers, fungi and many resident & migratory birds, monkeys, squirrels, occasionally you will be able to spot the rare spiny hill tortoises, river terrapins, etc. |
15:00 |
Arrive at Penang National Park entrance |
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