KK Pacers member, Agnes Chew, an avid 'trekking-kaki' has graciously agreed to guide us up Apek Hill in Cheras on Saturday, 28 Aug 2010. Anyone interested, please meet at Kota Kemuning McDonalds at 7.00am.
This is what to expect up at Apek Hill!
As usual, meeting place was at McDonald's Kota Kemuning. Everyone dutifully came on time and with some last minute updates, we started on our journey to the much anticipated Sungai Klah Hotspring Park in Sungkai, Perak.
In a convoy of 4 cars, we headed straight towards Tanjung Malim for our breakfast at Yik Mun Restaurant, especially famous for its 'pau'. Thinking that it might be somewhat ready for business when we arrived at about 8.30 am, we were all in for a damper. They would not be ready for business until 9.30 am. Hungry stomachs and coffee cravings still needed attention, so we had our breakfast at a nearby coffee shop.
We arrived at the Sungai Klah Hotspring Park at about 10.15 am before heading off for some trekking, hoping to find a waterfall for a nice cold dip. Much to our disappointment, there were no signages to guide us along the way. However, we did managed to find our way to the river bank where everyone enjoyed refreshing cold water gushing at their feet. As we made our way further along the trail, we came across an 'orang asli' settlement and a group of students from UPSI undertaking their test in white water rafting. Sure looks dangerous! We continued trekking upstream for another hour looking for the elusive waterfall. Unexpectedly, we were met with a dead-end to our trail. We decided to turn back to the hotspring park as the trail ahead were dangerously rocky and were not suitable for the young ones.
We made our way back the hotspring park by 1.30 pm where we had a little tea-break at the canteen. Then, it was off to the hotspring pools. There was yet another dissappointment for the day ... the cold pool was closed for renovation. We could only get to enjoy the hotspring and therapeutic pools. No doubt they had reduced the entrance fee accordingly, but half the fun was gone without the cold pool , especially for the children. Anyhow, the children still enjoyed themselves at the hot pool while the adults relaxed into sleep mode ... too long dip into pool can caused drowsiness.
We left the hotspring park at 6.30 pm and popped by our favourite 'makcik's' home, hoping to find some durians for dessert. Too bad again. Our favourite 'makcik' had gone for her 'umrah' and was only due back that night. What about the durians? They were still hanging on the trees! NO DURIANS FOR DESSERT FOLKS!!!
We popped in at our regular restaurant in Slim River for dinner. It was a sumptious dinner with their ever popular 'River Tapah Fish in Claypot', 'Terrapin Braised with Herbs', 'Pork-leg Braised with Turnips' and fresh garden veggies. Not satisfied that we had missed the famous Tanjung Malim 'pau' in the morning, everyone was unanimous to have a cuppa and some of those famous 'pau' before heading for home.
We finally called it a day when we left for home by 9.30 pm. Catch our day's fun at our Photo Album or go ahead and click here.
The FAMILY OUTING to Sungai Klah Hot Springs in Sungkai, Perak is finally on again!
It will be a ONE DAY trip only to this tourist spot located in the vicinity of this small town in Perak, Malaysia. Sungkai is located between Bidor and Trolak, just after Slim River. It is accessible via the North-South Expressway's Sungkai Interchange (Exit 128). The hot springs park is strategically located within easy access from the old trunk road, only 16.5km or 20 minutes away from the Toll Exit.
On the North-South Expressway, get off at the Sungkai Toll Exit and turn left at the junction. Just 1km down the trunk road, turn left and follow the signs. The park is just after the Sungai Klah FELDA village.
The day trip will be on Saturday, 5 September 2009. As usual, the meeting point will be at McDonald's Kota Kemuning, Shah Alam. Transportation is your own and we will depart punctually at 7.00 am. We will immediately head towards Tanjung Malim for breakfast before embarking on a leisure trek at the nearby jungle trail. Drenched in sweat from the trekking, we will proceed to the hot springs park to refresh in the cool water from the nearby mountain springs. We can continue to unwind and relax at its natural spa while the children have their fun at the big pools till the park closes. Dinner will be at the nearby town of Slim River before we continue on our way home for the day.
Before you decide, you can click on this link to know more about the Sungai Klah Hot Springs. Interested parties can contact our KK Pacers Admin office, no later than 3 September 2009 in order facilitate our coordination and preparations.
T'was a great workout today. A small group of us went trekking up Bukit Gasing in Petaling Jaya. The group were mainly made up of Mike's clients while our friend, Ves brought along his wife, Geraldine for the hike.
After exiting the trail, some ice-cold watermelons was served for refreshment. Upon parting ways, some us headed straight for the popular Raju's Banana Leaf Rice nearby. T'was a very sumptious brunch!
To catch our fun up Bukit Gasing today, click here to access our photo album.
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