Belum Rainforest

It should be every parents' duty to instill the love of nature in their children.As we know children learns easily from their parents. Look at the children in the city.Some can't even climb a tree and they will not go anywhere without a wifi  . It's about time we teach the children of today to appreciate nature.

Mother nature has been good to us and we still have plenty of untouched forest  in our country and Perak is blessed with beautiful Rainforest that is our pride.The cutting down of trees should be scorned at.

On that note, city folks should make it a priority to send their children to adventure camps like the "Belum Adventure Camp" or BAC located on Pulau Banding. 

BAC is collaboration between Belum management and conservation SDN BHD ,a member of the Emkay  group of companies and Rainwalker ecosystems SDN BHD.

Pulau Banding is a unique man made,243 hectare island and is managed by Belum Conservation. It's executive Director,Datuk Fazwinna Mustapha Kamal said that conservation is their prime focus in its long term development plans for Pulau Banding which includes creating a premier heritage location for Malaysia.

BAC is one of the many components in this special approach to the development in Pulau Banding  which is targeted to put Malaysia on the world eco tourism map.Already Malaysia is ranked as one of 12 mega diverse nations of the world.

Imagine  a classroom in the forest and that's what BAC is all about.Take a walk on the wild side or in this case take a walk in the jungle.BAC will make you fall in love with nature even if you are the city type who loves concrete jungle.

What is the difference between BAC and other camps?

For starters BAC lies in the oldest rainforest  often known as the Amazon of Malaysia. As promised it is like being in the oldest classroom on earth.This adventure camp exposes campers to a variety of challenging and exciting activities that will strengthen their appreciation of teamwork and personal accomplishment.It is all about experiencing the power of nature and letting the flora and fauna teach,heal and strengthen people in body,mind and spirit.

Activities at the Belum Adventure Camp are flying fox course,high rope challenge course,bamboo rafting, white water rafting,trekking and camping,Rafflesia walk,outdoor education for schools, water confidence activity, camera trap and research expeditions and high impact team building.

BAC has been in operation for two years with great success among school children and they have managed 3,500 students so far.  Amkay has sponsored 30 schools within the two years.The children ranges from 11 yrs old to 17 yrs old and they are mostly from the  under privileged categories. Now they are launching their second phase  .Phase two sees it adding facilities and it witnessed the exchange of a signed memorandum of understanding with Kirkby  International College represented by President Bismillah Kader, partnering with Rainwalker Ecosystems sdn bhd represented by CEO  Chandra Arumugam,to extend learning beyond the classroom and gives students a deeper meaning to their studies.

Royal Belum is already on the world map and is at par with the likes of Amazon and Congo.Only the publicity part is not there yet so we should be our own ambassadors and tell the world about Royal Belum-Temengor, she added and we would like Perak to be the main player in eco tourism.

To get to Belum Adventure Camp is not difficult at all.It is only an hours drive from Grik.Once you reach the Belum Rainforest Resort, you can take boat from the jetty to the camp.

"Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary." -Rachel Carson

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