Falling Queen

Pelepah Waterfall (updating in progress)

2009-11-02T21:51:00.002+08:00

About Pelepah Waterfall

Situated at kota tinggi, it's only 1hr away from JB. Thus, a popular & accessible waterfall with the singaporeans. This waterfall will involve you to climb up & down or sideway on the boulders, as part of the route. A good place to practise your basic rockclimbing techniques, finding handholds & footrests. Nonetheless, alot of begineers went for this waterfall as their 1st trek. You just need confidence, guidance & taking ur time slowly. I do find it as a nice alternative to the usual "walk-only" kind of trek.

Transport Details
As said b4, this waterfall is located at Kota Tinggi (KT), Johor. There's quite afew buses to go to KT & ticket sales are only available on the day itself. For the particular bus that i took the last time, it start from larkin terminal, pass through a particular busstop b4 heading towards KT. The busstop is bwt city square & the train station, on the road nearer to the train station. To save time, you could board frm that bustop. If you wana board at larkin terminal, the platoform is at the center of the larkin terminal. Paiseh for the lack of names & numbers as we were rushing the previous time.

Once reach KT, arrange a cab to bring you to either Pelepah Waterfall or Kota Tinggi Waterfall entrance at the taxi terminal beside the bus drop off point. KT waterfall is another waterfall situated nearby but it's commercialised with resort facilities & paved routes.

For the loaded, you could arrange a transport back to JB straight from the entrance with the taxi providers.

Activity	Provider	Duration
Bwt JB & KT	Local Buses	1hr
Bwt KT & waterfall entrace	Taxi	30mins
Bwt waterfall entrace & JB	Taxi	1hr

Trek Details
B4 being able to trek up, you need to pass through a planation to get to the start. Pls note that the planation is private property & there were cases that the guards disallowed adventure seekers in the past. Therefore, pp had to pass through an opening in the fence. But in recent times, i had walked past the guards through the main gate with no trouble. FYI, the opening is located further down at the bridge (nearer to KT waterfall) after the main gate & near the river. There's a sign infront.

Time	Description	Instruction	Remarks
00	Enter thru gate or stream under the bridge	If start from stream, turn left to return to the main trail Walk parallel to the stream
20	River	Cross River & turn right at T-junction	There is a small clearing before the river
01	Y-junction	Turn left into the vegetation & at the end cross river.
05	River with a small waterfall on the right	Cross river	There is a campsite after the river
01	Path leads to the bank of the river	Keep to the right side of the river
10	Small waterfall in front	Cross river
01		Cross river to the right bank
01	Steep slope about 2 storeys high	Climb up using fixed ropes.
01	Small waterfall	Cross river followed by steep climb by the left side of the waterfall. Walk through the narrow valley.
			There is a very small cave behind the small waterfall.
06	Go through the gorge?	Climb up left bank of the river
05	River with 1st main waterfall on the left side	Cross river, route is directly opposite.
10	River. 2nd main waterfall can be seen on the right.	Cross river followed by a very steep climb
05	T-junction	Turn Right
05	Y-Junction	Turn right, descend to the top of 2nd main waterfall. Keep by the left bank of river
05		Cross river
01	Last main waterfall	Cross river and climb up from the right side of the waterfall	Trail is on the right side of the waterfall
20	Top of waterfall	A mixture of land and water rout along the stream
30	Fallen tree right across stream	Turn right onto the bank with another campsite. Turn left and cross the stream with the route directly opposite
02	Main campsite beside a large stagnant pond.		There are sandflies at the main campsite

Campsites/Accomodations
As mentioned before, there is a campsite at the top of the waterfall. However, i dont have the chance to camp there before.

For those feeling rich, there's the Kota Tinggi Resort near the start of the trek. They have full-fledged facilities with chalets and toilets for those feeling rich.

For those feeling poor, there's a campsite few kilometre down the road (opposite direction of the resort). It's a very big campsite that can easily house 50 people, ideal for orientation camps. However, from my recent sources (Sep 2009), there are mining operations nearby which polluted the water source.

Budget Breakdown
No camp fee is required.
(Prices for transport include to & fro unless otherwise stated)

Activity	Provider	Cost
bus bwt JB & Kota Tinggi	Any bus company	???
taxi bwt Kota Tinggi & Start of Trek	taxi terminal	RM40(1-way) / RM60 (2-way)
taxi frm Kota Tinggi to JB	taxi terminal	???

Urban Trekking
There isnt much in KT town except for well food and firefly cruise.

In the morning/afternoon, you could choose to dine at the coffeeshop beside the taxi terminal. It's famous for their big char siew buns. The prawn noodles & roast meat stall are quite nice too.

At night, you could go to a 30min firefly cruise tour which brings you down a river to see fireflies in the swamps. The tour can be done throughout the year but there is firefly season (more or less fireflies). Packaged with the tour is a seafood dinner. I would say it's a average seafood meal at a malaysian chinese "restaurant".

To book the package, you can call xxx at xxxx. The cost used to be xxx but has increased henceforth.

For those staying overnight, xxx is a good option with rates at xxx. There's a bak kut teh stall beside the hotel which is quite nice.

Full Schedule

Credits

Pengerang Cycling

2009-08-30T15:09:00.009+08:00

About Pengarang Cycling

There is afew routes to cycle in pengarang, cycle to desaru or off-road cycle. But being the falling queen, of coz we need to go on a relaxing route, enjoyed with a sumptous local seafood meal in the town, Sungai Renjit & stay at a beach-front resort. Haha. It's only 30km for a one way trip, suitable for beginners. Definately a trip that you gain more calories (seafood) than you can lost them (cycling). Haha...i like.

Transport Details
To get to pengarang, you need to take a ferry from the changi village jetty (aka pulau ubin jetty), instead of the usual expressway route. On weekends & public holidays, there's tons of people & you can wait for hours for a boat. On normal days, there's not alot of people & you might also wait for hours for a boat to fill up. You might even need to pay for the whole boat at times but you could negotiate the price to pay abit lesser. So no matter on which day, it's advisable to reach the jetty at 9am.

The 45mins ferry ride would take you to pengarang's jetty, Tanjong Pengelih jetty. After crossing customs, you could start cycling or for the super lazy, take a cab at the taxi stand.

Activity	Provider	Duration	Remarks
Bwt SG & MY	Ferry	45-60mins	1st ferry to MY: 7am last ferry to SG:4pm (advisable to reach by 2.30pm) max 12pp
In MY	Cab	???	RM16 to Sungei Renjit

Cycling Route Details
The route is quite straightforward.

From the jetty, it opens to a major road, Jalan Tanjung Pengelih (J52). This route will bring you to Sungei Renjit, which is 17km away. Notice that J52 is not a a straight road. At 10km mark, you need to turn right when you pass by a very big signboard showing "Sungei Renjit - turn right". Then turn right & continue on J52.

No matter from which part of the town, you could just cycle straight down & that will bring you on Jalan Teluk Ramunia. Once again, it's just a straight route where you will pass by a seafront, some factories & inbetween red hills. When you pass by a "mama" shop on the right & "resort world" signboard on the right, turn right into resort world & you could cycle all the way straight to the beach. Another 17km done.

<a href="http://www.mapmyrun.com/ride/malaysia/pengerang/894125129492545979">Pengarang Cycling</a> <a href="http://www.mapmyrun.com/find-ride/malaysia/pengerang">Find more Bike Rides in Pengerang, Malaysia</a>

Accomodations
There are many resorts along that beachfront route. From RM200 to RM20. It all depends on how much you are willing to spend. I hav managed to get rooms even on public holidays without booking. There's no need to book pre-advance, unless you have a very big group. Just approach the chalet & sum1 will approach you.

Please note that the most of the resorts don't provide dinner.

Place	Address	Telephone	Rates	Remarks
Melissa Beach Resort	61 Kampung Sepang, Teluk Ramunia, Pengerang	+6019-7046723 / +6019-7068723 / +607-8265012	3pp room: RM80	very basic not for the picky
Sunrising Ramunia Beach Resort	Kampung Teluk Beserah,81620 Pengerang	+6019-7719808 / +6019-7727322		pricey but provide bbq dinner

Budget Breakdown

Activity	Provider	Cost
Bumboat Ride	Ferry	human:SG$9 bike:SG$3
Bike Rental	Changi Bike Shop	$18 for 2days
Accomodation	???	Depend on how you squeeze

Urban Trekking @ Sungei Renjit

There's tons of food to eat in Sungei Renjit. Being a chinese-dominant town, they offer more chinese food.

Firstly, they are famous for their seafood. You could either dine at Jade Garden Restaurant or Good Luck Seafood Restaurant (aka Si Wan Restaurant). I have eaten at both & is similar in terms of price & taste. A typical seafood feast (without lobster) cost ard RM25 pax.

Good Luck Seafood Restoran: +60207-8263555
Jade Garden Restaurant: +607-8265460

For those non-seafood enthusiast, there's nice bad zichar stall opp the health care centre. There is also the coffee shop next to the Taxi station. They serve nice wanton mee & hand-made Chee Cheong Fun with fillings. Those craving for fastfood, Mary Brown is available. There is also a shop to buy local cakes located at the middle lane.

Apparently, there's a night bazaar during the wkends but i havent seen it before.

Urban Trekking @ Beach Front
There's nothing there except the sun, sand & the sea. The waves could reach metres high during the monsoon season. So, do be careful.

There's only 1 coffee shop & mama shop somewhere near Sunrising Resort, that close at 9pm. So better be early if not you gotta slp on empty stomachs. It's a typical Malaysia coffee shop that serves the usual simple dishes.

Full Day Schedule
Day 1

Time	Activity	Remarks
0830	Meet at changi village ferry
0900	Depart for Pengerang
1000	Reach Pengerang	clear customs
1030	Start cycling
1130	Ice cream break	10km mark at a mama shop before turning right
1230	Reach Sungei Renjit	seafood lunch
1330	Depart for beach front
1530	Reach beach front	slow ride

Day 2

Time	Activity	Remarks
0830	Wakey Wakey
0900	Depart for Sungei Renjit
1100	Reach Sungei Renjit	brunch
1200	Depart for jetty
1400	Reach jetty
1430	Depart for SG
1530	Reach SG	end of trip

Important Phone Numbers
Tanjung Pengelih Immigration: 07 825 2188
Sungei Rengit Police Station: 07 826 3222
Sungei Rengit Taxi: 07 826 3515, 013 772 3038
Penawar Clinic (24 hours): 07 883 1944

Credits
Arson & Arsenic
Pengerang Sea Shore
Trip Advisor
Photo

Jerangkang Waterfall

2009-06-07T22:21:00.011+08:00

About Jerangkang Waterfall
On the other side of the popular Berkelah waterfall, stood Jerangkang waterfall. According to some people, the waterfall consists of more than 43 cascades. However, its quite laborious to get to all of them. I have only managed to reach the 4th cascade of the last 7th step waterfall. This is not a walk & see trek. Certain degree of confidence is involved when maneuvering on the rocks but nonetheless still a relaxing trek. It offer a refreshing alternative for non-beginners.

Transport Details
Jerangkang waterfall is located near Maran, Pahang. From larkin terminal, take a coach bus to kuantan to reach its express terminal, typically taking 4hours. From there, you could arrange a cab or take a local bus to the entrance of the waterfall.

For cab, you could find one on the spot or arrange beforehand. One contact is Abu. You could find him for any transport needs in Kuantan. For local buses, you would need to walk to the local bus terminal(diff from the express terminal). Then, look for 1 bus departing for Maran. Tell the bus operator that you want to go to Berkelah/Jerangkang waterfall(same entrance), near Restoran Berkelah which is more like a coffee shop out of nowwhere.

Once reach the "restoran", one could either walk the 15km dirt track into the base camp or choose a more bumpy but faster lorry ride in. You could approach Abu(as mentioned before) for the "lorry 4wd".

Activity	Provider	Duration	Remarks
Bwt JP & Kuantan	Transnational	4hours
Bwt express & local terminal	walking	30mins	refer to map
Bwt Kuantan & Maran	local bus provider	45mins	to go back to kuantan, wait at the busstop opp restaurant
Lorry 4WD	Abu +6-013-9344030	40mins	need to arrange b4 hand

4wd lorry

Map of Kuantan
(new bus terminal = express terminal)
(bus station = local terminal)

Trek Details
I cant remember much of the trek due to my failing memory but i do remember that the trek is quite easy & straightforward. The below details is courtesy of "themttrekker". Water is portable from own experience.

Duration	Activity	Remarks
00	Campsite 1	go to right side of road & up the "stairs
5	Campsite 2	go to right edge of river
2	Y-junction	turn left
1	Y-junction	turn right
10	Inverted Y-junction	go straight
10	Medium waterfall	go up road & walk up along the log
20	Main waterfall	can climb up the 7 cascades

the "stairs"

1st cascade seen

top of the medium waterfall

medium waterfall

main waterfall with 7 cascades

Campsites
The base camp or campsite 1 has many facilities, including huts, stinky toilets, wooden tables & even a kitchen/dining area. It also have a stream behind the kitchen area & taps attached near the huts for easy retrieval of water It can accommodate 6-8 tents.

For campsite 2, there are no facilities however its sheltered by many trees which will find favor for those hammock lovers. It can accommodate 4-5 tents.

campsite 2

Budget Breakdown
No camp fee is required.
(prices for transport include to & fro)

Activity	Provider	Cost
coach bus bwt JB & Kuantan	Transnational	RM52.80 pax
bus bwt Kuantan & Maran	local bus provider	RM12 pax
lorry 4wd	Abu	RM25 pax

Urban Trekking
There's nothing much at kuantan, although there's a A&W nearby.

Full Schedule
Day 1

Time	Activity	Remarks
2030	Meet at Kranji MRT
2100	Depart for Singapore Custom	SBS170
2130	Reach Singapore Custom
2200	Clear Singapore Custom Depart for larkin terminal	SBS170
2315	Reach Larkin Terminal
2359	Depart for Kuantan	coach bus
0430	Reach Kuantan	30min buffer time

Day 2

Time	Activity	Remarks
0430	Breakfast	last place to buy essentials
0530	Depart for local bus terminal	walking
0600	Reach local bus terminal
0630	Depart for Maran
0715	Reach Restoran Berkelah Depart to base camp	find transport guy in rest
0800	Reach base camp
0830	Start trek up	refer to trek details
1130	Start trek up	refer to trek details
1530	Start trek down	very relax pace
1630	Reach base camp

Day 3

Time	Activity	Remarks
0800	Wakey Wakey	Breakfast
0930	Break Camp
1000	Depart for Restoran Berkelah
1045	Reach Restoran Berkelah	can eat or bath
1130	Depart for kuantan
1230	Reach kuantan	A&W lunch
1430	Reach express bus terminal
1500	Depart for larkin terminal
2000	Reach larkin terminal	end of trip

Credits
themttrekker
waterfalls of malaysia

A new blog is born

2008-08-17T18:20:00.000+08:00

All in the purpose to help people to organize their own trekking trips and achieve their inner wish of being a falling queen like me.

Muhahaha