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Day Tour
Forest & Indigenous Experience

TASIK CHINI EXPLORATION: FOREST & INDIGENOUS EXPERIENCE

Package: DAY TRIP (8 hours)                                                                                        

Package Includes:

  • Transport: Boat (Visit to Orang Asli Village)
  • Tour: Boat tour to Orang Asli Village
  • Meals: lunch and snack
  • Tour guide

Main activities:

  • Boating, Visiting Orang Asli village and jungle trekking

Value-added activities:

  • Discover the lifestyle of Orang Asli Jakun, the indigenous people of Tasik Chini. Learn the indigenous hunting skill (sumpit) and craft making by Orang Asli. Experience the entertainment of the Kelundang dance and the Orang Asli culture show.
  • Learn the ecology of the lowland dipterocarp forest and the diversity of life in the forest of Tasik Chini.

Tasik Chini, the second largest freshwater lake in Malaysia is the land of Orang Asli typically known as Orang Asli Jakun. The Jakuns normally reside around the lake, whereby their livelihood and socio-economic activities are highly dependent on natural resources, fauna and floras, richly found in the areas. Besides being a central settlement for the Jakun community in Malaysia, Tasik Chini is also renowned as a tourist attraction, especially among nature lovers. Around Chini Lake, there are four villages of Orang Asli which are Kg Gumum, Kg Tanjung Puput, Kg Cendahan and Kg Melai. Tasik Chini has initiated knowledge-based programs to promote and provide site-specific knowledge and experiences.

The PPTC trails are one of the practical learning places for visitors. It is essential as it has a clear trail path with various unique forest trees. These trails as an attraction to researchers, university students and students to see the diversity of flora and fauna as they learn the techniques of forest tree identification and find out the commercial value of forest trees in Lake Chini. Tourism education is more effective for tourists as they can see, touch and appreciate the lowland tropical rainforest.

Contact US

For any inquiries please email

Pusat Penyelidikan Tasik Chini,
Pusat Pengurusan Makmal Alami dan Fizikal UKM
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia,
Jalan Tasik Chini,
26690, Pekan, Pahang.

+609-456 105

pptc@ukm.edu.my

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