Ecology Camp

Explore the Wilderness has set up a great 3 days, 2 nights program Ecology Camp. The idea is to give the participants insight of ecology in and around Lumut and Taiping, based on the choice the group makes where to be stationed.  Programs are build on the choice of the group, so the program below is a typical program which can be modified to the wishes of the participants.

The following typical program offers your students a diverse range of educational experience in ecology. From learning the flora and fauna in the mangrove forest, charcoal manufacturing , fishes cultivating to learning the stalagmites, stalactites and other rocks formation of limestone cave.

This program is designed to educate, entertain and provide a variety of experience for students throughout the three days.

Day One

Depart Kuala Lumpur by bus for Gopeng. The journey will take about two hours to get to Gua Tempurung ( more about the Gua Tempurung Caves you can read here). A wonderful opportunity to explore this fascinating cave.

After exploring Gua Tempurung, we will proceed to Taiping and check into the hotel. After dinner we will spend about half an hour in journal writing about all that we have learned in the cave and learn about ECOSYSTEM. Ending up the evening with Team Building games.

Day Two – Ecosystem Exploration

Part 1 – Mangrove Forest

After breakfast the bus will fetch us to the largest single Mangrove Forest in Sepetang, Taiping, estimated at 101,877 hectares. It has been acknowledge to be the best managed mangrove forest in the world which will be able to sustain the continuing demand for wood resources and preservations of the mangrove ecosystem.

Visiting fishing villages

Part 2 – Charcoal Manufacturing

After exploring mangrove forest, the bus will take us to the Charcoal Manufacturing Indus try. Firewood was the earliest and most extensive exploited resource to be derived from the mangrove forest. Charcoal manufacturing industry grew into being the largest and most lucrative industry in utilizing mangrove timber resources.

Charcoal manufacturing

Part 3 – Fish cultivation in floating cages in the sea

After exploring the mangrove forest and the charcoal manufacturing, the bus will then fetch us to a fishing village for lunch. There you can see fishermen bringing back theirs day catch of fishes and clams from the sea. How they are sorted out in boxes and transport out to the wholesale market in the cities.

After lunch we will go on board a fishing boat and cruise along Kuala Sepetang mangrove forest to see how fishes are cultivated in floating cages in the sea. It is a wonderful sightseeing experience as you cruise along Kuala Sepetang fishing village and into the mangrove forest.

Fishermen at the fishing village

After dinner we will spent some times on journal writing and discuss on Natural Changes in an ecosystem. Ending the evening with team bonding games. Read more about river fishing around Lumut

Day Three – Natural Change in an ecosystem

After breakfast we will visit Taiping Museum and then go for River Trekking which is always one of the popular things in our program.

After Lunch we will visit the Taiping Zoo. We finish this ecology camp around 2PM.

Learning about plants in the Ecosystems

The program as described above contains different elements. We can tailor made the program for your specific needs.

If you are interested in this Ecology camp program, please contact Explore the Wilderness by filling in the following form

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