More fun at Awana

More fun at Awana
18 March 2009
Publisher : News Straits Times - Travel News

GENTING Highlands is not all about thrills in the theme parks.

At Awana Genting Resort, you can take time off to enjoy nature on arranged trips to the Elephant Sanctuary and Deer Farm in Kuala Gandah, 96km away.

The coach leaves the resort at 9am daily. At the Deer Farm, you can get really close to the animals and even feed them.

Other animals there include sun bears, ostriches and flying squirrels. A visit to an Orang Asli settlement is next, followed by kampung-style lunch in the jungle.

Then you’ll be taken to the Elephant Sanctuary where you can feed, ride and even bathe with the elephants in a river.

The whole tour takes about eight hours and is priced at RM180 (adult) and RM155 (child).

Details, call 03-6101 3015. You can also go night-trekking on the Awana Genting Moonlighting Tour in a nearby rainforest.

Fireflies and stars are some of the attractions. RM40 (adult) and RM30 (child). In Pulau Langkawi’s Awana Porto Malai Resort, ATV rides are the newest attraction. You get to ride in and around the resort compound and over a small hill.

Between 9am to 8pm daily. RM150 per session include ATV rental and safety helmet. Details, call 04-955 5111.