Lake Kenyir - sequel

Lake Kenyir was formerly a valley and the Trengganu authorities decided to fill up the valley by blocking the outlets and it flood the whole valley and it became a man-make lake.  The size of the lake was at one time bigger than the size of Singapore and now, since Singapore have expanded , the size could be similar now.  When the valley was flooded many trees and animals perished with it. So, at the bottom of the lake is full of tree trunks which could be hazardous to boating activities.

The view is very beautiful and majestic which so many water ways and hill tops. Some islands were rumoured to have elephants, tigers and other types of animals. Among the 360 islands, their sizes varies from a huge island to a small hill top.

I was told by my friend, A who is working with the Lake Kenyir Taman Negara SPA and resort that the place is very popular to Dutch and  German tourist. The nature is so attractive to them and they flock here during the summer holidays in doves.

When I was staying at the Hotel, there were quite a number of westerners but they only choose to have short stays.

Since the chalets are among the natural vegetation, the repair and maintanence caused the Hotel a huge sume for the upkeeps especially when the chalet are build from woods lining the lake shore line.

There are many choice of water sports and if you are in a big group , you can consider renting a big river boat which can house 20 people and the river boat offers you bed rooms , cooking facilities, dining hall, fishing facilities and small boats for your boating activities and it cost about RM1200 per day.  If your tour group is big with 20 people, you will need to rent 7 chalets and one chalet  will cost you about RM300 per night during the peak time. So, a river boat would another choice for your sleeping and sporting activities.

For activities, there are so many options if you are imginative and creative.  Apart from the Hotel operators , there are private operators offering various type of activities and at a more cheaper rate but of course, there is some risk involved.  It is your choice and also you have to be careful.

It was a short stay but the resort offers  nature, tranquility and comfort for your stressful body and mind. A very good place to recuperate and rejuvenate.  It is a also a good place for spiritual comtemplation.

lLake Kenyir resort

Namaste.