Date: 3 – 6 April 2017
Place: Royal Belum
DAY 1: On April 3, 2017 researchers from UTMKL started our journey to Royal-Belum Perak.
There are 2 groups during the Expeditions. There are the Education Team led by Dr. Habibah@Norehan Harun from UTM Razak School and Solar System Maintenance and Training Team led by Dr. Mohd Nabil who is also from UTM Razak School.
Meeting point @ UTM Kuala Lumpur
Beautiful scenery along the way
Our houseboat – our temporary house for a few days during the expedition
The Royal Belum State Park, Perak Malaysia originally, was gazetted as Hutan Simpan Belum (Belum Forest Reserve) in 1971 and subsequently in 2007 it was gazetted in accordance with the Enakmen Perbadanan Taman Negeri Perak 2001 Sek. 6 (Section 6, Perak State Park Corporation Enactment 2001) as a State Park, stately called as the Crowning Glory of the Peninsula. In 2012, it was also gazetted under the Enakmen Perhutanan Negeri Perak (Perak State Forestry Enactment) as well as National Heritage Site which is the highest recognition accorded by the Government of Malaysia.
Source: http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/6176/