Singor river

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High adventure river with grade 5 rapids and waterfalls, located in the region of Tasik Temenggor, one of Malaysia's largest man-made lakes. The run is approximately 13 km.

Itinerary

  • Arrive at Grik town at 7.30am, then drive to KM69 Grik/Jeli Road, the ‘Staging Point’. You will trek downhill for 3.5 hours to Chewis River passing through old logging road and then primary rainforest. Expect a lot more leeches on a rainy days. Upon arrival at the river, the ’Put In’ point, light refreshment will be served and then followed by briefing on the aspect of white water rafting.
  • After briefing, you will gear up and start raft down to Kuala Mangga and camp the night at the confluence of Sg. Mangga and Sg. Singor. The rafting will be about 2 hours with rapids of Grade I to Grade III. Expect temperatures to get cold, Bring a warm sweater and properly insulated sleeping bag
  • Day 2
  • After breakfast at 0730 hours, break camp, briefing and practical exercise before rafting down the great Singor River!! The run will be between 4 – 6 hours depending on water level and group size. Rapids grades range from Grade I to Grade V. We will avoid grade IV. There will be a couple of refreshment stops along the way. Camping overnight at Kuala Sami overlooking Sami rapids. It is usually warm at night here but expect some lower temperatures.
  • Day 3

Breakfast and break camp at 0730 hours. After briefing, continue rafting a distance of 7.5 kilometers down Singor for a duration of about 4 hours with rapids ranging from Grade I to Grade V to the ‘Take Out’ point at Emban River and then by motorized boat to Banding Island jetty. You will enjoy the 40minute ride through the vast Temenggor lake; possibly viewing wildlife and logging barges. On arrival at jetty about 3-4pm, you may unload your rafting gear and clean up.

Best time to visit The river can be rafted all year long with expected heavy rain during Oct - Feb Monsoon.

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  • Singoh river, Perak map