My first trip to Kuala Sepetang, Perak on June 2, 2008 was an exciting and interesting discovery for me. I find it very educational because there's so much to know and learn at the attractions we visited.
1. Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve
The welcome sign at the entrance to the largest single mangrove forest reserve in Peninsular Malaysia (40,151ha).
1. Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve
The welcome sign at the entrance to the largest single mangrove forest reserve in Peninsular Malaysia (40,151ha).
Visitors wait at the jetty for the boat ride.
The boats that take visitors for a tour of the swampy coastlines.
A boardwalk built over the swamp and winds its way through the forest reserve.
The boats that take visitors for a tour of the swampy coastlines.
A boardwalk built over the swamp and winds its way through the forest reserve.
You can stay the night at the chalets on the riverfront.
An unusual sight to see, these salt resistant trees along the coastline, have their roots exposed above the soggy earth.
Look closely at some of the inhabitants of this mangrove reserve. Seen here are the long-tailed Macaque (Macaca Fascicularis).
Info: The Matang Mangrove Swamp Forest Reserve is one of the world's best well-managed mangrove swamp having received various international awards for it. Mangrove swamps protect the coastline by acting as wave breaks. They stabilise coastlines, promote coastal accretion and serve as natural barriers against torrential storms, which prevents shoreline erosion. They also trap debris, sediments, excess nutrients and toxic elements through their natural filtering processes. This improves the water quality of tidal rivers that drain through mangroves. Mangrove swamps act as wind breaks which reduce the force of winds that may destroy and damage property.
2. Fishing village
The old signboard written in four different languages, English, Jawi, Tamil and Mandarin still stands at the village.
The picturesque thriving fishing village.
A bumper catch of cuttle fish.
Info: Kuala Sepetang was formerly known as Port Weld after a former British Governor, Frederick Weld. The first railway built in Malaysia in 1885 was from Port Weld to Taiping.
3. Charcoal factory
Several igloo-shaped kilns which measure 7m high are used to bake the green logs harvested from the Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve.
Charcoal ovens which produce charcoal out of selected mangrove trees
Info: The green logs are baked at high temperatures. Baking the logs is a month long process at varying temperatures, slowly removing all moister from the logs. Final product - shiny black charcoal.The Matang mangroves is one of the largest producers of charcoal in the country.
The old signboard written in four different languages, English, Jawi, Tamil and Mandarin still stands at the village.
The picturesque thriving fishing village.
A bumper catch of cuttle fish.
Info: Kuala Sepetang was formerly known as Port Weld after a former British Governor, Frederick Weld. The first railway built in Malaysia in 1885 was from Port Weld to Taiping.
3. Charcoal factory
Several igloo-shaped kilns which measure 7m high are used to bake the green logs harvested from the Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve.
Charcoal ovens which produce charcoal out of selected mangrove trees
Info: The green logs are baked at high temperatures. Baking the logs is a month long process at varying temperatures, slowly removing all moister from the logs. Final product - shiny black charcoal.The Matang mangroves is one of the largest producers of charcoal in the country.
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