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Places Of Interest

There are many places of interest to visit and explore and if you are the adventurous type and would prefer the excursion trips there are plenty to discover around Pedu Lake District. There are activities such as bird-watching and observing wildlife from otters to elephants. You can also test your skills trekking the Fakir Terbang range, jungle walking in the night, wall climbing, camping in the wilderness or tackling the 13-element obstacle course. There are many other activities organised by the resort.

Perhaps the most adventurous outing is to track wild elephants. You need to take a 25-minute boat ride from Mutiara Pedu Lake Golf & Lake Resort to a place called Pongka. A natural salt lake in the area draws out elephants, deer and other animals from the jungles. However, their sightings nowadays are rare. You can see footprints of elephants and deer during day time. But if you stake out at dusk or night time, you may be lucky enough to see these animals.

For those interested in jungle trekking, it can be done by going into the inner depths of the jungle around Pedu Lake. One can discover and admire its well-protected flora and fauna. The lush jungle is home to a large population of wild animals, which includes elephants, deer, wild boar, leopards, birds, bats, flying foxes, and not forgetting the different types of insects.

More thrills await if you trek the Fakir Terbang range where the tallest peak is about 600m high.

Trekking takes between one and three hours. That will take you deep into the Pedu Forest Reserve. It is very much a jungle with wildlife, rich fauna and hidden waterfalls. Here you can marvel at huge species of trees, some more than 100 years old. The most spectacular tree must surely be the "tualang". With some standing at more than 50m, the tualang can be said as the tallest in the tropical jungle.

Tracking the honey bees, usually from December to May, make interesting jungle excursion. Scientists have been known to join traditional honey gatherers in Pedu to learn more about the bees. The sight of the bee hives on the tall tualang is astounding. The highest number of hives ever found on tualang trees was 118, and this was recorded in 1991. Watching these honeybees swarming back to their hives at sundown is a thrilling experience that is too good to be missed. However, it would be wise to engage in the services of special guides to go on this bee hunting adventure, as well as to see the natives in the jungle collecting wild honey from the honeybees.

Another exciting find in Pedu is an abandoned Japanese fort, which was built during World War Two. The concrete fort is tucked in the jungle and it stood like a sore thumb. It can be found near Bukit Batu Tajam but you need a guide to show you the exact spot as there is no information board whatsoever indicating the fort's existence.

There is a Recreational Park situated near the spillway of Pedu Dam. The same access road to this recreational forest leads to Pedu Lake Resort. This recreational forest provides good basic facilities such as parking, suspension bridge, resting huts and lounge chairs. Besides that, it also provides a jetty for tourists and fishermen. This recreational forest is splendid for picnics, swimming and fishing. A wide variety of flora and fauna of lowland dipterocarp forest could be found here.

Visitors should also not limit their adventures to daytime alone. When night falls and silence descends, one can hear the crackling calls of jungle insects, the occasional hooting of night owls, and the strange cries of wild animals. It is a world where the nocturnal animals dominate. Yet the moon high above the lake and the shimmering surface of the lake provides such peaceful and romantic feelings. Indeed Pedu is a sanctuary in the wilderness with its many secrets and surprises, enticing you to search for more.