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AKHI Retreat Camp at Agropark Cermas

Salam. In this entry, I’d like to share about Agropark Cermas Camp. I’ve been there for three days two nights from 9 – 11 July 2009. I hope this entry can help to promote Cermas Agropark eventhough I’m not paid to write about this.

Location and Facilities

Agropark Cermas Camp is located few kilometers after Kg. Lebu, near Lurah Bilut in Pahang. It takes about 20 minutes from Bentong town. This camp can cater up to 450 participants in one time. Some of the facilities including open hall, canteen, dormitories and chalet accomodation. Besides that, they also have obstacle course, flying fox, paintball and jungle trekking activities.

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Interior Layout for chalet and dorm

A single dorm can accomodate up to 28 participants. Some of the dormitories is attached to the bathroom and WC. For dormitory layout, usually they will use bunk bed (a.k.a. double decker or katil bertingkat). While a chalet can accomodate about 7 participants comfortably. I guess this is the best chalet in training camp. Its really cold at night!

Jungle Trekking with a cat

On the third day, we went for jungle trekking and hiking up to 400 meters. However, the most unforgettable experience is the camp cat, Hitam, followed us from the canteen until the top of the hill. Maybe the cat is boring to stay there, and surprisingly, the cat manage to climb till the top. If you don’t trust me, check out this picture. I’m holding the cat. Credit to Che Sakinah Facebook for this picture. By the way, from the top of the hill, we can clearly see Bentong town and Bentong prison. I never knew that Bentong also has state-of-the-art prison before!

My crocs shoe experience

I just wanted to test how useful a croc shoe can be. Back in Midvalley, I saw a poster, how a triathlon athlete uses croc for running, swimming and cycling (maybe). So I bring along my Asadi crocs, and I wear it for jungle trekking and obstacle course.

So, the result is they can dry easily. (The material is rubber-like ethylene vinyl acetate which is waterproof). It is reliable for walking and outdoor activities. However for climbing and hiking, its slippery and does not grip. Besides that, leeches are the common problems because they can simply slip into the shoe and suck your blood. The lesson is, wear a proper shoe when hiking or jungle trekking.

Well, AKHI Retreat Camp is my real last program with AKHI Club as a student. In the future, I may come and join them but not as student anymore.

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