Another day at Tabur Extreme

Thursday, September 04, 2014 Day Trip , Hiking , Nature , Outdoor & Adventures 0 Comments

Trail difficulty rating: Easy Medium
Time In: Approx 2 and the half hours
Time Out: Approx 2 hours out. We took a different route out (we did not backtrack).
Recommendation: Decent stamina/hiking experience is required. If you're super fit then, this trail will be easy peasy for ya ;) Bring Mosi-guard or any other mozzie (mosquito) repellant to ward off those pesky mosquitos. If you're afraid of leeches, don't worry, there's none inside! :) Also, wear long pants! Shrubs and bushes are tall inside this trail and especially for the ladies, you wouldn't like to get your legs scarred. (I personally have a lot and I don't quite like it :/ )

Anyway, our day started at 6 am. Everyone was so nice to meet over at my house and my big godsis Ashley came over to pick me up so that we could head over to our Tabur meeting point which is Nasi Kandar Deen. We waited for everyone to come, have breakfast and then we start moving at about 7:30 a.m.

To get to the start point of Tabur Extreme, we needed to pass Zoo Negara, into Kemensah where there're several trails catered for dirt bike (better known to some as scramblers) riders and also for mountain bikers. So we needed to drive pretty deep into the village before we stop at our parking place. It's not exactly a proper parking lot but it's where everyone parks so that they could  hike up to Tabur Extreme.

Upon arrival we were surprised as we saw a pony trotting and chewing grass! And it seems like this lil boy likes Ashley's car quite a lot! He kept walking, circling slowly around her car and we thought that since Ashley car is the biggest, he may actually be admiring his reflection he sees in the car. (Don't mess around with this boy. I also almost got kicked in the face by this pony when I got too near to his bum. Thank God I was slightly further away!)



We started our hike at about 8 ish and it started off pretty easy. Some part of the trail was filled with bushes because its the least hiked trail and throughout our hike in, we couldn't see anyone inside. It's only us hiking the trail that morning. There were fallen trees and bushes that caused us to bend down and crawl through. But fortunately, as we hike through, the trail eased and it was definitely much easier for us to walk through. Then there were some parts where we needed to descend down so everyone has to be careful of their steps! What comes down eventually goes up and yes, there were also parts that we needed to climb and rope is definitely required.



Then, everyone came to a halt. Everyone hushed and quiet down because there's a green snake at our path we needed to take. It's sleeping but any movement may cause it to get scared and it'll attack. I was excited as I hardly ever encounter snakes during my hike but this time we were really lucky to have this slithering creature with us. Though, we needed to be careful to prevent it from attacking us; fortunately, there's another path that we could take to avoid the snake but it was covered with bushes.



And, as we stroll along the trail (ok it's not exactly a stroll.) we found a lil lookout point that overlooks Ampang and you could make up the twin towers from where we are, too. It was a really scenic sight and of course, we would stop to take pictures of the view and us together with it.



We continued our journey until we finally reach to the end. From where we stood, we could see that opposite us was Tabur West and Tabur Far East. We decided to take a long break to have our lunch as well as to just relax and take some time out to admire mother nature at its best. There's this quote I really like from the Novel Angel's and Demon written by Dan Brown:

Physics is God's natural law. God's handwritting is visible in the natural order all around us. 

We had all sorts of snacks from bread, chips, chocolates. Everyone shared our food together and we all sat there talking and chatting away, planing for our next upcoming trip. We had a really peaceful and pleasant time up there that most of us really didn't feel like budging. But we eventually did.





We took a different way out because it's shorter so we needed to pass by this fruit orchard. There were different Malaysian fruits planted around like Duku Langsat, Mangoesteen, Jackfruit. I tried to get some of those but to no avail, I fail to do so! It just wouldn't budge. I shook it hard but none dropped. It just stayed where it was; as if none had ever touched it like glue. And so, we finally reached our car and then, everyone went home; thinking of the next expedition to go to....










Till another expedition,


P.s: Loads and loads of pictures this time in this post! I didn't mean to spam the posts with pictures but I couldn't decide which not to put in already and hence, this post is filled with all the pictures for you to enjoy! :)

P.s.s: Just updated a page on my sidekicks here: Introducing: My Sidekicks