10~12Feb'23 (3) Rainforest Treehouse Kulai

 Day 3: Barefoot tour, Home Sweet Home

Mei Ling preparing our breakfast

Was so fed up with the mozzies buzzing in my ears that this was how I ate my breakfast

Butty cat looking on as the 2 wash the plates

After breakfast, it's time for the short guided jungle trekking.

Only 2 from our group joined the tour, while the rest waited at the dining area

Ginger flower

They use the oven twice a week to bake breads enough for 2-3 days each time, baking up to 52 loafs for the cafe and treehouse guests.

Here we go round the Mulberry bush

Cat's whiskers

Common plant.. how can we not recognise the pandan?

This largest house at the lowest level can sleep up to 8 people.

If you have a family with elderly and young kids, then this house is suitable.

This a 3rd Gen house

Pink flowers from the 黄牛木 tree

(the bark & root of 黄牛木 is often used by tcm as medicine)

This house is used as meeting area and quarters for the staff

Climbing higher as we move on

Most of the Gen1 houses made of bamboo could not withstand the long period

in between where noone lived, and have collapsed.

Looks like the management is slowly rebuilding the houses.

This used to be the dining area before the covid period used with the Gen 1 houses.

There also used to be a big play area with flying fox, as shown in this blog:

http://www.jiaaqieats.com/2019/08/rainforest-treehouse-kulai-johor.html

From here, we were asked to take off our shoes to walk

Cinnamon tree - rub hard on the bark to smell the cinnamon scent

The yellow patch in the centre is monkey's poop.

Careful not to step on it.

A kelulut bee hive in the centre of tree truck.

We were told these bees do not sting unnecessarily, unless harmed.

But once they sting someone, the bees will die once without their sting.

Nutmeg

More bee hives.

The bees only move in a straight line into their hives. If we cover the hive,

the bees cannot find the way back

Tongkat Ali plant

Seeds of the Hopea Sangal

According to the tree whisperers, this tree likes us to hug it.

So do these sisters trees

Jean surrendered after the hike 😅

We went back to pick the guys to go to the waterfall

3RM to enter

This place is more like a swimming pool rather than a waterfall..

not very worth to pay to enter unless to swim

We made sure to have a photo with Mei Ling before leaving

Ja ne.. Mata Atode Rainforest Treehouse

Stopped over at JB for lunch before heading back to SG.

Very yummy lunch.. we love Beijing lou

And coffee while waiting for Sam to wash the car