Flagbearer: November 2010

Agro Technology Park - Langkawi

The AgroTechnology Park is only 10 minutes away by car/taxi from Kuah or Langkawi International Airports. The major attractions include technology information centre, tropical fruit farms, sheltered hi-tech vegetable farms and naturally conserved surrounding areas for recreational purposes.

Entrance Fee

Farm Tour : Adult RM 15 Children RM 8

Recreational (Basic Entrance) : Adult RM 15 Children RM 8

Tour Package

Package I

i) Tropical Farm Visit

The farm covers an area of 14.2 ha (40% of total land area) with more than 20 fruit types, both seasonal and non-seasonal.

The orchard species include star fruit, guava, citrus, mango, rambutan, pulasan, durian, cempedak, jack fruits, longan, mangosteen, dokong, duku langsat and others.

Visitors to the fruit farm can experience the fresh taste of the tropical fruits besides the opportunity to acquire knowledge on the various species available.

ii) Hi-Tech Vegetables Farm Visit

The sheltered vegetable production farm has been introduced at the park. This include rain shelter structure for fruit vegetable production, hydroponics and insect-proof structure for leafy vegetables together with traditional salad production.

Visitors to the Agro Technology Park will be briefed on the concept of production system practised. Intended clients can be trained at the station or sent for detail courses conducted by MARDI Headquarters Training Centre.

Package price offered : RM 20.00/pax (entrance not included)

Package II

Recreational Centre

An additional attraction of the Agro Technology Park is the recreational centre of preserved natural forest. The area is destined as a protected environment for visitors to experience the cool tropical climate of the jungle and learn about the exotic flora and fauna hidden in the woods.

For those interested to stay overnight, camping sites with basic facilities are available for rental. Trails for jungle trekking is constructed through the forest for the more adventurous campers.

Others may want to go fishing by the ponds in the valley at the edge of at the forest.

Package III

Educational Package

Package offered - RM12.00/pax for 2 hours

**More info, visit Agro Technology Park MARDI Langkawi

Kilim Geoforest Park

Karst topography is a landscape created by groundwater dissolving sedimentary rock such as limestone. This creates landforms such as shafts, tunnels, caves, and sinkholes.

Groundwater seeps into and through these landforms. The result is a scenic landscape that is beautiful but fragile, and vulnerable to erosion and pollution.

The Kilim Geoforest Park showcases a magnificent limestone formation, which dominates the eastern part of the island and those adjacent to it. Also in the area are the three river basins of Kilim, Air Hangat and Kisap and islands of Langgun and Tanjung Dendang.

At certain spots along the river, they feed the eagles, which are found in great numbers here. Species include the white-bellied fish eagle, brahminy kite and the gigantic sea eagles. Kilim River is the perfect place for birdwatching during the migratory seasons in September and March.

Caves are plentiful within the Kilim Geoforest and there are numerous ways to access them.

Gua Buaya (Crocodile Cave) can be explored by boat, as the Kilim River flows into the cave. Visitors can walk on a wooden platform that cuts through the mangrove swamp to get into Gua Kelawar (Bat Cave), named after its inhabitants, the Malaysian Fruit Bats.

Langkawi’s most famous cave Gua Cerita (Cave of Legends) is easily accessible by boat from Tanjung Rhu. On the walls of this cave are ancient Arabic inscriptions, believed to be verses from the Quran.

Gua Pinang is located in an area which was submerged thousands of years ago, as indicated by an abundance of ancient seashells embedded in the cave walls.

One 1 hour Mangrove Tour package which was included the Eagle feeding, Bat Cave and Fish Farm, cost MYR200.00