Events

Study Tour in Recreation and Ecotourism Sites and Some Protected Areas in Malaysia and Singapore

22-29 March 2008 Malaysia and Singapore

Objectives

• To give protected area staff  first-hand experience, knowledge and closer look on the management  of  recreation, tourism and ecotourism sites;
• To compare experiences and lessons learned in the sites;  and
• To promote possibility of cooperation and networking among practitioners in recreation, tourism and ecotourism sites.

 

Expected Output:  Publication of the Study Tour Report

Participants: AHP/PA managers and staff involved in recreation and ecotourism activities

Partners:

• Johor National Park Corporation
• National Parks Board of Singapore
• Department of Wildlife and National Park of Malaysia

Schedule of Activities:

            22 March 2008 – Orientation for the Study Tour
Arrival and Billeting to Tanjung Piai Resort

23 March 2008 - SUNDAY

24 – 25 March 2008 – Visit to Malaysia

• Endau Rompin State Park & RAMSAR Site
• Bukit Kukup RAMSAR Sit
• Tanjung Piai RAMSAR Sites

 

26 March – Arrival and Billeting at Singapore

27 – 28 March  2008 – Visit to Singapore

 

• Singapore Botanical Gardens
• Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve
• Bukit Timah Nature Reserve
• MacRitchie Trails in Central Catchment Nature Reserve

29 March 2008 - Departure