Since returning from Bintulu, I have enjoyed finding undiscovered places to travel as a holiday destination. Doing the commercial holiday no longer excited me after visiting Bosnia, Bario@Sarawak and Cambodia.
My recent trip brought me to Tanjung Rambutan, Perak, which is infamous for it's HAPPY HOSPITAL (Hospital Bahagia). This hospital treats mentally challenged patients.
My friends and I booked a 3 Day 2 Night stay at The Roots. The Roots is an eco-friendly resort. Why I chose a getaway at The Roots:
1) You had a choice of staying in the durian tree house
2) The resort is eco-friendly in its infrastructure and services. Patrons are encouraged to only eat what they can finish
3) The resort is built adjacent to the Kinta River which can be seen from your tree house
4) The resort is built and surrounded by mangosteen, rambutan and duku trees (apart from durian trees). You are allowed to pick the fruits for personal consumption.
5) They have a pool!
6) They have foosball, badminton, volleyball, and basketball facilities
7) You can visit the aboriginal settlements nearby
8) You can walk up to the Family Farm where you can ride and feed the horse for RM 5!!
Previously The Roots was only open to International Schools, but it was recently open to the public.
Our tree house has 2 single beds, and 2 bunk beds. In total it can fit 6 people. There is a clean and state of the art western toilet, equipped with minibar and kettle facilities. It's really good for nature lovers and not for people who can't stand the outdoors.
We were fortunate to book via Groupon where the room rate was RM 138 per night for 2 people covering breakfast, lunch and dinner. What a steal!
Even if not available on Groupon, if you get the room at that rate with breakfast, you can drive down to the nearest town which is 3 min away and have your meals there.
We made friends with the owner of The Roots, and we also made friends with Mr Raj who owns Family Farm. We had an instant liking to Samurai, the horse we rode. We came back the next day with carrots to feed Samurai. Mr Raj wanted to bring us horse riding near the river the next time we came. Definitely making a second trip soon!
Greetings from Germany
ReplyDeleteThis year we went to 2x the Roots Eco Resort in Tanjong Rambutan / Malaysia and we were thrilled. Real beautiful and comfortable accommodations in which nothing is missing. The Roots is very picturesque at Kinta River and offers everything you could want, great service and very good food. The former owner and the new owner Meena are excellent people with whom one settles happy times for an interview. One can learn a lot from you over land and people and thus make a better picture of everything. The resort does have a clean impression when you first walk, the pool is clean and the equipment there is nothing wrong.
Hi Mario,
ReplyDeleteGlad you loved The Roots as much as we did. We absolutely love it still and always find an excuse to go back.
Hope you've had a good year of travels, and do come back to Malaysia :)