Gopeng Rainforest Resort — Hotel in Perak

Back to this part of the world, my 4th visit, but this time chose to stay at Gopeng Rainforest Resort. There were 12 of us, age 8 to 70+ and we occupied 3 rooms in tribal house. Very simple and basic. Appreciate that rooms and baths were very clean. No AC and no water heater and yet none of us complained. The tribal house is cooling and there are hammocks just outside our rooms. Everyone loved them. Our rooms had direct access to the gardens where we played badminton, took a short walk to see the famed Raja Brooke that gathered by the brook.||The beauty of this place is the warm hospitality of the hosts, Janice and David. Janice took our young girls down the brook to catch tadpoles, showed us where she got the greens (paku) from the wild, drove us to the river and one of the highlights was not even the white water rafting but that she offered our little girls to help her take the durian harvest to the nearby roadside stall to weigh and sell them to the man at the stall! Kids loved it. Lots of photos we took. Oh yes! Did I say durians? ||David is also friendly and happy to chat about kampung life. We really appreciate him letting our kids, all 5 of them to take over a corner of sandbox. When my nephew decided to let his imagination take over and wanted to build a shed, David watched with amusement and even cut out sticks and big leaves for the shed. That 'construction' kept the kids busy for 2 whole days. |In terms of meals, they were simple home cooked meals with 1 o 2 specialties... eg. Herbal soup in bamboo, chicken baked in clay , etc||There are bigger resorts nearby which I have stayed and enjoyed. What my sister in law and I like about Gopeng Rainforest Resort is that the property is not too big nor too hilly , which is well and good for the elderly and also for kids to run around without supervision. And the hosts really made us feel right at home. Their attention to our needs and preferences really have our thumbs up! ||Thank you Janice...

Had a wonderful 4D3N stay here. Janice and David were excellent, attentive, accommodating and knowledgeable hosts.|They have a ecologically friendly estate filled with Durian trees, passion fruit, Moringa, Mint, Avocado, Jackfruit, and many more! We were here to see the flora and fauna of the Gopeng rainforest and were not disappointed.|We got up close and personal with the famous Rafflesia (not pungent as what some people say) on our Rafflesia walk; had a terrific time crawling and climbing through caves on our caving trip; saw several types of insects (esp stick insects) and lizards as well as one snake on our night walk; and encountered countless birds (several species of bee eater, kingfisher, heron, as well as Baya weaver, Pipid and others) and even an encounter with a wild otter on our Kinta Bird Sanctuary tour (I had the chance to try my hand at fishing for Tilapia at Kinta too).|Our hosts also gave us the opportunity to taste some of the cuisine unique to Gopeng and Ipoh as well as some of their freshly dropped Kampong Durian.|The rooms were very clean with attached toilet (with hot water) and nights were a cool 21-23C with no need for air-conditioning at all (there were good ceiling fans to enhance ventilation).|Overall, we had a wonderful stay and would recommend it to all my...

📍Gopeng Rainforest Resort ||||There was a time when I was in great need of a respite from work, and longed for a dose of mother nature. 🌿🍃||Looking for a campsite, I stumbled upon Gopeng's crystal clear river waters with its surrounding lime caves and the lushest of greeneries. ||||We visited Gopeng Rainforest Resort. Where we pitched our tents, the air was cool and fresh with nearly no mosquitoes at all; I snuggled in my sleeping bag throughout the night, and it was a good night's sleep. ||||We brought our own food supply and equipment. Our caring sisterly nurse, Coria, whipped up Tomyam Fried Rice using a portable gas stove. In the cool environment, the dish was fantastic. It would have done well in any restaurant, I'd vouch for that. ||||Sadly, the rivers were muddy when we came. Rainfall had been torrential the previous day, leaving the water currents to be excessively strong and muddied up. ||||When the pandemic settles, hopefully in the near future, I'd love to be back to experience the cool waters, the white water rafting, the caving, and just fully immerse myself in nature. ||||#throwback...