MASOORAT HERITAGE PARK @ IPOH Where Adventure, Legends and Heritage Comes Alive.
THE CONCEPT Heritage comes in many forms. Gunung Masoorat epitomes our heritage via its natural geological formation, floral, fauna, environment, nature, culture, history and legends. Conservation is a planned management of several Masoorat’s natural heritage to prevent exploitation, destruction, or neglect. Preservation is to maintain, protect and keeping certain important yet delicate elements of the heritage found in Masoorat at its existing condition without any disruption. Exploration of our heritage found naturally or enhanced at Masoorat gives the sense of thrill and adventure to visitors, like a kid in a candy store. Only by properly managing these key elements, we are able to arrive at our most important goal, the ability to educate our visitors on our natural, cultural and historical heritage at Masoorat. Only through Education we will be able to explore, conserve and preserve our rich Heritage in a unique natural environment of Gunung Masoorat. • Conservation • Preservation • Exploration • Education
THE CITY OF KARST - IPOH Ipoh limestone hills, caves and forest are home to several endemic flora and fauna species, to which some are endangered and fast becoming extinct The geological formation of Karst in and around Ipoh, makes it a city with a unique product In the rocks, flora and fauna lies the history and heritage of Ipoh and Perak itself Gunung Masoorat thus becomes Ipoh’s own Heritage Park, making it Malaysia’s FIRST Karst Heritage Park
THE UNIQUE NATURAL HERITAGE Underwater Cave Only during rainy/monsoon season a particular cave will be underwater and turn into several underwater caves as water level rises. The underwater chambers are yet to be fully explored. Cave diving would be a unique alternative experience and venue during diving off-season at East Coast and East Malaysia.
THE UNIQUE NATURAL HERITAGE Prehistoric Fossils Several fossils, teeth and bones were found that can be dated back several hundred to thousand years Some fossils are kept in their their natural state, imbedded in the rocks
THE UNIQUE NATURAL HERITAGE Prehistoric Art Cave paintings made using hematite and charcoals A few neolithic paintings were found which can be dated back from 2,000 to 10,000 years old
THE UNIQUE NATURAL HERITAGE Trapdoor Spiders (Liphistius) Critically endangered species according to IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature). According to World Guinness Book of Records, it is the most elusive spiders in the world. Usually endemic. Might found to be a new breed/species endemic to Masoorat.
THE UNIQUE NATURAL HERITAGE Blue Tarantula Spider (Birupes Simoroxigorum) Recently discovered new species in 2017. It is dubbed as the World’s Most Beautiful Spider. Native to Sarawak. Unknown how it is found in Masoorat. Probably a new endemic species.
THE UNIQUE NATURAL HERITAGE Horse-Tail Creepers/ Snow Vine (Porana Volubilis) Blooms only once a year and only for 1-2 weeks. Only at Masoorat it is found in abundance and growing naturally, covering a large area of cliff wall, we call the “Snow Wall”. An annual attraction to be marketed such as Korea’s Cherry Blossom.
THE UNIQUE NATURAL HERITAGE Elephant Foot Yam/ Whitespot Giant Arum (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius) It is considered as a root vegetable and can be cultivated as cash crop China, South Korea and Japan are top countries importing, making them as prt of their cuisines The flower blooms only for 5 days
THE UNIQUE ATTRACTIONS : COMING SOON The 1st and Only Karst Heritage Park in Malaysia Mussollah in a natural cave - with audiovisual presentations at selected time Living Natural Museum - latest audio-visual technology for presentations and storytelling while using IOT and latest greentech to monitor and maintain sustainability Look-Out Point Glass Box with Big Swing Hill-Top & Cave Camping
Masoorat Adventurers Xtreme (MAX) provides services for all adventure attractions at Masoorat Heritage Park MAX also provides adventure services in collaboration with local partners at several other places within Geopark Lembah Kinta and around Perak MAX Rangers are fully equip, trained professionally and certified with certifications as Nature Guides Green Badge under Ministry of Tourism And Culture (MOTAC), Malim Gunung Perhutanan under Forestry Department Malaysia, Experienced/Instructor High Rope Elements with Southeast Asian Climbing Federation (SEACF) and Geoguides with Department of Minerals and Geoscience Malaysia. MAX able to provide groups or companies special designed adventure programs as a leisure or a team-building outing. MAX Rangers will be able to give additional educational information as they guide visitors and clients since they are also part of our nature conservation team
THE ADVENTURE ATTRACTIONS Masoorat Heritage Park 1. Caving (Lower & Upper Caves) - Fossil Cave, Mat Surat Cave (3 chambers), Loyang Cave 2. Rock Trails - Hiking and climbing trails with safety lines and harness 3. Rock Climbing - (including Malaysia Book of Records climbing wall) 4. Rock Abseiling - 25m drop from the upper caves 5. Sunrise Attack - 15-20 minutes climb via Arietans Trail up to Gerbang Masoorat for a picturesque view of the sunrise over Banjaran Titiwangsa 6. Cave Camping - Outdoor camping at cave shelter 7. Zipline/Flying Fox 8. Cave Diving - for certified cave divers only
THE ADVENTURE ATTRACTIONS Masoorat Heritage Park (coming attractions) 1. Via Ferrata (Day & Night) 2. Hanging Bridge 3. Tree-Top Adventure Gunung Lang 1. Rock Climbing 2. Caving - Tarantula Cave (wet & dry); able to swim in a cave pool (floating vest provided)
THE ADVENTURE ATTRACTIONS Gopeng 1. White Water Rafting - Sungai Kampar 2. Waterfall Abseiling - 15m drop abseiling at Geruntum Falls 3. Gua Tempurung - level 4 adventure pre-historic art trip 4. Anak Tempurung Caving 5. Mesah Trail - Hill Hiking 6. Hiking - Rafflesia Trail, Bukit Batu Putih 7. Gunung Gajah river cave (coming soon)
THE ADVENTURE ATTRACTIONS Sungai Siput Waterfall Abseiling - 30m, 60m & 90m drop abseiling at Lata Penyel Camping @ Orang Asli Pondok - besides Lata Penyel Hiking - Bukit Berekeh (sunrise & carpet clouds) Caving - Gua Keliwar (one of the most beautiful chambers of rack formations), Gua Fosil (fossil hunting) Undercave Trail (wet & dry)
THE ADVENTURE ATTRACTIONS Simpang Pulai 1. Caving - Gunung Lanno (wet & dry), Toh Sembilan/Semelah (5 chambers), Keroh Cave 2. Water Caving - a flooded 800m cave trail (swimming, rafting & kayaking) 3. Cave Diving - for certified cave divers only 4. Outdoor Camping
THE ADVENTURE ATTRACTIONS Ipoh+ 1. Paradise Valley - hiking, caving & rock climbing 2. Ulu Piah - off-road cycling, hiking 3. Gua Tambun - pre-historic rock art trail
AQUAPONICS URBAN FARMING Part of our heritage has always been farming and yield from nature and earth to sustain us A modern state-of-the art aquaponics farming will be part of Masoorat Heritage Park attraction open to public It is in line with community-driven economy and support Farm-2-Table concept with a Salad Bar
THE CONTINUED STUDIES The extended feasibility studies will focus on the overall physical layout area of Gunung Masoorat Gua Mat Surat is already the FIRST cave in Malaysia, JMG has used Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) to conduct a 3D imaging to conduct surveys Further studies and exploration will be conducted with the assistance from Jabatan Minerals dan Geosains Malaysia (JMG), Perbadanan Taman Negeri Perak, Jabatan Warisan Negara (JWN), Jabatan Perhutanan Perak, as well as community-base groups, NGOs and professional specialists This is to further understand the topography, the terrain, the geological structures, the existing flora and wildlife, and the ecosystem
EVENTS : CLIMBING COMPETITIONS Various Climbing Competitions (including International level) and events will be held Several marque International Climbing events will be an annual affair including Annual Gatherings of the Local & International Climbing community Climbing clinics for kids and beginners are currently running Rescue training for Search & Rescue (SAR) teams and the army will also be conducted Masoorat Heritage Park has been awarded as venue for Malaysia Book of Records for the Longest Non-Stop Rock Climbing Relay (72 hours)
EVENTS : LIMESTONE MUSIC FESTIVAL It is a unique event venue that epitomise Ipoh as City of Karts. With it’s iconic limestone hill as a natural backdrop and it’s location besides Malaysia’s main thoroughway, Masoorat Heritage Park is ideal to stage World Class events. This will be an iconic marquee event not only in Ipoh but Malaysia too. It will over 3 days and 2 nights and presents 3 genre of music; Rock, Jazz and Pop. The Limestone Music Fest: Preview Concert during Masoorat Heritage Park launch will be given a Malaysia Book of Record status by being the FIRST Live Concert at a Limestone Hill. Several main events are lined up to be held such as Limestone Rockestra, International Ipoh Fashion Week, Miss Earth Beauty Pageant, Merdeka/Malaysia Day Fireworks Celebration, Kinta Valley Geopark Anniversary and many more.
EVENTS : COMMUNITY FORUM Being a Geopark site, community involvement is one of the main criteria Masoorat Heritage Park provides a unique experience of having a public forum event held in one of the cave’s chambers Environmental, nature preservation, adventure tourism talks and forums held at Masoorat Heritage Park will definitely have a lasting impact to the attendees