The Return to Civilization
Today is our last day here. As the day before, we wake up early and faithfully wait for the sunrise.
A serene morning it is.
Sunrise on second day.
Cool runnings of water, where we took our chilly bath every morning.
I took a stroll around for one last look of Baha’s Camp. Don’t be surprise, Baha’s Camp is quite convenient, they even have small shop selling trinkets and some camping bare necessities up here.
The chalet. A modest place to stay I would say, especially if you are in a middle of a jungle, only RM10 per night.
Our cozy ‘hotel room’ for the past two days.
After breakfast, we tidy up the place and ready to descent. Group photo before starting the journey down.
The weather is good, so our guide decided to take us down using another route; a bit shorter and scenic albeit more challenging.
A beautiful texture of the rock surface in mono.
We arrived at the park ground around 5pm. We took some time to wash ourselves, have some early dinner at the nearby eatery before being transfered to the train station to catch the 9pm train to KL.
The last look of Jelawang waterfall.
Back at Adam’s booth, a stray scorpion discovered us.
Next Morning. Having breakfast in the train cafetaria, bidding time to reach home.
The End.
Hi Niza,
Great trip you’ve got! Your photography was very impressive
I’m from Penang and I’ll be making a trip to Gunung Stong next week too. I have a few questions for you
Just a clarification, the Gunung Stong state park and the caves are of different location?
Besides, if I read correctly, the Jelawang waterfall is 45 minutes from the Baha Campsite? Another question will be, is there a toilet there at the campsite?
Did you ascent to the peak of Gunung Stong? Or the sunrise at Baha Camp was good enough?
Sorry to bombard you with so many questions. It’ll be great to hear from you!
Kae Vin
ps-> bookmarked and linked your blog
Hi Kaevin,
Sorry for my late reply. Thanks and glad you like my pictures.
My answers to your query in sequence:
1) Yes, Gunung Stong State Park and the caves are at different location, just a few kilometers apart. If you arrive at Dabong in the morning you could hit the caves first and continue trekking up to Baha Camp in the afternoon.
2) Jelawang Waterfall is at Gunung Stong State Park; it requires roughly 2 – 3 hours trekking from the park ground to Baha Camp, a base camp located at the peak of the fall. The 45 minutes trekking from Baha Camp is actually if you want to visit the second fall/tier – the Two Peaks Waterfall (it is called so because the falls from Gunung Ayam and Gunung Stong combine at this spot and flow down as Jelawang).
3) Sorry to dissappoint, there is no toilet at Baha Camp. You have to make your own – au naturel.
4) I didn’t get to the peak of Gunung Stong, so I could not comment on the view of the sunrise at the summit. Star gazing at night is awesome too – it is a shame that my basic lens unable to photograph that!
Hope my answers clarify. Feel free to ask me and I’ll try to reply at the best of my knowledge. Enjoy your trip!
p/s: nice blog you have btw, I’ve added the link too.