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| Boat in the cave by Rashad |
Comment by him :-
I visited that island 3 times, i love it, i enjoy the silent and quite
neighboorhoods there, i love beaches, island hopping, mountains there as
well, my favorite is the mangroove trail trip.
Showing posts with label Kilim. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kilim. Show all posts
Friday, March 16, 2012
Kilim Cave Tour
Friday, February 25, 2011
Shah Rukh Khan Di Langkawi : Don 2
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| Gambar Oleh Hamzah Othman |
Terima Kasih Hamzah Othman atas gambaq.
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Kilim - Awaiting Tide
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| Awaiting the Tide by Ben Sharif |
More langkawi pictures here.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Eagle in Langkawi - Kilim Mangrove
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| Eagle diving for food |
More langkawi pictures here.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Sungai Kilim strikes gold again
THE villagers of Sungai Kilim in Langkawi struck gold several years ago when foreigners were willing to pay up to RM200 for a boat ride to enjoy the natural view of their village.
Since then, they decided to work with the Government to develop agro-tourism products in their kampungs, which managed to lure over 10,000 tourists each month.
Their success story received government recognition when their village was picked as the winner for the Anugerah Ilham Desa 2009 last week. Ilham Desa is a programme where villages are recognised for coming up with income generating products.
The prize presentation ceremony is held in a different state every year. This time around, it was held in Johor. Kampung Sungai Kilim representative Ahmad Nizar Hanapiah said his team was happy to have been given the top honour and thanked all those involved.
“The idea for the project was initiated a few years ago when a tourist willingly paid one of the villagers RM200 for taking him around in a boat,” he said.
Nizar explained that the villagers expanded on the idea and started to come up with different tour packages that included trips to the nearby bat caves, eagle-watching, fish feeding and a sea tour.
“We now have a steady flow of tourists from Europe, the Middle East and Asia such as India, Pakistan, Japan and Taiwan,” he said.
He explained that some of the villagers were even attending English classes to be able to converse with the foreign visitors.
“We have already set up English tuition classes for primary and secondary students so that they have a better comprehension of the language,” he said, adding that many adults were also attending the lessons. “Last year alone, our village welcomed more than 108,000 nature lovers and many in the cottage industry have benefited from this tourism business,” he said.
He added that each package costs between RM200 and RM450.
Nizar is part of a team of 128 people handling the Kilim Geoforest Park project in Langkawi.
For their effort, the village re-ceived RM30,000 cash and RM20,000 for study tours overseas from the Rural and Regional Development Ministry.
The award was created as part of the Government’s aim to help village folk develop and increase their income through niche projects within their kampung, he said.
The Star
Since then, they decided to work with the Government to develop agro-tourism products in their kampungs, which managed to lure over 10,000 tourists each month.
Their success story received government recognition when their village was picked as the winner for the Anugerah Ilham Desa 2009 last week. Ilham Desa is a programme where villages are recognised for coming up with income generating products.
The prize presentation ceremony is held in a different state every year. This time around, it was held in Johor. Kampung Sungai Kilim representative Ahmad Nizar Hanapiah said his team was happy to have been given the top honour and thanked all those involved.
“The idea for the project was initiated a few years ago when a tourist willingly paid one of the villagers RM200 for taking him around in a boat,” he said.
Nizar explained that the villagers expanded on the idea and started to come up with different tour packages that included trips to the nearby bat caves, eagle-watching, fish feeding and a sea tour.
“We now have a steady flow of tourists from Europe, the Middle East and Asia such as India, Pakistan, Japan and Taiwan,” he said.
He explained that some of the villagers were even attending English classes to be able to converse with the foreign visitors.
“We have already set up English tuition classes for primary and secondary students so that they have a better comprehension of the language,” he said, adding that many adults were also attending the lessons. “Last year alone, our village welcomed more than 108,000 nature lovers and many in the cottage industry have benefited from this tourism business,” he said.
He added that each package costs between RM200 and RM450.
Nizar is part of a team of 128 people handling the Kilim Geoforest Park project in Langkawi.
For their effort, the village re-ceived RM30,000 cash and RM20,000 for study tours overseas from the Rural and Regional Development Ministry.
The award was created as part of the Government’s aim to help village folk develop and increase their income through niche projects within their kampung, he said.
The Star
Friday, October 30, 2009
Ilham Desa Award ~ The Rural and Regional Development Ministry
This year's Ilham Desa Award went to Kampung Kilim, Langkawi, for its Kilim fishermen's economic project. Second place went to Kampung Gong Guchil, Besut for its cultural project while Kampung Mawai Baru, Kota Tinggi, was third with its endowment land development project.
Bernama
Anaklangkawi :-
Its quite awesome Kilim, Langkawi won the Ilham Desa Award & i'm proud of it. But to be the 1st prize winner without having the award ceremony done in Kilim itself was quite dissapointing.
However, the award ceremony was done in Kampung Mawai Baru Kota Tinggi.
Bernama
Anaklangkawi :-
Its quite awesome Kilim, Langkawi won the Ilham Desa Award & i'm proud of it. But to be the 1st prize winner without having the award ceremony done in Kilim itself was quite dissapointing.
However, the award ceremony was done in Kampung Mawai Baru Kota Tinggi.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Sektor pelancongan masih kompetitif
KILIM - Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, optimis sektor pelancongan mampu berkembang maju tatkala ekonomi negara berada diparas rendah. Bercakap kepada pemberita ketika lawatan percutian ke Kilim Geopark, beliau optimis pelbagai sektor pelancongan masih boleh dikembangkan.
Menurutnya, wabak H1N1 tidak menjadi penghalang merencatkan sektor pelancongan malah Malaysia masih lagi kompetitif dari segi penginapan, makanan dan pengangkutan terutamanya di Langkawi. “Tujuan lawatan ini adalah untuk meninjau projek-projek pembangunan sebagai mana yang diketahui Langkawi adalah salah sebuah pulau yang telah dibangunkan untuk pelancongan.
“Saya yakin lawatan ke Kilim Geopark ini masih mempunyai nilai eko-pelancongan yang tinggi terutamanya aktiviti memberi helang makan,” katanya ketika lawatan percutian ke Kilim Geopark, di sini. Muhyiddin berkata, aktiviti seperti itu belum pernah dilakukan di mana-mana pusat pelancongan di negara ini dan berharap aktiviti tersebut dapat dikekalkan dan berterusan.
Menurutnya, alam semula jadi di kawasan Kilim harus dikekalkan supaya tidak tercemar dan perlu ada pihak bertanggungjawab sentiasa memantau serta mengawal selia supaya dapat menerima kehadiran pelancong berterusan. “Mengikut statistik Lembaga Pembangunan Langkawi (LADA), kenaikan sekali ganda pelancong berbanding tahun lepas menunjukkan pulau ini berpotensi dan masih menjadi pilihan pelancong,” katanya.
Beliau berkata, minat pelancong untuk datang semakin meningkat, khazanah yang diiktiraf oleh UNESCO ini perlu dipelihara sebaik mungkin. “Pihak bertanggungjawab perlu ada inisiatif berterusan termasuk pihak awam dan swasta untuk menambah produk-produk pelancongan supaya pulau ini terus menjadi pilihan pelancong,” katanya.
Dalam lawatan ke Kilim Geopark itu, beliau membuat tinjauan ke lokasi percutian penting di Gua Kelawar, Taman Ikan, Pulau Anak Tikus dan tempat memberi burung helang makan.
Sinar Harian 12/6/09
Menurutnya, wabak H1N1 tidak menjadi penghalang merencatkan sektor pelancongan malah Malaysia masih lagi kompetitif dari segi penginapan, makanan dan pengangkutan terutamanya di Langkawi. “Tujuan lawatan ini adalah untuk meninjau projek-projek pembangunan sebagai mana yang diketahui Langkawi adalah salah sebuah pulau yang telah dibangunkan untuk pelancongan.
“Saya yakin lawatan ke Kilim Geopark ini masih mempunyai nilai eko-pelancongan yang tinggi terutamanya aktiviti memberi helang makan,” katanya ketika lawatan percutian ke Kilim Geopark, di sini. Muhyiddin berkata, aktiviti seperti itu belum pernah dilakukan di mana-mana pusat pelancongan di negara ini dan berharap aktiviti tersebut dapat dikekalkan dan berterusan.
Menurutnya, alam semula jadi di kawasan Kilim harus dikekalkan supaya tidak tercemar dan perlu ada pihak bertanggungjawab sentiasa memantau serta mengawal selia supaya dapat menerima kehadiran pelancong berterusan. “Mengikut statistik Lembaga Pembangunan Langkawi (LADA), kenaikan sekali ganda pelancong berbanding tahun lepas menunjukkan pulau ini berpotensi dan masih menjadi pilihan pelancong,” katanya.
Beliau berkata, minat pelancong untuk datang semakin meningkat, khazanah yang diiktiraf oleh UNESCO ini perlu dipelihara sebaik mungkin. “Pihak bertanggungjawab perlu ada inisiatif berterusan termasuk pihak awam dan swasta untuk menambah produk-produk pelancongan supaya pulau ini terus menjadi pilihan pelancong,” katanya.
Dalam lawatan ke Kilim Geopark itu, beliau membuat tinjauan ke lokasi percutian penting di Gua Kelawar, Taman Ikan, Pulau Anak Tikus dan tempat memberi burung helang makan.
Sinar Harian 12/6/09
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