After spending a good day at Skytrex, I started to research a little on the fun adventure stuff we can do for reasonable amount of money right here in Malaysia. As I was pondering what to do with Haze on her birthday weekends, I recalled seeing a picture of whitewater rafting on one of my whatsapp groups.

A few clicks on the web browser later, I booked ourselves a half-day trip of whitewater rafting at Nomad Adventure in Gopeng, Perak.

Nomad Adventure Earth Camp at Gopeng, Perak
Nomad Adventure Earth Camp at Gopeng, Perak

Nomad Adventure offers quite a few different recreational activities, including whitewater rafting, kayaking, caving, rock climbing, abseiling, and more.

We chose whitewater rafting as it only needs a minimum of 2 pax, and half a day’s rafting with commute time to Gopeng will take almost a day anyway, which fits into our schedule.

we got our safety gears, then a lorry ride to upstream
we got our safety gears, then a lorry ride to upstream

We showed up at Nomad Adventure’s Earth Camp at Gopeng at about 8:30 in the morning after paying for our trip a couple days prior via bank transfer. The camp is ony some 10 minutes or so from the highway exit, which is easy enough to find.

We were then introduced to our guides and got kitted up with safety equipments, which includes a helmet and flotation device.

After that it was a some 30 minutes truck ride with our rafts to upstream. We drove passed several villages and chalets, a bit of a scenic drive I’d say.

white water rafting!
white water rafting!

Before getting on the raft, we were being briefed by our guide on the do’s & don’ts, which also includes a practise session on what to do and how to get rescued should you get thrown out of the raft.

After which was rafting time!

A raft houses 3-6, which includes a guide. Our raft was just Haze, myself, and a very helpful guide, and our “team” had three rafts watching out for each other.

It was a load of fun, part workout, part adventure, and fully immersed in the beautiful pristine jungle. The whole journey took about 1.5-2 hours, including a stopover at a halfway point where we had a little bit of picnic (an apple each).

The adventure was over just a little after midday, and it was definitely something that I would do again, but this time around maybe wait for rainy season at Cameron Highlands so that the rapids will be even more intense!

map to Nomad Adventure Earth Camp at Gopeng, Perak

Address:
Nomad Adventure Earth Camp
Jalan Hussin, Gopeng, Perak
GPS: 4.430745, 101.181127

White Water Rafting at Gopeng, Perak, with Nomad Adventure
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18 thoughts on “White Water Rafting at Gopeng, Perak, with Nomad Adventure

  • January 25, 2016 at 6:34 pm
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    KY, rafting is a sport that popular during the spring and summer season in Truckee Calif. Not far from San Francisco. It near Lake Tahoe so it a season sport now it ski on the slope during winter after that rafting which we plan for later of the year. One of my cats learn to shake paw by watching my sister toy poodle doing it.

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    • January 26, 2016 at 9:06 am
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      Vickie: I actually miss skiing! There’s no place to do it here without flying to another country!

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  • January 26, 2016 at 11:07 am
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    Hi KY! i see me!! Nice to see you!! hehehe…
    My friend told me im on your blog lol.

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    • January 26, 2016 at 11:11 am
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      Kelly: hahah small world! It was nice meeting you there!

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        • January 26, 2016 at 11:32 am
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          Kelly: I can only assume it as a good thing.

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          • January 28, 2016 at 9:11 am
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            hehe make me all excited at work. cis <— uncle is kembang now!!!!

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  • January 27, 2016 at 1:26 am
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    wah, this looks intense enough already for me … summore you want more intense, haha 😀

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  • January 27, 2016 at 7:37 am
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    Sure looks like fun but no, not for old fogies like me. Sobssss!!!!!

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    • January 27, 2016 at 8:47 am
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      suituapui: it’s not as crazy as it sounds

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    • January 27, 2016 at 8:48 am
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      The Yum List: true! Plenty of hidden gems everywhere.

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    • March 9, 2016 at 11:51 am
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      SoulessCloudy: small world!

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  • November 8, 2018 at 5:15 pm
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    sorry but may i know the price for all the activities over there

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    • November 9, 2018 at 9:02 am
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      yana: that you’ll have to check their website.

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