Road to Agro Tourism|Central Zone| with Malaysia Tourism Council (MTC)
The Road
to Agro Tourism is a special program organized by Malaysia Tourism Council(MTC) with
the support from Ministry of Tourism & Culture Malaysia (MOTAC) and Ministry
of Agricultural & Agro-Based Industry Malaysia (MOA). The vision
and mission of this program is to promote the stem-winding domestic Agro
Tourism destination.
There are 6 zones of Road to Agro
Tourism:
- South Zone (Johor)
- Central Zone (Perak & Pahang)
- North Zone (Penang & Kedah)
- East Zone (Terengganu)
- Sabah
- Sarawak
Road to Agro Tourism (Central Zone) –
Perak & Pahang
This round,
this successful program was held on 12th – 14th December
2017 in collaboration with MTC and Malaysia Agricultural Research &
Development Institute (MARDI) in Serdang.
The
launching of Road to Agro Tourism (Central Zone) and flagged off were held
at the Head Office MARDI Serdang and
was attended by approximately 40 influences including bloggers, memebers of medias,
representatives from the sponsors, travel agencies, and also agencies from
different departments.
Welcoming
speech given by Mr. Uzaidi Udanis, the President of MTC : “The purpose of Agro Tourism is to promote our domestic tourism not only to our
local tourist but also to international tourist”.
Another opening
speech given by YBrs. Dr. Kamariah binti Long, the Deputy Chief Director of MARDI.
Tour & Durian feasting @ MARDI Kuala
Kangsar
MARDI
Kuala Kangsar is open for public to pamper yourself with the alluring
local fruits including durians, mangoesteens, pomelos, rambutans and many more
in the month of September until March.
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Malaysian Craft Perak Branch
Other than
promoting Agro Tourism, one of the mission of this program is to promote
the local food, homestay, handicrafts and also art & cultural of Kuala
Kangsar. We were brought to Malaysian Craft Centre Perak Branch to witness and
experienced in pottery and other arts – sewing.
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Ubidiah Mosque & Traditional “Keris”
Creator
One of the
attraction in Kuala Kangsar – a royal mosque; and learning on story and how the
traditional “Keris” (Malay weaponary)
was made.
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From Kuala Kangsar, we continue our
adventure to Cameron Highlands:
Vineyards & Vegetables
Plantations @ KC Kwang & Sons Sdn Bhd
Visited vineyards
and vegetables plantations to learn and witness the process of planting
and exporting.
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Agro-Tech Park @ MARDI Cameron
Highlands
Explore and
stayed a night over at MARDI Agro-Tech Park – all-in-one to
visit place in Cameron Highlands.
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Bharat Tea Plantation @ Cameron
Valley
Tour and enjoy
the stunning view of Bharat Tea Plantation
with a cup of local aromatic Camaron tea.
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Malaysia Local Chocolate @ Harriston
Signature, Shamelin
Experience and
witness the making process of chocolate. Other than that, we also have the
chance to try and hands-on on making your own chocolate.
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**Do come back from time to time for more individual posts on places we
covered during the trip!!!!**
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