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Gunung Stong State Park Preliminary Management Plan CHAPTER 4: TOURISM AT GSSP 4.1 Baha Adventure Team (BAT) Prior to 1986, GSSP was only accessible by rail and a logging track, and locals were more interested in clearing land for agriculture, or working as road construction crews or in logging gangs. It was also sometime in 1986, that a retired special forces officer, a Major Yusoff, operated an outdoor recreation outfit (ROKA), and brought some of his charges here as part of a training course jointly collaborated with the then Ministry of Youth, Culture, and Sports. By word of mouth, the fame of GSSP spread throughout the outdoor recreation community in Kelantan (who welcomed the inconveniences as part of the challenge of the wilderness experience that would have deterred less intrepid travelers), who camped, and made forays to the mountain summits there. In time, a local from Kg. Jelawang, Borhanuddin (Baha), joined these groups and, deciding to become a guide, spent his spare time exploring the mountains, trailblazing, and guiding visitors to the summits. As a pioneer in eco-tourism, he became synonymous with GSSP. By 1987, the Jeli-Dabong state road was completed, and as GSSP became more accessible, and as visitor numbers increased, he decided to construct some huts above the waterfall (Baha Camp), a popular site for campers watching the rising sun. Ten huts and a kitchen were constructed in 1992, and this attracted foreign visitors who stayed at the Baha Camp for a few days a time, although the peaks were more popular with local hikers and Singaporeans. The decision for the guides to stay at Baha Camp is partly for safety concerns: campers like to linger at the edge of the waterfall, and if un-monitored and unsupervised, may plunge down the steep fall. The guides also play a role in monitoring rubbish dumping along trails, and prevent illegal plant collecting by climbers. The huts are rented out at RM10 per head, plus free use of kitchen facilities, while the fee for the camp site is for RM2-3 per night per person. After 1994, a few locals decided to become guides and joined Baha, taking visitors to the peaks at the rate of RM70 per guide per day, for a group of 12 per guide. To further improve professionalism, in 1997, the guides, on their own initiative, undertook the nature guiding courses certified by the then Ministry of Culture Arts and Tourism. To-date, there are already three batches that have undergone such courses with the most recent from 28.5.05 to 12.6.05 at Gua Musang, organised by KESEDAR. Termed BAT (Baha Adventure Team), the guides are responsible for taking visitors to the various summits within GSSP, ensuring the trails and summits remain rubbish free, and are responsible for rescue work. Baha died in 2002; nevertheless, his legacy is carried on: BAT is now managed by three of his sons assisted by several others who were part of the original team. As further recognition of their work, two of the guides have been invited to become trainers for the three month-long National Service Program for secondary school-leavers. The current members of BAT are listed in Table 4.1. Table 4.1: List of Guides in BAT No Name I.C. Guiding Permit No. 1 Mohd. Odie b. Borhanuddin 821127-03-5859 TG 6088 2 Zulkifli Ibrahim 770702-03-5955 3 Shaharunshah b. Ibrahim 820208-03-5899 4 Nik Rosli b. Nik Hassan 750601-03-6475 TG 6090 5 Mohd Zaki b. Ab. Kadir 750414-03-5637 6 Mohd Adzhar b. Mat Razali 791111-03-5307 TG 6085 42
Gunung Stong State Park Preliminary Management Plan 7 Shafie b. Sidek 770531-06-5657 8 Mohd Nazkol b. Mat Nazir 821016-03-6189 9 Rashdan b. Abdul Rashid 700526-03-5197 TG 5003 Mohd. Odie is the son of the late Baha, and together with his two brothers (not in the list) and some of the guides in the original band (formed in 1994), continues the tradition of guiding visitors in GSSP. The guiding rates offered by the BAT guides are as listed in Table 4.2. Table 4.2: BAT Guiding Rates No. Activity Rate (RM) 1. Guiding from Railway Station to Baha Camp (less than 4 hours) 30 2. Guiding from Baha Camp to Last Waterfall (less than 4 hours) 30 3. Guiding from Baha Camp to the G. Stong (more than 4 hours but not overnight), 1 guide to 12 visitors. 4. Guiding from Base-Camp to G. Ayam and other destinations (more than 4 hours, overnights) 80 80/day 5. Guiding at the Gua Ikan group of caves (less than 4 hours) 50 These rates have been arbitrarily fixed by the BAT Guides, but it seems consistent with the benchmark guiding fees established at Taman Negara, although slightly higher than those charged at Endau-Rompin National Park (at RM55 per day). Photo 4.1: Baha Adventure Team (BAT) Guides <strong>WWF</strong>-<strong>Malaysia</strong>/ N.M. Maseri 43
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