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C6007 GUNUNG KORBU - GAYONG (KORGA) 3D2N TREKKING
Group 1 : 15/10/2022 - 17/10/2022 (Fully booked)
Group 2 : 4/2/2023 - 6/2/2023 (Fully booked)
Group 3 : 3/3/2023 - 5/3/2023 (Fully Booked)
Group 4 : 15/9/2023 - 17/9/2023 (Fully Booked)
Group 5 : 23/9/2023 - 25/9/2023 (Fully Booked)
Group 6 : 23/2/2024 - 25/2/2024 (Booking closed)
Group 7 : 1/6/2024 - 3/6/2024 (Open Booking)
Kindly take note that Jabatan Perhutanan Perak issue a reference stated that all hikers enter Hutan Simpanan Kekal for hiking need to hire Malim Gunung. As a result cost adjustment will be applied to comply with Jabatan Perhutanan Perak newly implemented SOP since 2 Feb 2023
***Booking Dealine : 30 days from departure date
Mount Korbu and Gayong also well known as KORGA. Mount Korbu (G2) and Mount Gayong (G4) are two of the 7 highest mountain in Peninsula Malaysia. Both mountain located side by side in Ulu Kinta, Ipoh. It is a favourite site for mountain climbing and a must go journey for those mountain trekking lover.
Distance : 31km
Elevation : 2650++m
Difficulty : 8/10
Duration : 3D2N
Event Style : Mountain Trekking
Event Status : Open Booking
Group Size : Min 10, Max 19
Meetup : McD Sunway City Ipoh DT
End Point : Ulu Kinta Dam Parking Area
Toilet & Bathroom : --
Parking Fees : --
1. Trekking Equipment - 2 Hiking clothes, 2 Hiking pants, Hiking shoe, Cap, Glove, Warm jacket, Rain jacket, Backpack 55L++ and 10-25L summit bag
2. Camping Equipment - Tent and Sleeping bag, Sleeping pad and inflatable Pillow
3. Accessories - Trekking poles, Headlamp, Cup, Eating utensils, Slipper (optional), Power bank, wiser (if any), Toiletries, leech spray
4. Snack and Water - Water 1-3L, Snacks, Raisin, Nuts, Candy, Energy bar/gel, etc..
5. Medicine - Personal medicine, Antihistamine
We strongly encourage team members sharing tent to reduce backpack weight and setting up tent would be more quickly and energy saving.
Gas and Stove, Cookware, Water bag, Walkies talkies, Simple First-aid kits
We practice foods ratio. All cooking materials and cookware will be distribute equally among participants and staffs. Every member estimate to get ration 1 - 2kg. After consumption of the day, foods ration redistribute equally and fairly for next day (applicable for multi day trekking trip).
This activity requires high level of physical fitness. Participant must have the fitness and stamina to ascent 1200m and above, or at least complete hiking distance of 18km in day hike. We do not accept registration from people suffering from infectious diseases, cardiovascular diseases, severe respiratory diseases, mental illness, severe anemia, patients recovering from surgery, pregnant women, and people with severe high blood pressure. This event is only open to those aged 16-70.
This event is planned and executed by Nova Adventure. Before registering for the event, please be sure to read, understand, evaluate, and agree to all terms and conditions.
Payment terms
1. A security deposit of RM260 as stated in event itinerary’s price details is payable to secure booking for event under minimum participant. Balance fee (if any) to be collected when the event has been confirmed (above minimum participant).
2. Full event fee must be paid upfront before event departure. Once an event has confirmed, Nova Adventure will notified participant in our event group for balance collection. Failure to make payment in TWO WEEKS after Nova Adventure issued balance collection notification, the booking will be automatically consider as void and canceled, and security deposit forfeited.
3. Upon full payment, in the circumstances of pending approval of hiking permit from Local Forestry/Authority Department, refund is allowed, 20% admin fees, permit fees and permit application service charge will be deducted and balance will be refunded to participant. However, transfer to other events under Nova Adventure OR same event on different departure date NO admin fees will be deducted.
4. Cost differentiate for switching between event, in the circumstances of pending approval of Hiking Permit from Local Forestry/Authority Department :
if original event fee less than new event fee, participant need to top up the differentiate cost
If the new event fee less than the origina event fee, the differentiate of fee will be refunded
5. Upon full payment and confirmation of hiking permit from Local Forestry/Authority Department , refund or transfer to other Nova Adventure event apply as below.
More than 10 days prior event start date, refund or transfer is allowed. Guide fee, permit fee, permit application service charge, 20% administration fee and related fees will be deducted from total payment and balance will be refunded
Less than 10 days prior event start date, refund or transfer will not be entertained.
6. Upon confirmation of Hiking Permit or any other trekker card or entrance ticket, name change only allow 21 days prior event departure date, EXCEPT Mount Irau via Mossy Forest trek and Mount Kinabalu, name change NOT ALLOW at all time due to terms and conditions set by authority party.
7. Cancellation of participation due to personal reason ,such as serious illness, injury, operation, and etc before commencement of event, formal documents and prove must be attached for refund purpose, all incurred cost will be deducted, and imposed 20% of admin fees and service charge, balance will be refunded to participant.
8. Payment make using credit card, when refund happen, another 4% of the total payment will be deducted for finance service charge.
9. 100% charge will be applied for No Show registration.
10. After commence of event, no refund in part or in full will be given for services included in the booking and not utilized by the participant.
11. Event Tentative may subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances beyond Nova Adventure’s control. Every effort will be made to carry out event as planned, but alterations in accommodation arrangement (if any), event tentative, date, may occur when deem necessary.
12. Participant need to self-purchase travel insurance prior event started. Nova Adventure cannot be held responsible for any losses as a result of you being inadequately insured OR without insurance.
13. Nova Adventure reserves the rights to update or modify our events and payment term contents and clauses in terms and conditions without prior notice, you are advise to check and keep tab of changes by browsing Novaplanet.club website regularly.
14. Event payment is refundable subjected to below conditions:
Event cancellation by Nova Adventure due to insufficient number of participants (below minimum participant)
Event cancellation by Nova Adventure due to unforeseen circumstances or any force majeure beyond our control.
All Participant MUST sign a copy of disclaimer form before start of hiking. IF anyone fail to sign the disclaimer form, please do inform us earlier and consider you retrive from participate in this event and partial payment after deducted guide fee, permit fee, permit application service charge, 20% administration fee and related fees, balance will be refunded.
0730 - Meetup at Al An-Nur Masjid Batu 8, Tambun
0800 - Move to Pejabat Hutan Rimba Ulu Kinta
0830 - Registration and Backpack chacking at Pejabat Hutan Ulu Kinta
0930 - Move to trailhead in Sultan Azlan Shah Dam area
0950 - Arrive Trailhead / Prepare / Toilet / Briefing
1015 - Start Trekking
1330 - Kem Balak Waterfall, break for lunch 30 minutes, regroup
1400 - Move to Kem Seroja
1500 - Kem Seroja, Pitch tent
1600 - Evening Tea (Simple chinese tea & Coffee)
1800 - Dinner and dessert
1900 - Rest
0200 - Wake up, breakfast, packing
0300 - Start Trekking
0500 - Kem Kijang
0600 - Last water point, break 10-15 minutes, Replenish water
0720 - Bukit Botak, break for 15-20 minutes, regroup, VERY DANGEROUS section ahead
0900 - Anak Korbu
0945 - Gunung Korbu, break for 10-15 minutes, trail to Gunung Gayong trail will cause lethargic due to many up hills and down.hills.
***Cut Off Time 1330***
Those not reach Gunung Korbu by this time, no matter where you are kindly turn back and wait at kem Kijang river point !!!
1200 - Gunung Gayong, lunch (******watch out for Simpang proton !! Just 3-5 minutes away from GAYONG PEAK, its on your left hand from the direction Korbu to Gayong. Once you turn to simpang proton, it lead you to V2 trail)
1230 - leave Gayong detour to Kem Seroja
1430 - Mount Korbu
1630 - Bukit Botak
1730 - Last water point
1845 - Kem Kijang
2030 - Kem Seroja, Dinner, Washing and Rest
0800 - Wake up, breakfast, packing
1000 - Leaving
1430 - Trailhead
END OF EVENT
Above estimated timing base on average hiker fitness, time might varies from different individual.