Sungai Lembing - Rainbow Waterfall

In Sungai Lembing, you must visit the rainbow waterfall! If you haven't been there, you haven't been to Sungai Lembing!

You can catch beautiful sunrise in Sungai Lembing. I came to Sungai Lembing because of it's rainbow waterfall. I was shown a photo of it and I told myself, I did visit it one day.. and here I am =)

Catching sunrise before rainbow waterfall

As early as 5 in the morning, the driver drove me to their hawker centre for breakfast and tea. Thereafter, I met up with another group of visitors and we made our way up to the waterfall through the four-wheel drive.

Four-wheel drive

We were driven up a knoll and waited in the dark for the sun to rise. We waited a good 15 to 20 minutes till the sky brightens up but the sun couldn't be seen. The clouds were blocking the sun. Reluctantly, we left for the rainbow waterfall.

Chasing the sun

Fortunately, along the road towards the waterfall, we saw the sun! The driver was nice enough to stop for a short while. We whipped out our cameras and starting shooting right away. The location is prefect! Unkempt grasses, warm rising sun and the winding river. I'm so close to natural!

Sunrise

We're halfway to our destination. This is as far as the car could take us. We crossed a stream and gotten our shoes soaked! The locals here possess the skill of rock stacking. That explains some rocks piling up on top of the other in the photo below.

Stone stacking

This is the most challenging part of the journey! We scaled up the hill excitedly. It gets steeper and rockier as we proceed higher. We noticed a small stream and we knew we were near! Exhausted, we pulled ourselves together and climbed the last bit before reaching the top!

Rainbow waterfall is near

Finally, we saw the rainbow waterfall. I was told this place was discovered as early as 1970s by mountain climbers. They noticed that the rainbow appears daily at certain times of the day. Words spread and slowly, this place is 'crawling' with visitors.

Rainbow waterfall

The rainbow waterfall is magnificent! Too bad the water was not heavy enough. Thus, the rainbow was faint and small. Do take note that the journey up is quite tough. Be prepared for lots of climbing! There are little safety ropes and man made stairs to aid you.

Nevertheless, I felt that it's worth it! Have a dip, relax yourself and don't forget to keep the place clean.

Feel free to PM me if you need contacts. I think I do kept some of their name cards. Enjoy folks =)

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Sungai Lembing - A Humble Small Town

Sungai Lembing is a humble small town located 42 km northwest of Kuantan in Pahang, Malaysia.

During non-peak seasons, Sungai Lembing is very quiet. You could hardly spot any visitors around and many of the shops are closed. However, the villagers there are very friendly. Say "Hi" to them and they might strike a conversation with you or even invite you to their homes for drinks.

Sungai Lembing

When I first alighted from Rapid Kuntan 500 at Sungai Lembing, I can't help but notice this tall huge tree with a thick trunk. So, I took a few shots of it. It was later that I found out that this is the century old tree at Sungai Lembing.

Century Old Tree

Walking on the streets of Sungai Lembing seems different from Singapore. Shophouses and homes "grows" horizontally. There're no high-rise building in the small village unlike the bustle Singapore city. I found something interesting! A mini petrol kiosk sits in the middle of the road between the shophouses.

Petrol Kiosk and Phone Booth

The photo below shows a Convenience Store which sells daily necessities. The shop owner here is very friendly! He helped me contacted the owner of the guesthouse that I'm supposed to stay in. Not only that, he went on further, offering me a seat and we had a small chat.

Convenience Store

Though Sungai Lembing is a small town, they had the necessary amenities. There's a mosque near the entrance of the town. Towards the middle, you find a police station on top of a knoll.

Police< Station

At the road that leads to Panorama Hill, you find Sungai Lembing library that is built since 1968 and the Chinese school that is established since 1939.

Chinese School

Lastly, I will end of with my favorite picture on the streets of Sungai Lembing. It's my first time traveling solo to an oversea town by public transport. It did saved me much money! But do be careful and think thoroughly before doing this. Safety is important!

Streets of Sungai Lembing

It is also my first time experiencing a black out in the middle of the shower! The worse thing is the water is generated by electric pumps and I'm "soaped". Thankfully, electricity comes back on after some time!

Do visit Sungai Lembing folks! Good nights~

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Sungai Lembing - Panorama Hill

I went on a solo trip to Sungai Lembing a few months back and visited the Panorama Hill.

I took a late afternoon nap, woke up and decided to scale the Panorama Hill. Armed with my slippers, a nearly filled 500ml bottle of water, my towel and Ocean, I made my way past the Chinese School to the foothold of Panorama Hill.

Panorama Hill

I took a last glimpse of the village before climbing up the first few flight of steep stairs. I felt my sweat dripping, knees and calf aching as I climb. The road gets tougher mid way with much higher rocks and no railings to maintain balance.

The road before Panorama Hill

Steep steep steps

Along the way, this huge ant caught my attention. Keeping my feet away, I zoomed Ocean in to get a shot of it. At the same time, checking to see if there're other huge ants near me. I don't wish to get bitten by one of these gigantic ants. That would be nasty!

Honey I blew up the ant

As I climbed higher, I got a much wider view of Sungai Lembing. The village seems to be surrounded by hills. Through the tress, I managed to find a spot and catch the glowing warm sun setting.

Setting sun

I bumped into a friendly villager and gotten information that I was half way there. I was already panting and clothes soaked with sweat. I took a look at the time. It was nearly half past 6. Determined to reach the top of the hill, I took the risk of getting caught in the dark with only my 30% charged phone as the light source. I gulped some water and increased my pace.

View from Panorama Hill

I found another lovely spot and took some shots. Looking at the photo, you could see that the light was almost out. I left a good half an hour more before it gets pitch dark! I did made it up to the summit only to find a shelter for resting and tress along the path. I strolled around to find a shot that would make me remember that I've conquered Panorama Hill.

Summit of Panorama Hill

And the picture would be the one above! It's not well taken but I'm surprised to find swallows(?) flying so high up and they seemed to congratulate on my successful climb. Of course, I've included framed in the distant hills to show I'm on top of the world hill :)

The road back down to Sungai Lembing village

I made my way down quickly as it gets dark fast! Things get worse as my slipper gave way (Serve me right, climbing with slippers. What were I thinking :|). Somehow, I managed to slot it back and get it working. Thank god I made my way down safely! It's dark when I reached the foothill.

Enjoy folks! Sungai Lembing is a beautiful place. Do visit it :D

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