Day: March 1, 2020

White water rafting @ KKB

| Fahim & Yasmine

Last Sunday, both of us and a couple of our friends (Luqman Aidil and Hariz Rokman) decided to try out white water rafting at Sg. Selangor, Kuala Kubu Bharu with Xventure Mind tour group.

There are several other locations that provide commercial white water rafting trips across Peninsular Malaysia, namely in Ulu Slim, Gopeng as well as KKB. But, the Selangor River in KKB is among the best if you’re one of those daredevils that want to go for the hardcore straight away.

Kuala Kubu Bharu is located in Hulu Selangor, about an hour-ish drive from Kuala Lumpur. Honestly, our trip was pretty last minute, but fortunately, there wasn’t a lot of crowd particularly on that Sunday, so we managed to join in with a couple of foreigners on our raft. There were two groups including ours, and each raft was filled with 5-6 people, as well as a guide (steerer) and a captain. The guide and captain were part of the tour group, yet they were professional and very reliable so we were pretty much in good hands. Both of the guides and captains make us feel really safe in this somewhat dangerous sport, so even as first-timers, you should not worry a thing.

Essentially, for a price of RM175 per head, this was what we got:

  1. Duration of rafting: 2 hrs
    • We didn’t really expect it to be long, but it was definitely tiring as we were expected to be alert at all times, and to heed the orders of the designated captain in which we were briefed on what to do during the safety briefing.
  2. Rafting difficulty: Class 1 – Class 5
    • We experienced different difficulty levels from easy, straight forward rapids to some violent rapids. Bear in mind that the water was very fast-moving, although this may depend on the season.
  3. Lunch provided
  4. Snacks provided during our rafting break, where we stopped at a waterfall.

Without further ado, let’s get right into the pictures and videos:

This is everyone in the 10 am slot!
Rafting mates
During our safety briefing
In the midst of a Class 3 rapid.
Honestly, our guide was doing most of the steering and we’re just always looking out for cameras!
The guides from each boat will alternately take turns to continuously take pictures and videos throughout the rafting session, so fret not about not getting your photos.
Going into a Class 5 rapid.
In the middle of our rafting, we took a break to a nearby waterfall somewhere along the Selangor River. We were provided biscuits and water here.
Towards the end of our rafting session, our captain purposely capsized our boat, and we swam all the way until the end point. It felt really nice tho, to be floating in the water.
And… we’re done! Here are pictures of our rafting mates and our guide and captain.

Overall, we had a great time. We honestly recommend you thrill-seekers to try rafting at Selangor River, especially if you haven’t. Even our foreigner buddies said that this was the best water rafting experience for them despite having done 4-5 water rafting in the US prior to this. As for us, we will definitely try rafting at other places, because it is just too exciting. Believe me, this sport is intense as we all ended up exhausted after paddling through 8-9 rapids throughout our 2-hr session. But, we’re not complaining as it was definitely worth the price and experience!

Thanks for reading! Stay tuned for more.