Improving lives through ecotourism

One of the chalets prepared for visitors to Pos Kuala Mu. It started operating in 2017 and has succeeded in attracting visitors during the weekends and school holidays. (Right pic) Hadu says as many as 100 people aged between 19 and 45 from Kampung Bersah, Kampung Kuala Mu and Kampung Gapeh built the chalets on three sites to draw visitors. — Photos: Bernama

SITUATED on elevated terrain in the Titiwangsa mountain range and surrounded by luscious rainforests, Pos Kuala Mu in Sungai Siput, Perak, is a fascinating ecotourism destination.

The orang asli community, comprising the Temiar, has not let the area’s tourism value go to waste.