25th March, 2013
Cycling packages helping to promote local products too.
RAUB: The cycling packages introduced by the Tourism
Ministry have helped to highlight locals products besides boosting domestic
tourism, said minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen.
“In Felda Tersang, there are local fruits like buah saga and
the various colours of bunga raya; some of the things which city folks may not
even know exist,” she said. “The settlers, too, were not familiar with them.
But after they took part in the cycling programme, they came to know about
these during their stops,” she added.
Dr Ng said the making of parang had also long existed in
Felda Tersang but some settlers knew about it only through the cycling trips.
“The cycling packages we launched last year have proven to be one of the most
popular tourism packages for locals and foreigners.
“We have expanded the packages into the Felda settlements.
We started it in Felda Tersang which is some 45km from Raub town,” she said
after taking part in the 10km Kayuhan Sihat@ Tersang held at Felda Tersang Satu
here yesterday.
Dr Ng said also said that her ministry had funded the
upgrade of fishing ponds in Felda Tersang so that these would become more
attractive to visitors, joggers and cyclists. “Soon their surface will be full
of teratai flowers and the landscaping will be enhanced too,” she said.
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