Fanfare Driveaways

STAR Automotive Centre presents….

3D/2N Dungun Driveaway

18 – 20 March 2010 (Thursday – Saturday)

1. Accommodation:

Ulek Beach Resort, Kuala Dungun (Terengganu)

2. Highlights / Itinerary:

DAY 1: March 18 (Thurs)

Meals: Dinner

We meet at 6.00 am at the Esso Station at Gelang Patah on the Malaysian side of the 2^nd Link. The station is located about 1 km from the Malaysian immigration booths. Filter left into the “Gelang Patah R&R” area. You will be able to see the Esso station.

We will be travelling on a combination of highways and country roads with stops for lunch, toilet breaks and petrol top-ups. As always, we will driving in a convoy throughout the journey.

I hope to reach Ulek Beach Resort by 4 pm or earlier, which will give everyone enough time to enjoy the beach, pool and other facilities. On the way to the resort, I will make a quick stop to buy fresh fish, yes, fresh fish from the roadside stalls. It will be a unique experience for everyone.

We will have a group dinner at the resort. The menu will include the fish that I had bought earlier.

DAY 2: March 19 (Friday)

Meals: Breakfast, packed lunch & Dinner

After breakfast, we will all gather at the lobby for the boat trip to nearby Tenggol island. We will do snorkeling at a coral reef site near the island, which sits in the middle of a marine park. As the marine park is a protected sanctuary, you will be able to see lots of fish and other marine life. including the occasional turtle. Life jackets and snorkeling gear will be provided for all. In any case, do bring along your underwater camera and swimming goggles if you prefer.

We will spend about an hour snorkeling, after which we’ll come ashore on the island where you can have your own little picnic. Packed lunch and bottled water will be provided. For your info, the water sports centre on the island has single and double-seater canoes for hire.

We should be back at the resort by 4.00 pm. In the evening, we’ll have group dinner at a nice little family-owned restaurant in Kuala Dungun.

DAY 3: March 20 (Saturday)

Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, it’s free & easy time. I will organize a trip to the nearby Kuala Dungun wet market at 8 am for those who wish to buy super fresh fish and prawns. The prices of seafood here are a lot cheaper anytime compared to our markets in Singapore. Do bring along your ice boxes or you can always buy the styrofoam boxes at the market. Don’t worry about the ice, it’s cheaply available at the market.

We will check out of the resort by 11 am for the journey home. Along the way, we’ll make a stopover for lunch in the town of Chukai.

We should reach Singapore 2^nd Link by about 7pm.

3. Pictures of the destination

Please click on the link below:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/31365025@N02/sets/72157622072970495/

The photos you will see are the quiet little village of Kuala Dungun, Ulek Resort and Tenggol island.

4. Pricing (covers 2 nights’ accommodation, specified meals and snorkeling trip to Pulau Tenggol):

Twin-sharing (2 adults to a room):

- S$308 per adult

Triple-sharing (3 adults to a room):

- S$298 per adult (inclusive of extra bed and extra breakfast for 3^rd adult)

Child (3 years – 12 years)

- S$148 per child (inclusive of breakfasts and specified meals but without extra bed)

- S$198 per child (inclusive of breakfasts, specified meals and extra bed)

Note: The Resort only allows 1 extra bed per room.

5. Bookings:

If you are keen on this trip and want to get away from Singapore during this short school break, please fill up the registration form and email it to me at mazlan.driveaways@yahoo.com.sg

For enquiries, do call me at 90070962.

Registration closes on March 1, 2010 (Monday)

6. Walkie-talkie

Every car will be issued with a walkie-talkie set for easy communication while on the road. No, you do not have to pay me $30 rental and $50 deposit for the set. I trust you will handle the set with care and return it to me in its original working condition.