3. Activities
• Snorkelling
• Suba Diving • Kayaking -
• Rainforest - mangroves
Canopy adventure
• Rainforest - Canopy
• Cultural Adventure
Experience
• Cultural Experience
• Conservation - • Conservation tree
tree planting
planting
4. The company
Ecofieldtrips Pte. Ltd. is a Singapore-based
company which was set up by Bridget Hedderman and
Helen Newman in 1997.
A team of specialists, biologists and geographers;
consisting of qualified divers and first aid trained,
accompany the students on the fieldtrips
6. Flight Details
Departing Flight
09NOV SUNDAY
Hong Kong - Kuala Lumpur - Langkawi
Flight number MH75 (departing at 0915 arriving at 1255) connecting to
Flight number MH1446 (departing at 1400 arriving at 1455
Return Flight
14NOV FRIDAY
Langkawi - Kuala Lumpur - Hong Kong
Flight number MH1447 (departing at 1230 arriving at 1330) connecting to
Flight number MH1446 (departing at 1845 arriving at 2230)
7. The flight
• 20kg restriction
• Visa details - please check
• We will take in passports before the flight + photocopy of
birth certificate
• Meet at the airport
• Phone Tree / email tree
• Letter of release if you will not pick up your son or daughter
• Letter of permission?
8. Visa
Nationalities require visa
Angola, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi,
Cameroon, Central African Republic, People’s Republic of
China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo Democratic Republic,
Congo Republic, Cote D’ivoire, Djibouti, Equador. Guinea,
Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Hong Kong CI & DI,
India, Israel, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal,
Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda, Serbia & Montenegro,
Sri Lanka, Republic of China ( Taiwan ), United Nation –
Laissez Passer, Western Sahara, Yugoslavia
Available through our travel agent - Swire Travel
9. Luggage
All luggage should be quot;softquot; luggage and your son/daughter
should be able to easily carry their own luggage. Should have a padlock.
(1) Electronic items - I would strongly advise you not to allow your son/
daughter to take these on the trip. The ethos of the trip is to communicate with
others in the group and enjoy the sites of the quot;great out doorsquot;. It is doubtful that
pupils will have time to play on electronic games and they will not be allowed to take
them on the daily fieldtrips. ipods are acceptable.
(2) Mobile phones: I am happy to be a point of contact for parents during the
trip, so students should not need to take their own mobile phones. Please let me
know if you would like your son/daughter to take their mobile phones. There are
phones in the room.
(3) Insect repellent - I would strongly advise you to purchase DEET based
insect repellent and for your son and daughter to have a good supply. Remember
Langkawi is not at present listed as a malarial zone, but please consult with your
family doctor if you have any worries in this respect.
(4) Carry on luggage - money to buy water and snacks after security,
medication.
12. Money
• Upto 400HKD spending money - 180 Malaysian Ringgit.
• We will collect money in named envelopes before the trip
• Money will be rationed each day
13. Accomodation -
Best Star Resort/Hotel
•Twin Share/Triple
Share
•Hot shower
•Tea/Coffee maker
•Wade Pool
•On beach
•Keys for each room
•Teacher and EFT Staff
on each floor
•External Catering
•Security on main door
14. Meals
Day 1:
Dinner: at La Playa-beach restaurant next door to hotel-chicken/beef dish plus potatoes, salad, fruit
Day 2:
Breakfast-eggs, toast, cereal, fruit
Lunch-fishfarm-fish, chicken, fried rice, fruit
Dinner: Italian-spagetti,pizza,salad, fruit-outside caterer at Hotel (excellent food from nearby good Italian
restaurant-I know the owner well)
Day 3:
Breakfast-eggs, toast, cereal, fruit
Lunch-packed sandwich, cereal bar, fruit
Dinner: Indian-buffet-various dishes but all not too spicy-I chose the menu myself
Day 4:
Breakfast-eggs, toast, cereal, fruit
Lunch-chicken platter, salad, bread, fruit
Dinner: Chinese restaurant-buffet-excellent choice of at least 7/8 dishes
Day 5:
Breakfast-eggs, toast, cereal, fruit
Lunch-traditional Malay lunch in PADI field
Dinner: farewell BBQ dinner at beach, salad, fruit
Day 6:
Breakfast-eggs, toast, cereal, fruit
Lunch-Kenny Rodgers at airport departure
15. Medical Information
• Langkawi is not at present malarial - consult doctor if in doubt
• We would strongly advise children to have the following
vaccinations - consult doctor if in doubt.
• Hepatitus
• Typhoid
• Tetanus
• Polio
• TB
• Please let your children carry one set of medication in
their hand luggage and also place a spare set in their
luggage and give a spare set to us with instructions prior
to the departure - prescriptions are necessary.
16. Medical Information...
• School will purchase HSBC Travel Insurance - will cover diving
and also Tree Canopy adventure.
• Emergency Action plans have been planned with Ecofieldtrips:
Air evacuation to hospitals on Langkawi or to the hospital on
Penang.
• Any additional medical worries then please let us know.
• We will ask for Blood Group information for a medical card
that will be carried by teachers and the pupils before the trip.
17. Diving Specific information
• All dives will be no more than 12m in depth
• All pupils already have a qualification in diving so a medical form
is not necessary, however I would prefer it if parents went
through the exercise of completing a PADI medical form with
son(s)/daughter(s)
• There will be 2 instructors and 1 Divemaster looking after the
group. A ratio of 1:6.
• Junior Open Water Divers will buddy with Mr.Ferguson
• All students must take their Certification Cards and provide
details of their last dive
• I can organise a refresher session through a company in Hong
Kong if there is a demand
