Do you love water rafting..guide for you

Sungai Sedim, Kulim,

Kedah, Malaysia

The following are some points to remember:

• Bring a change of clothes. A warm-up jacket is also a good idea. Also Towel, Shoes, Slippers Sunblock, Insect repellent, Personal toiletries, and Waterproof camera.

• Wear well-fitting shoes or diving booties.

• Jewellery which cannot be secured firmly should not be worn while rafting.

• Those wearing glasses are reminded to use an elastic sports holder to anchor their spectacles.

• Contact lens users are advised to wear spectacles instead, in order to cut down the risk of their lenses getting contaminated by river water.

This is a popular spot for white water rafting in Kulim. Consider to be equivalent to Kuala Selangor's white water.

Sungai Sedim has a 15 km stretch that has a fast flowing waters and rapids which are excellent for white water sports activities.

Kayaking, camping and just relax to absorb the beauty of its flora and fauna is recommended but visitors are cautioned against swimming because of the strong water current.

There are a few jungle tracks suitable for jungle tracking that leads to nearby peaks such as Gunung Inas (1,454 m a.s.l.), Gunung Bintang Utara (1,835 m a.s.l.), Gunung Bintang (1,862 m a.s.l.) and Banjaran Bintang (1,699 m a.s.l.)

A wide variety of flora and fauna of lowland dipterocarp forest such as meranti seraya meranti tembaga, meranti melantai and non-dipterocarp species such as kulim, terap keledang and bintangor are found here.

The Sedim River has 24 challenging rapids along the river namely the Salak Drop, Triple Rapid, Kasai Drop, Wall Drop, Lower Head Dam, Kawah Rapid, Jelutong Rapid, Rodeo Rapid, Slip Lip Rapid and Cyclone Hole.