Swiss-Garden Resort Beach Damai Laut recently organized a Food & Fun Hunt from 13 to 15 January 2017. The event jointly organized with Time Out Solution, a treasure hunt specialist, saw 61 media, bloggers and social media influencer participating in the inaugural hunt. A pre-hunt clinic was conducted prior to the event which combined various activities such as food challenges, puzzles, questions & answers, treasure hunts and Facebook contest.
The hunt commenced from the Swiss-Garden Hotel & Residences Kuala Lumpur after the official flag off by Mr Patrick Tee and participants visited the Leaning Tower of Teluk Intan, Tua Pek Gong Temple in Kampung Pasir Panjang, Marina Wing in Lumut, Kellie’s Castle, Segari Turtle Sanctuary, Muzium Beruas and Tanjung Tualang Tin Dredge.
They also sample a range of local delicacies such as James Chendol, Mee Hailam Parit, Paksu Laksa in Tebuk Yan and Bubur Perak prior to checking in at the resort.
The highlight of the event was the Turtle Release Programme courtesy of the Segari Turtle Santuary and the Ministry of Fisheries Perak. Approximately 30 green turtles were released as part of the resort’s Turtle Awareness Programme, aimed at educating the public on the types of turtles found in Malaysia, their habitat as well as increase awareness on the turtle conservation effort.
The hunt culminated in a Gala Beach Dinner and prizes were awarded to the Top 5 winners based on scores obtained during the 2 days hunt. The winners were from Team 6, The Asian Publisher comprising of Angeline Lee Bee Cheen, Philemon Foo Choong Ming and Emily Lowe Poh Choo. Representing ParGolf Magazine is Team 10, Jonathan Edward Ponniah, Stanley Saw Boon Leong and Ng Wai Leng who were awarded 2nd place while Neeraj Chhabra, DJ Fiqrie Dahari from Mix Fm, Loke Jian Ming and Leong Gar Yee of Team 14 were at 3rd placing. In the 4th place were Team 4 from Projek Travel while Team 9 from Unreserved magazine were in the 5th placing.
There were also 5 Social Media prizes, the Best Selfie Category went to Khairunnisa Assila Binti Saharudin from Santai Magazine while Team 4 from Projek Travel won the Best Wefie category. Team 8 from Media Prima and NST was selected as the winner for the Most Creative Pose and the Most Creative Caption was awarded to Team 16 from The Asian Publisher. The team from mytravellicious.com won the Most Like category.
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