Into the Wild: Christy’s Off-Road Adventure at Rainforest Trophy 2024
Embracing the Wild Side — One Jungle Mile at a Time In late September 2024, I joined the much‑anticipated Rainforest Trophy (RFT) Malaysia—a five-day, 500 km expedition taking us off‑road from Resorts World Awana (Genting Highlands) through the rugged trails of Pahang’s rainforest, skirting Taman Negara Jerantut, and ending at Cherating Beach.
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Pic above: My Favourite Pink Stanley Coffee Box 💕
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🚙 What It Was Really Like
Day 1: Flag‑off at Genting Highlands We gathered at Resorts World Awana—gear‑checked, cameras ready, hearts pounding. As the convoy rolled out, I felt the shift from urban noise to wilderness: dust, green canopy, jungle calls.
Trail Days: Rainforest, Recovery & Everything In Between Teams, mostly younger tech‑savvy adventurers, navigated logging roads, river crossings, and slick clay tracks. We practiced 4×4 recovery, team tasks, and navigated checkpoints while absorbing the air, wildlife, and magic of Jerantut’s forests.
Nature’s Classroom: Taman Negara Jerantut Passing through the gateway to Malaysia’s oldest rainforest, I glimpsed the raw beauty of Taman Negara—towering dipterocarp trees, dense jungle trails, and eye-opening biodiversity. Occasionally, we paused to reflect, sip coffee under the canopy, and breathe in the stillness of the forest.
Final Stop: Cherating’s Beachside Victory After braving jungle tracks, my little Suzuki Jimny and I rolled into Cherating with triumphant smiles—mud-splattered, adrenaline-fueled, and closer to nature than ever. It was raw, real, and a journey I’ll always carry.
✨ What It Meant to Me
This wasn’t a race, it was a journey of endurance, creativity, and connection. I witnessed how technology-meets-jungle thrills—modern Jeep-tech meets jungle mud magically. It proved living offbeat is worth the dirt and the daring. Looking back, RFT 2024 wasn’t just an off-road trip, it was a declaration of freedom: trading lockdown cubicles for jungle beats, trading boardroom coffee for campfire brew, trading safe for savage beauty.
