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WHAT IS EXPEDITION?

Kayak expedition is a translation from the kayaking activities origin. Kayak expedition brings you to explore the beauty of nature, appreciating God's creation and learning more about wildlife. Kayaking expedition can be categorized in two main category. Short expedition only involved overnight kayaking trip that not more than three days, while long expedition involved kayaking trip that more than a week.

This is the early discipline of kayaking world. John Mc Gregor, the "Kayaking Guru" have promoting kayak expedition since the early 1900's. He have paddled all around Europe in his Rob Roy kayak.

Today, thousands of people around the world involved seriously in kayak expedition. Among the greatest achievement is Antartica Expedition, Atric Expedition and Antartic Ocean Expedition.

EXPEDITION IN MALAYSIA

Kayaking in Malaysia is also the result of kayaking expedition in the early days. In 1980's, Ministry of Youth and Sports have launched the "Active Malaysian" programme that involved kayaking activities.

Since then, there were a lot of kayak expedition have been conducted either locally or internationally. Among international expedition that have been organized by MASCA are The Nusantara Expedition Series(involving 5 expedition from Malaysia to Indonesia), The English Canal Expedition and The Vancouver Island Expedition.

In the future, MASCA have planned lots of international expedition purposely to promote Malaysia to the rest of the world.

CONTACTS

If you really interested to explore the beauty of Malaysian beaches and rivers, MASCA are really keen to host you.

Please contact the Chairman of Expedition Committee

Mr NAJIB TAHIR

najib@tm.net.my