View of Tasek Bera

Activities in Tasek Bera

Morning walk

 

Fishing

Visit the Information Centre 

Jungle trekking

 

Kayaking

Visit Indigenous Semelai Tribe

Music instrument of Semelai people

About Tasek Bera

Bera is a district in Pahang, Malaysia. Bera district is founded on February 1, 1992 following the breaking up of the Temerloh district. Once considered as problematic area (illegal land exploration), Bera emerged as an important district especially in the agriculture sector. The district got the name from the Malaysia's largest freshwater lake, Lake Bera. According to the Orang Asli Semelai, Bera derived its name from a type of seaweed, ‘’Reba’’. Bera district is renowned for Bera Lake, a freshwater lake and its surrounding wetlands, that has been protected under the Ramsar Convention since November 1994.Tasek Bera is the largest natural freshwater lake in Malaysia with an area of 6,150 hectares. In 1995, Tasek Bera has been internationally accorded as Wetlands of International Importance and the first Ramsar Site in Malaysia. This recognition was given a year after Malaysia became a Contracting Party to the Ramsar Convention (the world's oldest environmental treaty).

Tasek Bera and its hinterlands of 31,120 hectares covering a complex range of habitats, lakes, rivers and streams, peat swamp and lowland tropical forests has been gazetted as Wildlife Reserve Area. At least 100 species of freshwater fish, 224 bird species and over 68 mammal species roam freely in this protected area. The pandanus plant dominates the peat swamp and large part of the lake. Endangered species such as elephant, tiger, wild cat, tapir, malayan gharial and arowana fish are found over here.

The Semelai aborigines lives in 14 villages around the lake and estimated to be around 4,000 people. Many of them work in a nearby Oil Palm and Rubber estates. The Semelai Association for Boating and Tourism (SABOT) has been formed to take part in the homestay and cultural programme for tourist and organising the eco-adventure activities.

Tasek Bera is about 70 km from Temerloh town in Pahang. The Pesona Lake Resort is the only comfortable lodging facility available in Tasek Bera and its rate is reasonable. Various recreational activities such as jungle trekking, fishing, bird watching, canoeing and boating in the lake and river system, visiting the herbal garden and semelai aborigines settlement. Visitors are encourage to participate and experience the Semelai culture such as collecting the Keruing tree latex, traditional dancing, harvesting rice and native craft making.