Earth hour at Bako National Park

On the 28th & 29th March 2009, 26 students from Diploma in Tourism Management and three lecturers, Johanna Adlin Ahmad, Silverina Kibat and Ranee Atlas, went for an educational trip at Bako National Park. The trip was organized as a part of Tour-Guiding Skills (HTT 257) course. The students were required to observe, analyze and do discussion sessions with national park guide. The visitation at the national park was managed by the Park Guide, Mr. Auby Elias. On the first day, the students were given a tour to see the exotic lime stone formations around the park. Later, there was a briefing by Encik Auby regarding the history and information on Bako National Park. The activities continued with a discussion and story-telling session with the park guide regarding the roles and functions of a tour guide. Some of the topics discussed were the responsibilities of a tour guide towards the tourists, the importance of customer service, risk management and even of survival tips in the forest.