LABIS: Some 400 cyclists had an enjoyable time in Kampung Baru Bekok here.
It was also a family outing for many as it was the start of the second week of the two-week school holidays.
Labis MP Datuk Chua Tee Yong was there to flag-off the event.
The participants rode to the nearby Sungai Bantang Waterfall where they had a splashing time in the scenic area.
The increasing interest in eco-tourism, she added, had continued to draw tourists to the village where the Bekok train station is located.
“There is a very old tree near the waterfall and it takes at least 15 people to join hands in order to circle the tree,” she said of the huge tree which is believed to be more than 100 years old.
According to Saw, about 2,000 tourists thronged the village over last weekend.
The village is known for among others, its good coffee and bread at the Nan Kai coffeeshop, beautiful murals, bee rearing in a farm called Happy farm and a museum.
