5-star luxury in Malaysia with British wildlife TV presenter Nigel Marven
Wrestle with a fifteen-foot python. Swim with a great white shark without a cage. Have a goliath birdeater spider walk over your face.
All in a day’s work for renowned British wildlife TV presenter Nigel Marven, who is offering wildlife-lovers a unique opportunity to learn directly from him as he teams up with the luxury 5-star Datai Langkawi resort in Malaysia.
Nigel, often compared to legendary Australian wildlife presenter Steve Irwin due to his daring style of presenting, will be joining forces with Malaysian naturalist Irshad Mobarak to lead exclusive rainforest excursions and talks at Datai Langkawi from the 16th to the 23rd of November.
5-star Datai Langkawi resort in Malaysia Guests will have the opportunity to engage with and learn from the two experts whilst exploring the resort’s exotic location on daily walks - the 8am ‘Forest awakening’ and 7pm ‘Rainforest after dark’ - as well as three ‘Jungle Voices’ talks, which Nigel will host on the resort’s beach with a focus on his fascinating career.
Topics covered in the talks will include filming adventures from over 100 countries, especially in Asia; anecdotes about his 12-year professional collaboration with David Attenborough in the world famous Natural History Unit; tips and advice on film-making and making a career within wildlife; as well as how to get up close and personal with all sorts of creatures, from spiders to squirrels.
5-star Datai Langkawi resort in Malaysia
Over his career, Nigel has had many successes, including capturing one of the world’s most endangered species on camera - the Indian one-horned rhinoceros - which he says is one of the most defining points in his career. He has also encountered his fair share of mishaps, including being bitten by a venomous green pit viper while in Malaysia in 2014 during the filming of Eating Wild. Let’s hope he’s more careful this time.
Speaking of the coming collaboration with The Datai, Nigel said, “I can’t wait to get lost in The Datai’s magical surroundings and work with Irshad. He is such an expert in the local wildlife and has so much respect for it. It will be a real joy to help him educate guests about the natural world and speak with them about my varied career.”
5-star Datai Langkawi resort in Malaysia Considered one of the region’s foremost luxury resorts, Datai Langkawi is set in lush rainforest on the island of Langkawi, an hour’s flight from the capital, Kuala Lumpur. The resort consists of 66 rooms in the main building and 56 beautiful villas hidden within trees near the resort’s private beach. There are four restaurants on site, serving a range of European, Malaysian and Thai food.
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