Noah's Ark cell retreat

Desaru weekend

Fri 11 to Sun 13 Dec 2026 · Caleessa Homestay, Bandar Penawar

Check inFri, 3pm
Check outSun, 11am
Group11 pax
BringPassport + ringgit
MoveWord / DevoFun

Fri 11 Dec Arrive and settle in

10:30am
Team A meets at Kranji MRT
Meet at the MRT gantry (North South Line), then walk to the CW1 bus stop together. See the Team A guide in Stay & contacts.
Move
10:45am
CW1 bus to JB
Clear Singapore at Woodlands, cross the Causeway, clear Malaysia at JB CIQ, then walk the link bridge to JB Sentral. About 1 hour.
Move
12pm
Lunch at JB Sentral
Food court and restaurants inside. Pay in ringgit or Touch 'n Go.
1pm
Lafiy van leaves JB Sentral for Desaru
Team A.
Move
3pm
Team A checks in at Caleessa
House prayer first, then pick rooms and rest.
Prayer
5pm
Grocery run
A small team from Team A.
Evening
Team B meets Kai at AMK
After Kai's work. We drive up in Kai's car. Meet time to be confirmed.
Move
7pm
Zi char dinner in Bandar Penawar
Team A.
9pm
Worship + Word 1 Tentative
Living room, lyrics on the TV. Time may shift when Team B arrives.
Word
10:30pm
Supper, board games, chill
Fun

Sat 12 Dec Devo, ATV, Word 2

7am
Morning devo
At the beach if the weather is good, otherwise at home.
Devo
8:30am
Breakfast at home
10am
Farm transport picks us up from the house
Pickup time to be confirmed by the farm.
Move
10:30am
ATV ride + indoor animal petting
Team bonding at Desaru Fruit Farm.
Team bonding
12:30pm
Lunch at the farm
Try the waffles.
2pm
Back home, free time, beach walk
Fun
7pm
BBQ or seafood dinner
Already paid in your S$30 dinner share.
9pm
Worship + Word 2
Then group sharing and prayer.
Word
11pm
Supper, free time
Fun

Sun 13 Dec Pack up and home

8am
Quiet time + breakfast
Devo
9:30am
Pack up, clean the house
Dishes, trash, gather bags.
11am
Check out, split into 2 groups
Van group: Lafiy van picks you up at the house. Car group: ride back with Kai.
Move
12:30pm
Lunch in JB
After lunch
Home to Singapore
Van group: from JB Sentral walk to JB CIQ, take CW1 back to Kranji MRT (about S$2, tap card). Car group drives back with Kai.
Move

What to pay Kai In SGD, per person

Riding ATV soloS$136
Sharing an ATVS$131

Breakdown Includes a small FX buffer (RM3.10 to S$1)

ItemPer person
Airbnb, 2 nights
S$358.41 split 11 ways
S$32.60
Lafiy van return
RM700, shared by everyone
S$23
ATV 1.0 solo + petting
RM65 + RM30
S$31
ATV 1.0 shared + petting
RM50 + RM30
S$26
Petting only
RM30
S$10
Petrol for Kai's car Est
AMK to Desaru and back, about S$50, split 11 ways
S$5
Tolls and car customs Est
Tolls for the car and the van, plus the Malaysia road charge for the car. About S$43, split 11 ways
S$4
Sat dinner
BBQ or seafood dinner
S$30
Misc
Buffer for small extras
S$10
Not included
  • Bus to and from JB (pay your own)
  • Other meals and groceries, pay as we go (Sat dinner is covered above)

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    The house

    Caleessa Homestay

    Bandar Penawar, Desaru, Johor, Malaysia

    Check in Fri 3pm. Check out Sun 11am.

    View on Airbnb

    Rooms

    RoomWho
    Master bedroom
    Upstairs, king bed, own bathroom
    		Kai, Eve
    Bedrooms 2 and 3
    Upstairs, a queen bed each, shared bathroom
    		Dawson, Casey, Esh, Ashley, Marcus, Nicole
    Bedroom 4
    Downstairs, queen bed + queen floor mattress, own bathroom
    		Esther, Tiffany, Dyllis

    6 guys share 2 queen beds upstairs, so the guys bring 1 queen size air mattress (sleeps 2).

    Getting there

    Team A takes the CW1 bus to JB Sentral on Fri morning, has lunch there, then the Lafiy van (14 seater with driver) takes you to the house.

    Team B meets Kai at AMK on Fri evening after his work and drives up in Kai's car.

    On Sun we go home in 2 groups. One takes the Lafiy van to JB, then the bus. The other rides back in Kai's car.

    On Sat the farm picks us up from the house and drops us back.

    Team A guide Kranji MRT to JB Sentral on Fri

    1. 10:30am meet at Kranji MRT gantry (North South Line).
    2. Walk to the bus stop outside the station and take Causeway Link CW1 towards JB. Buses come every 5 to 30 min.
    3. Fare S$2. Tap a contactless Visa or Mastercard, or your EZ Link card (EZ Link works for CW1 at Kranji only).
    4. Get off at Woodlands Checkpoint with all your bags and clear Singapore immigration.
    5. Go down to the bus bays and board any CW1 again, tap the same card. It crosses the Causeway.
    6. Get off at JB CIQ and clear Malaysian immigration. Singapore citizens can use the autogates. PR and other passports: submit the Malaysia Digital Arrival Card (MDAC) online within 3 days before.
    7. Follow the signs across the link bridge to JB Sentral (about 5 min walk).
    8. 12pm lunch at JB Sentral. 1pm Lafiy van leaves from JB Sentral.

    Total about 1 hour, longer if the Causeway is busy. Change some ringgit or top up Touch 'n Go before the trip.

    Contacts

    Desaru Fruit Farm+60 12 772 1817
    Lafiy (van)+60 18 267 4661
    Emergency in Malaysia999

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