Noah's Ark cell retreat

Desaru weekend

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

Check inFri, 3pm
Check outSun, 11am
Group10 pax
BringPassport + ringgit
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Fri 11 Dec Arrive and settle in

12:30pm
Team A meets at Kranji MRT
Have lunch in Singapore before you come. 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
12:45pm
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, so we aim to reach JB Sentral by 1:45pm.
Move
2:30pm
Lafiy van leaves JB Sentral for Desaru
Team A.
Move
4:30pm
Team B meets Kai at Woodlands MRT
Kai picks you up at Woodlands Square, beside Causeway Point (North South Line or Thomson East Coast Line). Then we drive up in Kai's car.
Move
4:30pm
Team A checks in at Caleessa
House prayer first, then pick rooms and rest.
Prayer
5:30pm
Grocery run
A small team from Team A.
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 at Mid Valley Southkey, JB
Ashley joins us here.
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

Your roomATV soloATV shared
Master bedroomS$162S$157
Bedrooms 2 and 3S$135S$130
Bedroom 4S$132S$127

Everything is the same for everyone except the Airbnb, which is split by room. See below.

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

ItemPer person
Airbnb, Master bedroom
King bed, own bathroom. S$117 for the room, 2 people
S$58.50
Airbnb, Bedrooms 2 and 3
2 queen beds + air mattress, shared bathroom. S$156 for the rooms, 5 people
S$31.20
Airbnb, Bedroom 4
Queen bed + floor mattress, own bathroom. S$85.80 for the room, 3 people
S$28.60
Lafiy van return
RM700 split 10 ways
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
Desaru and back, about S$50, split 10 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 10 ways
S$4.30
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.

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    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, Marcus, Nicole
    Bedroom 4
    Downstairs, queen bed + queen floor mattress, own bathroom
    		Esther, Tiffany, Dyllis

    5 guys share 2 queen beds upstairs, so the guys still bring 1 air mattress for the 5th person.

    Getting there

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

    Team B meets Kai at Woodlands MRT at 4:30pm on Fri (pick up at Woodlands Square, beside Causeway Point) 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. Have lunch in Singapore first. 12:30pm 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. Aim to reach JB Sentral by 1:45pm. 2:30pm Lafiy van leaves from JB Sentral.

    Total about 1 hour, longer if the Causeway is busy. Fri 11 Dec is in the school holidays, so the extra 45 min is our buffer. Running late? Tell Kai so the driver knows. 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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