Transportation is one of your major cost components in your trip to Taman Negara. Therefore, plan your journey ahead, choose available transportation modes that suit your budget and time most. Taman Negara is connected to and from cities and towns within network of transportation system throughout Peninsular Malaysia via road, train and river. …
The aborigines, or commonly called “Orang Asli” simply means “original people” in the Malay language. They were the first human occupants of the Malay Peninsula. They continue to live a nomadic, hunting-and-gathering lifestyle call themselves Batek. Recently, there has been some intermarriage with the neighbouring Semokberi group. The Batek is a gentle race of people,…
Rules & Regulations – It is an Offense to : 1. Enter the park without an entry permit. 2. Fishing or take photographs without license. 3. Be in possession of any weapon, explosive, trap, net, birdlime, poison or any item used to cause injury to any animal within confinements of the park. 4. Disturb animal…
Gunung Tahan, at 2,187 m, is the highest point in Peninsular Malaysia. It is located within the Taman Negara, in the state of Pahang. The mountain is part of the Tahan Range and popular to local climbers. In Malay language, “gunung” means “mountain” and “tahan” means “endure”. Thus the name of the mountain suggests that…
Whether you are traveling on your own or in a group, the information will hopefully make it easier, for you to plan a great trip to Taman Negara. No one can control the weather, but if you are properly prepared, you will find that the weather’s changeableness can be quite charming when visiting Taman Negara.…
Leeches are ‘worms’ with suckers on each end. Leeches can range in size from from a half of inch to ten inches long. They are brown or black in colour. Some feed on decaying plant material. Others are parasites, feeding on blood and tissue of other animals. Blood-sucking leeches suck your blood in two ways:…