Taman Negara Kuala Tahan National Park
Departure from the park usually is around 9am.
Taman negara kuala tahan national park. For good reason the most popular activity in taman negara is to scramble across the canopy walk. Kuala tahan sungai relau kuala koh and tanjung mentong. The mutiara taman negara resort has a superb rainforest setting overlooking the tembeling and tahan rivers. 10 00 am 18 30 pm.
The national park is a 130 million years old tropical rain forest. It was renamed taman negara after independence which means national park in malay. Established in 1936 taman negara formerly known as king george v national park has an area of about 4 343sq km straddling pahang terengganu and kelantan. Facts about taman negara kuala koh.
We booked an accommodation on ourselves and had a very friendly host. Your full name required your email required your phone no required subject. The most well known of the four entrances to this park is at kuala tahan in the. It was established in 1938 1939 as the king george v national park after theodore hubback lobbied the sultans of pahang terengganu and kelantan to set aside a piece of land that covers the three states for the creation of a protected area.
Lata berkoh kelah sanctuary taman negara national park malaysia. Taman negara kuala tahan 27000 jerantut pahang malaysia. Taman negara national park is the first and the oldest official protected jungle it cover 3 state in total of 4343 sq km almost 7 times of singapore size. Being the only resort inside the national park boundary it is an ideal place from which to explore the surrounding area.
This is the main entrance into the park and by far the most established one with all the amenities and accommodation for visitors. We booked a tour to kuala tahan the village near one of the entries via a travel agency in kuala lumpur. The travel agency han offered many activities such as hiking in taman negara boat cuises night walks expedition to the orang asli village and many more. Kuala tahan the main gateway.
Taman negara is a national park in peninsular malaysia. When local people mention taman negara they usually mean the park entrance at kuala tahan pahang. The 1 738 foot long bridge is suspended 130 feet in the air allowing you. You will take the boat along the tembeling river and after 2 hours you will arrive at kuala tembeling for your transport back to kuala lumpur.
Inside the park are fairly easy boardwalk circuits. You can enhance your visit to taman negara by looking around the park headquarters compound a little.