"Just a few minutes away from the popular Kuala Gandah Elephant Sanctuary, is the Deerland Park, a privately owned and managed deer park that has a few other wild animals for visitors to observe and fall in love with!"
The Deerland Park is a privately owned and managed deer park in Lanchang, Pahang. The park has some 30 Indonesian deer (Cervus timorensis).
Visitors to the park has a chance to hand feed these gentle creatures and observe their behaviour at close hand. Other attractions in the 4-hectare park located at the edge of the Krau Forest Reserve, include ostriches and a sun-bear (Helarctos malayanus) named Muda. There is also a section dedicated to the cultivation of traditional herbal plants, which has over 40 species of traditional herbs. A 200-metre wooden walkway runs through this area, leading up to an observation tower in the middle of Bukit Rengit.
The Deerland Park is open daily from 9am to 6pm. For more information please call +609-2779305 (En. Abdullah) or email deer_land@hotmail.com.
Just a few minutes further down the road, you will also find the Kuala Gandah Elephant Sanctuary and an orang asli settlement that would make interesting stopovers.
Last viewed - July 05, 2008
Getting there
From Kuala Lumpur, take the Karak Highway to Lanchang, passing Karak along the way. Once in Lanchang, turn left into the road just before the BP gas station, then follow the signanges that indicate the way to Kuala Gandah Elephant Sanctuary. The Deerland Park is located on your right-hand side, on the way to the Elephant Sanctuary.
User recommendation
"Well worth a visit -a very rewarding experience to be up close with the animals - especially Muda" by TonyBird/Emma Prunskute
