Kuala Tembeling is also accessible from Kuala Lumpur, Singapore or Kota Bharu (via Tumpat) by rail. Trains from these stations stop at Tembeling Halt, about half an hour's drive to the jetty at Kuala Tembeling. Please contact Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd for details on train schedules and fares. The contact number are 03-2267 1200.
By Boat
The staging point for visits to the park is Kuala Tembeling from which a 3 hour boat ride upriver takes you to Kuala Tahan at 9am and 3pm daily, except for fridays when the afternoon departure is at 2:30pm. The boat fare costs RM 19 for a one way trip. Mutiara Taman Negara Resort also operates a speedboat service that take only 45 minutes to reach Kuala Tahan. The speedboat leaves Kuala Tembeling at 10:30am and 1:30pm daily.
The most accessible gateway to Taman Negara is either through Jerantut, a three-hour trip from Kuala Lumpur. If you are driving a four-wheel drive vehicle, you can take the logger trail right up to Kuala Tahan, where you need to take a boat across the Sungai Tahan (Tahan River) to enter the park.
If you are relying on public transportation, take a public bus or a taxi from Jerantut town to the Kuala Tembeling Jetty, about 16km north of Jerantut.
Buses to Jerantut may be found at the Jalan Tun Razak Bus Station in Kuala Lumpur. From there, hop on a local bus or taxi to Kuala Tembeling. Alternatively, Jerantut bound taxis are available at the Pudu Raya Bus Terminal in Kuala Lumpur.
In addition, Kuala Tembeling is also accessible from Kuala Lumpur, Singapore or Kota Bharu (via Tumpat) by rail. Trains from these stations stop at Tembeling Halt, about half an hour's walk to the jetty.
From there, a longboat will take you to Kuala Tahan in about three hours (depending on the water level of the river).
Taman Negara
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Straddling the borders of Pahang, Terenggganu and Kelantan, Taman Negara is a totally protected area of 4,343 sq. km. and is home to one of richest and most complex ecosystems in the world."
Straddling the borders of Pahang, Terenggganu and Kelantan, Taman Negara is a totally protected area of 4,343 sq. km., and is home to one of the richest and most complex ecosystems in the world.
A must-try attraction here is the canopy walkway, 30m high and stretching a distance of 500 m. It gives visitors a rare opportunity to view the jungle from above. Throughout the park, there are wildlife observation hides near saltlicks, where animals come to supplement their mineral intake. The best way to see the animals is to stay overnight at the hides.
Anglers can check out Sungai Kenyam and Sungai Sepia. The park is also a premier birdwatching site with over 300 species of birds recorded. The long trek to the top of 2,187m Gunung Tahan, the highest mountain in Peninsular Malaysia, may not be for everyone, but can be a rewarding experience. A less strenuous trail is the one to Bukit Teresek (334m), just a few hours' walk from park headquarters.
Along the riverbanks just half an hour's walk from park headquarters, visitors may come across the huts of the indigenous Orang Asli of the Batek tribe. The Batek used to live a nomadic life, but today, many of them have joined the cash economy. Some have become jungle guides while others work as porters, labourers or boatmen (a few have their own motorised sampans).
Kenong Rimba Park is situated in natural surroundings with waterfalls, clear mountain streams and a variety of flora and fauna. There are aslo several caves to explore.
The highest mountain in Peninsular Malaysia, Mount Tahan in the Taman Negara National Park is also one of the toughest to climb. There are two climbing routes, one from Kuala Tahan, which can take up to nine days to complete.
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"Superb...... we have been to the summit for more than 10 times and YES! nothing on earth compared to Mount Tahan. This have been promised by the inkeeper, Spirit of Mount Tahan "who ever visited the place with open and pure heart will definitely coming back".
In 2001 we managed to flagged the longest Jalur Gemilang on top of Tahan Mountain." by Sanguine Warrior Activities Taskforce
"Kalau anda rasa ingin lari dari kesibukan kota, Taman Negara adalah tempat paling sesuai untuk anda pergi. Sekurang-kurangnya anda dapat menenagkan fikiran melihat hutan hijau." by Fitri Alia
"I'm an adventurous person..and I can't hardly wait go there next month..it will be a dream come true for me" by Nawri
"spending 3 days 2 nite at Tmn Negara was a great experience to me. It is safe to travel alone and the people there are very friendly. Hope that the national park will remain the look as it is without too much of further development. a good place to escape from the city" by rac wings
"no there place to enjoy nature better then this place" by simon
As a city girl who has never set foot or spent the night in the jungle, let alone climb a mountain, many thought I was courting trouble when I said I was going to hike the formidable 2187m Gunung Tahan.
`How on earth am I going to have a shower, smack dab in the middle of the jungle?' That was the first thing that came to mind when I woke up the next morning in Kem Kor – our first campsite for the Gunung Tahan hike on 10 October 2010.
