Taman Negara Batang Ai

Taman negara is a national park in peninsular malaysia.

Taman negara batang ai. Also referred to as taman negara batang ai in malay. Attraction batang ai national park taman negara batang ai published on. Taman negara is one of the oldest primary rainforests in the world and due to its close proximity to malaysia s capital kuala lumpur. Taman negara batang ai yang diwartakan pada tahun 1991 ialah tempat perlindungan pelbagai jenis hidupan liar.

Jungle adventures at taman negara. We were picked up from our hotel by our driver jo and guide robert and driven for around 5 to 6 hours to the boat ramp at batang ai national park. Batang ai national park was gazetted as a protected area in early 1991. Batang ai national park is at the headwaters of the batang ai and lubang baya rivers some 15km upriver from the batang ai hydro lake.

Here we were met by the iban people who live in the longhouse near the lodge and transported upriver by long boat around 1 1 5 hours. Access is by motorized traditional longboat from the aiman batang ai resort jetty or the batang ai public jetty. 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. Taman negara batang ai is a national park located in sri aman division sarawak malaysia it is located in lubok antu some 250 kilometers east of kuching the park covers an area of 24 square kilometres 9 3 sq mi of extensive tropical rainforest with a number or rare and protected animals surrounding the 24 square kilometer artificial lake created by the.

Batang ai national park malay. Orangutans pongo pygmaeus can be widely observed while on the treks offered or while staying in the longhouses or night camps. There is no public longboat service and transport should be arranged in advance. Ianya juga berfungsi sebagai kawasan tadahanan air bagi sebuah tasik buatan yang membentuk empangan hidroelektrik batang ai.

Visitors can take a boat ride upriver from the dam about an hour s of boat ride to see beautiful lowland mixed dipterocarp forest with drooping trees overhanging the rivers.