Taman Negara Forest

You can stay at mutiara resort located in the taman negara area.

Taman negara forest. Sungai yu forest reserve syfr is a large forest reserve under the. It was renamed taman negara after independence which means national park in malay. Pahang terengganu and kelantan. For many the attraction of taman negara is the abundant bird life reckoned to comprise over 350 species.

With 4343 square kilometers it is the biggest national park in malaysia spread out over three states at peninsular malaysia. Taman negara merapoh or also called taman negara sungai relau is one of the entry points into taman negara and another route to climb gunung tahan. The real highlight is taman negara s canopy walk which holds the title as the world s longest ropewalk stretching 500 metres 1 640 feet and soaring 45 metres 148 feet above the forest floor. Though many forest species live secretive lives either foraging in the undergrowth or hiding up in the canopy at times these species may visit more open areas when there are flowering or fruiting trees.

The view of unlogged lowland forest within taman negara from the second lookout point at the top of teresek hill. Research has shown that this rainforest has never been influenced by ice ages and other big changes in time. Mount tahan is the distant peak in the center of the photo. The taman negara rain forest has a warm climate.

Taman negara is the oldest primary rainforest in the world. You simply can t get this sort of view elsewhere in malaysia. Taman negara national park adventure. Stay in jungle lodges and take a trip into the 130 million years old tropical rainforest.

I visited the taman negara national park as part of a tour package just because i felt that was the most effective way to get the most out of the trip. As far as the horizon this is virgin jungle. Taman negara is a national park in peninsular malaysia. The annual temperatures are between twenty degrees celcius and thirty degrees celcius sixty eight degrees fahrenheit and eighty six degrees fahrenheit.

You can drive to taman negara pahang via jerantut. 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.