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Asia » Malaysia » Pahang » Taman Negara National Park March 9th 2009

At 8.30am we caught a bus from Jerantut to Kuala Tembeling, a little village on the bank of the Tembeling River which runs all the way to Kuala Tahan, a village on the edge of the protected area of the rainforest. There were about 14 people on the coach with us when we walked down to the jetty we saw a long, narrow traditional wooden boat that really didn't look like it would hold 4, let alone 14. However, we all gently stepped on and settled into our seats and, although it dipped worryingly low into the water, it did hold us all without problem! We set off on the 3 hour journey to Kuala Tahan along the river at a leisurely pace (I don't think the boat was capable of anything other than a leisurely ... read more
Boat up the river to Kuala Tahan
View from the boat
Bison at the riverside

Asia » Malaysia » Pahang » Taman Negara National Park March 7th 2009

You read about it in the guidebooks and since them books always are so full of shit you wonder "is this boat ride really that nice?". Well yeah. I'm glad I insisted on taking the boat on my way out of the park as it sure as hell beats sitting on a bus. You just chill for two hours as this beautiful landscape glides by. Riding riverboats is sooo much better than cruising at sea. Unless your sailing through some gorgeous bay or find yourself in the middle of some whale colony there's nothing to see at sea. So don't pass this one up folks!... read more
River doggies
Fans of Swedish film?
Water buffalos

Asia » Malaysia » Pahang » Taman Negara National Park February 27th 2009

I wasn't too fond of the idea to leave the Cameron Highlands but I had to set aside a bunch of days for the big jungle adventure in Taman Negara. The trip, although the places seem close on the map, took all day. I chose the easy way out with a package deal consisting of a ride with an annoying van that had windows that were way too low so you had to fold yourself like a pocketknife to catch a glimpse of the gorgeous (I think...) scenery. It was comfortable though. At lunch break we sat around for an hour which is fun especially when you don't eat... We switched to a bus at this place (with better viewing possibilites...) and it was another good one. We stopped in Jerantut to get our park permits ... read more
Canopy walk
"Security checked every day!"
Private First Class Tree

Asia » Malaysia » Pahang » Taman Negara National Park February 17th 2009

Hi, we have just come back from the Tamna Nagara rainforest, it was really good, but very hot and sweaty. We did a full board package which included all of our food and activities, although later we realised it would have been cheaper if we had bought everything seperately. The food they gave us was horrible, some white fishy soup, chicken knuckles etc. We did have a guide called Mike who said "you see it yeah? yeah? yeah?" alot! he was actually very annoying when pointing out the 10th stick insect on our night walk, we have them in England who cares, show us the monkeys! He did point out a elephant trail though, where supposedly an elephant had stepped on the board walk and broken it but on second thoughts we reckoned it was some ... read more
Quick Swim
The Taman Nagara Team
Mike didn't actually spot this one, we saw it for ourselves

Asia » Malaysia » Pahang » Taman Negara National Park February 3rd 2009

(Day 305 on the road)There are two ways to reach the national park Taman Negara (after getting to the area on the famous Jungle Train from the Cameron Highlands, which was a great journey through lush, deserted, well, jungle): By bus or by boat. Of course, we opted for the three hour boat ride, which lasted for about three hours in a longboat and took us through a pristine jungle environment. And speaking of jungle: This is what Taman Negara is all about. It is actually the oldest jungle in the world, some 130 million years old. It has been largely unaffected by ice ages and other climate changes, and its forest and animals could thus develop undisturbed. After spending a a day exploring the village, we then set out on our main adventure: An overnight ... read more
Jawad on the canopy walk
Taman Negara jungle

Asia » Malaysia » Pahang » Taman Negara National Park February 1st 2009

Hello there. So since I did the last blog we've been in Malaysia for 2 weeks. From Kota Bharu we got he early jungle train to Jerantut where you get the bus to Taman Negara. The train journey was really cool as it was straight through thick jungle almost all the time, so there was a lot to look out and see. The whole journey took about 10 hours but it flew by for me because of the scenery. The only bad thing about the train was the abundance of cockroaches, there were so many! I saw more of them on that train than all the trains in Inda put together. But after a while I got used to it and me and the cockroaches were cool. So any way when we got to Jerantut we ... read more
Roberto Meditating
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Main road at chinese new year

Asia » Malaysia » Pahang » Taman Negara National Park January 27th 2009

The decision how we would make our way down to Kuala Lumpur was actually quite difficult to make. Part of the problem is the three of us are pretty easy going and happy for the others to make up their minds, but more so, with no time constraint, we had the opportunity to explore parts of the country off the beaten track. Sitting on the beach drinking cocktails, it was easy to glamourize the three day overland journey down to Malaysia and ignore the political troubles affecting the country. Not only was the recent political upheaval an issue, but more importantly, we would be travelling by road through Narathiwat, the volatile southern province of Thailand! Sungai Kolok is the border town in Narathiwat, and is popular among Malaysians for its shopping and infamous entertainment delights. Tourism ... read more
The Jungle Train
The Jungle Train
Malaysia -Taman Negara Park

Asia » Malaysia » Pahang » Taman Negara National Park November 24th 2008

Now the real jungle fun begins...Cameron highlands were a good warm up to what we were about to face in Taman Negara. A mini bus ride, that cost waaaaay too much money, into town. Well, sort of a town...more like...a handful of guesthouses, a few floating restaurants, one very small market and a huge jungle... All of it tied together by a muddy river. Our first night in was too late to get any trek started so we decided to get some dinner and play some cards before turning in early. The next morning we woke up in our mosquito nets that seemed to only trap the mossies in the instead of keeping them out. I guess that is good considering there was a huge wasps nest in our room and it managed to keep those ... read more
The Beard is looking healthy!
Night safari ...baby snake
i took this myself!

Asia » Malaysia » Pahang » Taman Negara National Park November 11th 2008

After a blissful couple days in the beautiful Cameron Highlands, batteries re-charged, we were ready to tackle the jungle. After another bus journey that lasted all day, we arrived, tired and narky and in no mood to go traipsing round for accommodation so we ended up paying over the odds to stay at the Woodlands Resort. At a tenner per night, per person it was more than we're used to but the hot shower alone was worth it. Taman Negara National Park is 130 million years old and is the second largest jungle after the Amazon, (yes, we do absorb some facts about our surroundings you know) and in the space of about 15 minutes Debbie had managed to break off one of the branches from a tree that had been standing god knows how long ... read more
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Monkey business
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