Travel Guide

Taman Negara is a nature reserve in the heart of Malaysia. If you are visiting Malaysia, this is one place that you should not miss. However, make sure that you get an entry permit before venturing into the park. Also, if you intend fishing or clicking photographs of the natural beauty and wildlife, get the required license. Remember, these are rules that you have to follow, or else you could get into serious trouble with the law.

If you are visiting Teman Negara, then the first place you should go to is the Canopy Walk. This walk is suspended around forty-five meters above the ground and definitely not for the faint hearted. You have to climb a ladder to get to the walk and then you need to use the ladder to get off the walk. The walk is extremely safe and secure, but people who suffer from vertigo or are afraid of heights may not want to venture on it. Initially the walk was built for researchers, but later on it was opened to public. The walk is not free and you have to pay a nominal amount to access it. The rate is different for adults and children.

Another attraction of park is the Orang Asli. It is presumed that this tribe was the first inhabitant of Malaysia. The tribe has been dwelling in the forest for more than hundred years. You need to take a twenty-minute ride on a boat to get to the place where the Orang Asli live. The tribal people are quite friendly and are always willing to show curious visitors how to make fire or use a blow pipe.

Of course, to need the wildlife in its natural habitat, you will have to spend the night here. There are around 6 observation hideaways in the park that you can access by foot or by taking a boat ride. The most popular wildlife of the park are wild pigs and wild cats.