Taman Negara

Park Info

Looking for the right info for your holiday planning sometimes can be a very tedious exercise. One of the common problems searching online, there are too much irrelevant info.

In this section, we shall assist you very much to answer your questions. We put them in simple and easy format what you need to know about Taman Negara.

Where is Taman Negara?
Located in the central of Peninsular Malaysia and occupying 3 states; Pahang, Terengganu and Kelantan. It covers estimated 4343 square kilometer of 130 years virgin tropical forest or 7 times larger than Singapore.
It is about 200KM from Kuala Lumpur and 580KM from Singapore

How to get there?
The methods are :
Method 1 : Daily Coach (Click here to know more)
Method 2 : Public Transport (Click here to know more)
Method 3 : Self Drive (Click here to know more)

Is there any age restrictions?
No, there is no age restriction.  Either you want to come with your baby or your oldies parents, friends etc.  It is really at your own choice.  However you might have some restriction on your activities. For example jungle trekking to Bukit Teresek needs to walk about 3.5KM along the natural trail.
If you take along your baby or a too young child, you may end up with carry them along the way. It is not really advisable. Similar to the oldies, jungle trekking need energy and reasonable health fitness i.e free from knee ache.

I'm worry about mosquitoes, are they a lot in the Taman Negara?
No. It is quite surprising! You can find more mosquitoes in your house in the city compared to here in the middle of the green jungle. Why? It is because of Taman Negara is preserved by an ecological balance rain forest and its environment. Inhabitants are control by the law of nature.
Mosquitoes are controlled by predators such as dragonflies, frogs, spiders and other insects.

Are there a lot of leeches?
If you don't really like leeches, don't worry too much about them.  It is hard to find them along the popular trail around Taman Negara. You can find many if you go deeper into the higher ground level.
But if it is happened, one of them got you! don't panic although you can see bleeding from your skin. It won't hurt or make any pain. Just remove it.

How about the insects?
Yes, there are thousands of fabulous insect species in Taman Negara. Many of them have yet to be discovered by the scientists! You may appreciate their existence in so many form, shapes and color. And see how they move and hear their sound.

How can I see wild animals such as tigers, elephants, panther, bear, etc...?
You can see them if you are willing to explore deeper into the rain forest. This is simply because; the wild animals are avoiding human's presence. However you can see many other animals around Park's Headquaters in Kuala Tahan  such as monkeys, monitor lizards, wild boars, barking deers, sambar deers, mouse deers, horn bills and etc.

How safe in Taman Negara?
It is a totally safe place to visit! Perhilatan as an authority body manages the Taman Negara has established a complete and comprehensive rules and regulation.  For example, you need to register yourself and get a permit before you can enter into the jungle.
Jungle trekking is wide and comfortable enough for you to walk under the leaf in-between the gigantic trunks.   If you ride a boat, you need to put on a life jacket and the boats are handled by experience crews.
However mishap happened everywhere at any time. Therefore you are advised to take care of you self every moment especially if you come along with a young child.

What else should I ask?
You may have more questions than what we have here.  Just ask us! The most convenience through our contact form or email at info@tamannegara.asia
We are happy to help.