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Gua Kepayang Besar
This is the largest and most impressive cave. It is about
17km from Kuala Tahan. The best way to reach it is from
Kuala Terengganu or Keniam. By boat, it is less than 45
minutes. A four hour walk if from Kuala Tahan to Kuala
Terengganu. From Keniam, it is a half day journey by boat.
It is advisable to spend a night in Keniam. An hour walk is
needed to reach the cave from Keniam.
Gua Kepayang Kecil
It is a slightly smaller cave located next to Gua Kepayang
Besar. A stream flows near the cave, making it a good
camping site. However, permission is required from the
wildlife department to camp there.
Gua Luas
Located on the same stretch of limestone outcrop where Gua
Kepayang Kecil and Besar is, Gua Luas is a small cave
compared to others in the vicinity. It is at the tallest of
all the limestone hills called Bukit Batu Luas where a steep
path leads up to a rocky slope.
Gua Daun Menari
About 12 minutes walk anti clockwise from the base of the
Bukit Batu Luas outcrop; you will find the entrance to Gua
Daun Menari. A wind blows gently from the mouth of this
large chamber, fluttering the leaves at the cave entrance.
The opening is hidden from view, which is located high in
the cave roof. In the pitch black live thousands and
thousands of roundleaf bats. There are also millions of
cockroaches, tones of guano, cave racer snakes and a few
porcupines.
River Trips
If you
wish to cruise down the river to see the best of Taman
Negara, you can hire a boat and crew at Kuala Tahan. Kuala
Tahan is the entry point to the park and where most
accommodations. River trips are one of the popular
activities here. The 8 kilometer boat ride to the cascades
at Lata Berkoh passes through some of the most magnificent
tropical rainforest in Southeast Asia. Giant trees line the
river banks, their massive trunks leaning over the river at
a remarkable angle in an effort to reach the sunlight. In
places these huge trees have crashed into the river where
the strong current has undercut the trunk and it is
festooned with epiphytic ferns, mosses and orchids.
Other river trips can be easily arranged at the park
headquarters such as visits to Sungai Melantai and Sungai
Keniam further north. Unless recent rains and landslides
have muddied the waters upstream, many of the rivers of
Taman Negara are crystal clear and refreshingly cool.
Getting
There
A daily shuttle service daily between Kuala Lumpur to Kuala
Tembeling via Jerantut (the jumping off point to Taman
Negara). Kuala Tembeling departs from the jetty at 9am and
2pm.
Alternatively you will have to take either private transport
by van or public transport from Kuala Lumpur or Kuantan, and
it takes approximately 3 - 4 hours from these points to
Jerantut. From Jerantut, 16km ride in a bus or taxi brings
you to Kuala Tembeling.
From the Tembeling Jetty, the Park's Headquarters at Kuala
Tahan, is a 2-3 hour boat ride up the Tembeling River.
Train service run by Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) is
available to Jerantut town.
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