Travel Tips

Currency
Our local currency is the Ringgit Malaysia (RM). Visitors may buy Ringgit Malaysia at all licensed money changers with major foreign currencies and travellers cheques.

Credit cards, such as Visa, Mastercard and American Express are also accepted.

Language
The national language is Bahasa Malaysia, but English is widely spoken.

Weather
Malaysia enjoys a warm, sunny and humid weather all year round. Although the monsoon or rainy season begins in August or September and ends towards the end of January there will be occasional showers throughout the year.

Temperature averages between 21°C and 32°C (69°F to 90°F).

Visitors are advised to bring sunscreen and insect repellent.

Clothing
Casual, lightweight attire is recommended. Sturdy shoes or boots are also recommended.


Activities Guide
1. Night Jungle Walk with Nature Guide (1 – 1 ½ hours)
Attire: Long Pants, Long Sleeve Shirt, Sport Shoes, Insect Repellent, Torchlight
Experience walking inside the rainforest at night. Learn about nocturnal plants & insects.
Catch sights of mammals en-route (sambar deer, mouse deer, porcupine, if you are lucky)

2. Jungle Trekking to Canopy Walkway and Teresek Hill with Nature Guide (3 ½ - 4 hours)
Attire: Long/Short Pants, Short Sleeve Loose Cotton T-Shirt, Sport Shoes,
Insect Repellent (no denim/jeans and tight/body shape shirt)
Soft adventure activity – walking to the rainforest and enjoy panoramic view of Gunung
Tahan on top of Teresek Hill. Experience Canopy Walkway, the longest tree top
suspension bridge in the world, 530 metres long and 50 metres height from the ground.

3. Rapids Shooting to Kuala Trenggan with Nature Guide (2 - 3 hours)
Attire: Short Pants, Short Sleeve Loose Cotton T-Shirt, Sandal
Negotiate 7 set of mild rapids from Kuala Tahan to Kuala Trenggan.
Visit Orang Asli Settlement en-route (subject to availability)

4. Boat trip to Lata Berkoh (2 ½ - 3 hours)
Attire: Short Pants, Swimming Attire, Sport Shoes, Towel
Enjoy boat cruise through Tahan River to Lata Berkoh waterfall. Enjoy swimming in cool
water from Gunung Tahan spring and rejuvenate by natural Jacuzzi. Stop by at Ikan
Kelah Fish Sanctuary for fresh water fish feeding.

5. Cave Exploration at Gua Telinga (2 ½ - 3 hours)
Attire: Short Pants/Long Pants, Sport Shoes, Headlight, Flashlight, Bandage
Explore Gua Telinga, a limestone outcrop eroded almost down to ground floor and the nearest cave system in Kuala Tahan. A stream passes through the outcrop via several dark chambers separated by sections open to the light. It may take at least half an hour to pass through, crawling in a places along narrow passages and negotiating areas of deep squishy guanos. You should be able to encounter at least 6 kinds of animals including roundleaf bat, dusky fruit bat, giant toad, black-striped frog, whip-spider and cave cricket. Note: For over-sized visitors, it is advisable not to enter due to difficulty to crawl through narrow passages.

6. Overnight at Kumbang Hide (6 hours trekking)
Attire: Long Pants, Sport Shoes, Towel, Bedsheet, Sleeping Bag
Kumbang Hide is the most popular observation hide in Taman Negara, equipped with bunk beds and toilet.. Overlooking saltlick where animals get their mineral supplement. Spots of tapir, wildboar, sambar deer are common whilst logbook recorded several sightings of tiger and elephants.

7. Overnight at Gua Kepayang
Attire: Long Pants, Sport Shoes, Towel, Camping Tent, Sleeping Bag
One of limestone outcrops 17km from the resort. There are 3 other caves nearby namely Gua Kepayang Kecil, Gua Daun Menari and Gua Luas. Limestone is originally laid down beneath the sea as an accretion of fine material principally derived from shells and corals. Under intense pressure these sediments become rock, and with uplift of the land the limestone is subject to erosive forces of wind, rain and streams. These caves are home to bats, swiftlets, snakes, toads, cockroaches, spiders, centipedes. In spite of this, or because of it, some people like to explorer caves, and Taman Negara offers some outstanding opportunities.

Local Time
GMT+0800.