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    Orang Asli Settlement (Kampung Orang Asli)
    Vyacheslav Argenberg / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 4.0

    Malaysia

    Orang Asli Settlement (Kampung Orang Asli)

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    Around Kuala Tahan live groups of the Batek, an Orang-Asli community, whose camps lie on the edge of Taman Negara.

    by Felix Gillen

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    Around Kuala Tahan live groups of the Batek, an Orang-Asli community, whose camps lie on the edge of Taman Negara. Local operators offer short boat trips to one of these camps, where residents demonstrate blowpipe shooting and fire-making and sell handicrafts.

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    Taman Negara National Park

    Taman Negara National Park

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    One White Cafe Floating Restaurant

    Restaurant in Taman Negara.
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    Cafe Ibu

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    The Batek

    The Batek are part of the Orang Asli, the indigenous peoples of the Malay Peninsula. Traditionally, they live by gathering, hunting, and trading forest products; some of their camps lie within and on the edge of Taman Negara. Park legislation grants them usage rights within the park. Tourism is an income source for some families, among others.

    How to get there

    Visits are offered by operators in Kuala Tahan as guided boat excursions, often as part of a day program. Operators pay the community a fee per visitor; ask upon booking how the Batek are involved.

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    Bukit Teresek

    Bukit Teresek

    The Bukit Teresek is a 334-meter-high hill behind the park headquarters in Kuala Tahan and the classic first hiking destination in Taman Negara. The trail starts flat in the rainforest, then becomes steeper and mostly leads over wooden boardwalks, partly over roots and rope sections, up to viewpoints with views over the park.
    Canopy Walkway (Jambatan Kanopi)

    Canopy Walkway (Jambatan Kanopi)

    The Canopy Walkways (Jambatan Kanopi) of Taman Negara traverse the rainforest on suspension bridges connecting platforms in the treetops. There are two walkways near Kuala Tahan: the approximately 530-meter long path at the foot of Bukit Teresek, opened in 1992, and the approximately 700-meter long path near Seberang Ara, which, according to the Mutiara Taman Negara Resort, officially opened on June 22, 2026.The old path at Bukit Teresek was closed in 2024 due to safety concerns; in May 2025, lightning struck its main support tree. A reopening date was not known in October 2025; please inquire locally for the current status.
    Kuala Tahan

    Kuala Tahan

    Kuala Tahan is the village at the confluence of Sungai Tahan and Sungai Tembeling and the main gateway to Taman Negara. Here you'll find most accommodations, the floating restaurants along the bank, and tour operator counters; the park headquarters is directly opposite on the other side of the river.
    Taman Negara

    Taman Negara

    Taman Negara is Malaysia's most famous national park, protecting a lowland rainforest in the interior of the Malaysian Peninsula, often considered among the oldest rainforests on Earth. Here, you experience the jungle on hiking trails, during boat trips, and on guided night walks, three to four hours by car northeast of Kuala Lumpur.Experience: Hike to Bukit Teresek, Canopy Walkway, Boat trip on the Sungai Tahan to the swimming spots of Lata BerkohTip: Plan at least two nights in Kuala Tahan; bring cash, there is no ATM in the village
    Lata Berkoh

    Lata Berkoh

    Lata Berkoh is a series of rapids and rock pools on the Sungai Tahan, upstream from Kuala Tahan in Taman Negara. The clear water makes it a popular swimming spot, which most visitors reach by boat.

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