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National Parks
of Malaysia
There are various beautiful national parks in Malaysia. There are many
different types of expeditions available, ranging from those where you
hardly lose sight of the hotel to those were you are fully immersed in the
jungle with only the guide and yourself if you are willing to pay the
money! Tours vary from about 4 days to 2 weeks or more. It is very
unlikely in most of the national parks for you to see a tiger or an
elephant, this is only really likely if you are going to be staying for
longer than a few days, i.e., for a couple of weeks at least. One of the
most common forms of wildlife that you will encounter in the jungle
however are definitely leeches! In the rainforest it is very very humid
but actually it is not incredibly hot. This is because of the large amount
of shade afforded by the canopy created by the interlocking trees. Shop
around for deals of getting into the jungle and make your decision based
on what type of person you are. If you are going to enjoy a lot of hiking
without seeing any other people for days or even weeks then you can have
that choice, alternatively you can have a much more 'packaged' tour in
which you will probably stay in a very built up tourist town which has
probably just grown out of the demand for people wanting to stay in the
jungle.
Bako National Park, Sarawak - famed for its wildlife, especially bearded
pigs and proboscis monkeys
Batang Ai National Park, Sarawak - the Iban heartland
Endau Rompin National Park, Johor
Gunung Gading National Park, Sarawak - home of the parasitic flower
Rafflesia
Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak - fantastic limestones caves and karst
formations
Kinabalu National Park, Sabah - home of 4095 metre peak Gunung Kinabalu,
the tallest mountain in Borneo.
Kubah National Park, Sarawak - home of the orang-utan and many other
species of wildlife
Taman Negara National Park - the self-proclaimed World's Oldest
Rainforest, spanning Kelantan, Pahang and Terengganu
resource : http://wikitravel.org/en/Malaysia |
