Park Stories : River Trips

We marked our day one visit by having the river trip. Having 7 people in the boat and seeing the water touches the brim of the boat ... and acknowledging with faint face that the boat would not sink, we took our places on the planks. Despite this, the children enjoyed this trip ... screaming frantically for having the water splashed on their faces each time the boat hit the small waves.



It was a short ride however, to make it adventurous I would suggest taking a boat and crew at Kuala Tahan, the entry point to the park. The 8 kilometre boat ride to the cascades at Lata Berkoh passes through some of the most magnificent tropical rainforest in Southeast Asia. Huge forest giants 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 river bank. Festooned with epiphytic ferns, mosses and orchids, the age of these wonderful trees can only be guessed at.

It just after the heavy downpour when we arrived and taking the river ride to start the day. Usually the waters upstream have been muddied after the recent rains and landslides, but many of the rivers of Taman Negara are invariably crystal clear and refreshingly cool ... just like this Sungei Tembeling as seen from the canopy view.

Fishing is allowed in the park, but it takes a skilled angler to catch the famed Sebarau fish which inhabit these waters. To fantasize our pride... we caught this Ikan Jelawat.

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