Taman Negara (10♣)

Taman Negara National Park blankets 4343 sq km (from Pahang to Kelantan and Terengganu) in shadowy, damp, impenetrable jungle. Inside this buzzing tangle, ancient trees with gargantuan buttressed root systems dwarf luminescent fungi, orchids, two-tone ferns and even the giant rafflesia (the world’s largest flower).

Hidden within the flora are elephants, tigers, leopards and rhinos, as well as smaller wonders such as flying squirrels, but these animals stay far from the park’s trails and sightings are extremely rare. Even if they do come close, you're not likely to see them through the dense thicket. What you might see are snakes (dog-toothed cat snakes, reticulated pythons, temple pit vipers and red-headed kraits), lizards, monkeys, small deer, loads of birds and perhaps tapir. Nearly everyone who visits Taman Negara gets an up-close-and-personal meeting with leeches and an impressive array of flying and crawling insects.

The more time you put into a visit to Taman Negara, the more you’ll get out of it. Though they're feasible, fleeting visits only scratch the surface. Consider an overnight trek or at least a long boat-trip up one of the park’s rivers. Whether coming for an afternoon hike or a multi-day trek, you’ll need to buy a permit at the Tourist Information Counter.

The park headquarters and the privately run Mutiara Taman Negara Resort are at Kuala Tahan at the edge of Taman Negara National Park; other accommodation and restaurants are across the Sungai Tembing at Kampung Kuala Tahan. River taxis buzz between the two sides of the river (RM1 each way) throughout the day.

大汉山国家公园

跨越彭亨州、吉兰丹州和登嘉楼州的大汉山国家公园（Taman Negara）是一个面积4343平方公里、完全被保护的区域，也是马来西亚最具代表性的国家公园。国家公园是最古老的雨林之一，估计它已有一亿三千万年的历史，比刚果和亚马孙雨林更为古老。它是许多奇花异葩和珍禽异兽的温室。由于它位于半岛壮丽的蒂蒂旺沙山脉之中，使到这个比刚果和亚马逊还要古老的热带雨林，拥有了令人神往的自然景观，如气势磅礴的瀑布、惊险万分的泛舟之旅、自然形成的洞窟、山势陡峭的大汉山、碧澄的溪流等等。爱好钓鱼者可在每年的2月、3月、7月和8月，乘船到大汉河下流的Lata Berkoh和Sungai Kenyam垂钓。

来到国家公园当然不能错过徒步于悬挂在半空的吊桥，游客可以凌空一睹脚下的自然景观，别是一番不同的体验。想要挑战体能和意志力的朋友，别忘了攀登大马半岛第一高峰 – 大汉山。攀登大汉山需要一天的时间，当地的原住民可以充当向导，领着您征服高达2187米，全程约55公里的大汉山。

从吉隆坡前往者可使用加叻高速公路及主要道路前 Jerantut，然后经过Padang Piol直往甘榜瓜拉大汉。游客可在吉隆坡的富都车站乘搭长途公共巴士前往Jerantut或关丹公共巴士车站。然后再搭乘公共巴士或计程车，约16公里将抵达瓜拉淡比灵，过后再乘搭船只前往瓜拉大汉，就抵达国家公园。