I've booked a trip to Taman Negara - the National Park / Rainforest / Jungle for this weekend - and I thought that a package deal would be the best thing to do, as I am travelling on my own and it's a chance to meet (hopefully) likeminded people.
It may be a trek to the jungle, but I still don't want to slum it, so get a limo to pick me up at 7am to take me to Petaling Street, where the tour operator is based. I pull up to the rendez-vous, and step out of the limo with my new hand-luggage to a load of 20-something backpackers who just stare at me and my luggage and the limo. I am ridiculous.
Anyway, gradually most people go on their way and there are a few other people left about, presumably to go on the same trip as me – a French family and a whole load of Vietnamese girls. Alas, the latter don’t get on the same bus as me, which is a shame, as it may have made the long journey go with some entertainment.
Actually, the bus, which I thought would be packed, is still almost empty as we head on our way. The first stop is for lunch and registration at the tour offices in Jerantut where we get given our itineraries and tickets to the various buses, boats, restaurants, tours etc. My package includes the following (each one with a separate ticket– so by the time they issue me with all of them, I have killed a couple of trees!)
- Night Jungle Walk, Visit Tahan Hide – observation point
- Jungle Trekking to Teresek Hill
- Walk on the worlds longest Canopy Walkway
- Visit Orang Asli Village
- Boat journey to shoot the 7 major rapids
Armed with my paperwork, I am on my way...!
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