Travellers' Guides - Activities - Enjoy The River Views

There are three tributaries of the Tembeling River are within convenient reach for Taman Negara visitors:

Sungai Tahan, flowing from Gunung Tahan, the Peninsular Malaysia' s highest peak, and join the Tembeling at Kuala Tahan;

Sungai Trenggan, in the valley to the east;
Sungai Kenyam, to the east again.

The nature of the water in the Sungai Tahan and Sungai Kenyam is derived from the peat soils of their mountain catchments. Both rivers are navigable by small(3-4 seater) boats. The Trenggan River is generally too shallow.

Sections of it can be explored on foot from the trails.

The water may become muddied after heavy rain. However the rivers will flow clear after a day or two, with the pebbly bottom visible a metre and more deep.

Rain forest rivers which flow from virgin forest catchments, with no cultivation or human settlements along the banks, are rare indeed in South-East Asia today.

Malaysia has what few countries in the world have - a great, undisturbed wonder waiting for discovery...