I had managed to get a respite during a recent business trip to Asia. I visited my family in Johor Bahru and my relatives in Petaling Jaya. My cousin, Hong is an avid trekker. She loves adventure, nature and food too. She had planned a waterfall trekking weekend while I was there.
We went waterfall trekking in a forest reserve called “Hutan Lipur Jerangkang”. This forest has cascading falls. There were five people in this trip, Hong, Wun Nok (WN - nature lover), Mr. Collin, Tim (Mr. Collin’s son) and myself. A 4WD is a must for such an adventure.
We took the freeway from Kuala Lumpur (KL) towards Kuantan, exited through “Sri Jaya” and turned left to the entrance of “Hutan Lipur Jerangkang”. The forest reserve is about 15 kilometers from the main street. It was quite an adventure to drive off road at 11PM and with limited GPS access. We lost our way twice and arrived at the campsite around midnight.
Hong mentioned that there are about 20 levels of such cascading falls. On a good day, one would trek by the falls, swim and trek up another level of the falls. It rained a few times while we were there. We started late morning and we had to trek in the jungle when the rocks were too slippery. We trekked about 8 falls and had to turn back when it started pouring. Each fall was unique and the water was clear. We showered in the near by river, had a feast at a nearby restaurant and returned to KL in the evening.
We went waterfall trekking in a forest reserve called “Hutan Lipur Jerangkang”. This forest has cascading falls. There were five people in this trip, Hong, Wun Nok (WN - nature lover), Mr. Collin, Tim (Mr. Collin’s son) and myself. A 4WD is a must for such an adventure.
We took the freeway from Kuala Lumpur (KL) towards Kuantan, exited through “Sri Jaya” and turned left to the entrance of “Hutan Lipur Jerangkang”. The forest reserve is about 15 kilometers from the main street. It was quite an adventure to drive off road at 11PM and with limited GPS access. We lost our way twice and arrived at the campsite around midnight.
Hong mentioned that there are about 20 levels of such cascading falls. On a good day, one would trek by the falls, swim and trek up another level of the falls. It rained a few times while we were there. We started late morning and we had to trek in the jungle when the rocks were too slippery. We trekked about 8 falls and had to turn back when it started pouring. Each fall was unique and the water was clear. We showered in the near by river, had a feast at a nearby restaurant and returned to KL in the evening.
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