In Malaysia, a paradise suddenly

More than 4 thousand hectares of jungle land in a highly tropical climate and habitat. It is one of the oldest rainforests in the world, evolved unprecedented nor breaks some 130 million years, nestled in the mountains of Titiwangsa, with the impressive peak of over 2 thousand meters of Gunung Tahan. This is the Taman Negara, in Malaysia, which in local dialect means its National Park.

Located in the heart of Peninsular Malaysia, this green space is home to a variety and quantity of plants and animals really impressive. There are two thousand species of trees and shrubs and trees more than eighty meters leave no room to penetrate even the light. Wood, in effect, is a major source of foreign trade of the place. At the turn of the regions of Pahang, Terengganu and Kelantan, the giant natural park is also known as a paradise for insects. You can not count the types present. The generous fauna offers 350 different species of birds, including drongo, malkoha and set, as well as fish and bears, tigers, elephants, tapirs, monkeys proboscis, deer, wild boars, although rather difficult to spot.

Dense vegetation, which also gives the eyes of adventurous visitors magnificent specimens of rare orchids. Very interesting caves to explore, the realm of bats and spiders of all shapes and sizes. With a navigation only 3 hours by canoe from Kuala Tembeling, to help keep intact the surrounding ecosystem, you can enter this earthly paradise untouched by the scenarios over time. Among fresh-water baths and crystal clear, down the rapids of the river, hiking and climbing, the return to origins is guaranteed. Not to mention the world's longest suspended bridge 460 meters long with very nearly 40 high to observe the forest from above.

From the moment they step onto the canoe and began to cross the jungle you learn to read all the noise and diversity follow animal tracks, learn about medicinal properties of native plants, listening quietly scattered among the tangles chorus of the jungle night, ending with the experience of living near the Orang Asli, indigenous nomads who live thousands of years of hunting and legends handed down from father to son.

The Editor