9 National Park Trips in Malaysia Worth Booking

1.Taman Negara National Park Trek Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 395 reviews · 15 hours · from $177Our pick

Spend 15 hours traveling from Kuala Lumpur to Taman Negara for a guided Teresek Hill trek, local lunch, Tembeling River rapid shooting, and a visit to a Bateq Orang Asli village. Guides such as Mushroom and Kopi bring the forest to life. Expect humidity, stairs, a long drive, and a soaking boat ride.

“Overall the trip was very enjoyable and kopi our guide very good. The trip transfer from the hotel was dreadful. Kambeterom the driver nearly went off the road several times”

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2.Full-Day Taman Negara National Park

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 318 reviews · 10 hours · from $173

Leave Kuala Lumpur at 6:00 for Taman Negara with an English-speaking driver-guide such as Siva, Janar, or Lingesh. Trek rainforest trails, ride a boat through river rapids, visit an Orang Asli community, try a blowpipe, and eat lunch beside the river. The canopy walk is currently closed.

“Wonderful experience in amzing Jungle and Natural Park, guides also were great and you can see a lot of animals. But the best part was the trip to go and to come back with N1 driver Jay, super safe driver and super fun, great talker and great laugh togheter. Really No 1.”

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3.Night Froggy Adventure at Kubah National Park

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 71 reviews · from $75Best value

Join a maximum-six-person night walk from Kuching to Kubah National Park, where guides such as Lucian, Fionara, Danny, and Cornelius look for frogs, snakes, lizards, insects, and other nocturnal life around the Frog Pond. The 3-kilometre route climbs about 100 metres and lasts roughly four hours.

“Amazing experience, Fionara was so helpful and patient, pointing out some amazing herps for us. She really went the extra distance for us and was so kind.”

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4.Taman Negara National Park Day Tour (SIC – Join In Tour)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 48 reviews · from $131

Leave Kuala Lumpur at 5:30am for Taman Negara with an English-speaking driver and local guide. Hike toward Teresek Hill, eat at a floating restaurant, ride through Rapid Shooting, and visit an Orang Asli village. Expect a long day, steep stairs, wet clothes, and a shared group of up to 34 people.

“It was a expedition through the jungle as advertised, though I did expect to go off the beaten path. Everything was quite touristic it felt like and wasnt like a crazy expedition. Any thrill seekers or nature friends probably wont be satisfied, but for families or just curious people is more than sufficent”

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5.Bako National Park from Kuching City

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 35 reviews · from $140

Travel by air-conditioned minivan and boat from Kuching to Bako National Park, then walk jungle trails with a professional guide in search of proboscis monkeys, macaques, silvered leaf monkeys, snakes, and other wildlife. Groups are usually small, though the official maximum is 15 people.

“We had a great time! Exploring nature and wildlife. Got to see the proboscis monkey was the highlight. We learned a lot from our guide, Alex. Thank you!”

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6.Bako National Park

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 18 reviews · from $158

Start with hotel pickup at 8:00 am, drive to Bako village, then take a boat into Sarawak’s oldest gazetted park. With guides such as Julian, Elvin, JayBee, or Alex, you’ll walk rainforest trails, look for proboscis monkeys and other wildlife, and reach the coast. Expect a small group of up to 15.

“Well-organised tour. I was contacted by whatsapp by the tour guide (JayBee) the evening before the trip to confirm the pick-up time from our hotel, and we were driven from our hotel to the Bako national park jetty, and then sent by speedbRead more”

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7.Night Frogs Tour at Kubah National Park

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews · from $114

Join an English-speaking guide such as Danny, Estee, or Cornellius for a four-hour night walk in Kubah National Park. Search streams, ponds, and boardwalks for more than 60 frog species, including tiny and hard-to-spot varieties, while looking for pitcher plants and aquatic life. Hotel transfers and park fees are included.

“This tour is well worth doing. It takes you our into the national park with an amazing guide with the sharpest eyes ever. you spot animals - frogs along the way to a pond and walk around a pond boardwalk. It is informative, fun, and beautiful.”

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8.Kinabalu National Park Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 4 reviews · from $135

Start with hotel pickup in Kota Kinabalu at about 7:15 am, then head into Sabah’s mountain country with an English-speaking guide. Visit Nabalu Market, Desa Dairy Farm, Poring Hot Springs, the canopy walkway, and Kinabalu Park. Set lunch and transport are included, with groups capped at 15.

“The poring hot springs canopy walk was good.would have liked to have spent more time at Mount kinabalu Park instead of the desa cattle farm.our guide was very knowledgeable”

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9.Taman Negara National Park Day Excursion from Kuala Lumpur PVT

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · from $190

Leave Kuala Lumpur at 6:00 am in a private, air-conditioned vehicle with an English-speaking driver-guide. At Taman Negara, walk through ancient rainforest, cross the canopy bridge, enjoy rapid shooting, eat lunch, and travel by boat to an Orang Asli village.

“Was a great experience, our driver shared lots of information throughout the drive. Once we arrived he left us with the tour guide for the jungle trek, boat ride and meeting the tribe. Our tour guide was amazing, he was so knowledgeable anRead more”

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