Explore and Camp in Royal Belum

1 night camping in Royal Belum state park

This is the perfect outdoor package for a group of friends, nature and camping lovers. Suitable excursions for a minimum of 02 and a maximum of 12 peoples.

This package deal includes: one (1) night camping in a campsite (1 breakfast, 1 packed lunch, 1 dinner) plus one full day excursion at the Royal Belum state park.

From: RM585

Private nature guide

You will be lead by a licensed nature guide which will assist you also on setting your camp.

Camping & Trekking

Camping & trekking in the oldest rainforest in the world.

Meals Provided

1 breakfasts, 1 packed lunch and 1 dinner.

Description

This outdoor adventure is ideal for nature and camp lovers. As a matter of fact, camping in Royal Belum state park is a fulfilling experience.

In addition to navigate on the lake, there will be various activities as trekking, bathing in a waterfall and view from outside a native village. Before the night sets in, prepare your tend at the campside. Don’t worry we will help you to set up your camp & prepare the dinner.

After the night sets in you will enjoy the serenity of the jungle. No need to set any alarm clock, sure you will be wake up in the early morning by the sunrise. Enjoy your breakfast with the sound of the gibbons.

We will provide the necessary camping equipment for one night stay in a open space. For your info the campsite are basic and they provide sharing bathrooms but you will need to bring your own toiletries and towels.

Schedule

Day 1

Meet & greet your nature guide at Pulau Banding public jetty and depart for your adventure.

09:30	Meet your personal nature guide at Pulau Banding public jetty and start the cruise on Temenggor lake, directing yourselves to Royal Belum conservation area.
10:30	Enter to the oldest rainforest in the world and do a short trekking in search of the Rafflesia flower along trail.
12:00	Follow the elephants’ trail at Sungai Papan salt lick area.
13:00	Packed lunch is served.
13:30	View from the lake a native village of Orang Asli.
14:30	Continue your trekking from Sungai Ruok to Air Terjun waterfall. You can bathe at the waterfalls and relax by the area surrounded by tall trees and quiet vegetation.
16:30	Set your tend at the campsite and enjoy the lake view.
17:30	Free at leisure.
19:00	Dinner under the stars.

Day 2

Breakfast and

06:30	Get up for the sunrise.
07:00	Breakfast.
09:30	Estimated arrival time back to the jetty.

Important notes & SOP

Important notice & latest Covid 19 – SOP:

Visitors must comply with the latest Covid-19 SOP and therefore only fully vaccinated people are welcome as guests at the Belum Temenggor forest complex.
Due to preserving and restoring nature, Royal Belum state park management have decided to close the Rafflesia area of Sg. Gadong. We will replace it with the trekking to Sg. Kooi waterfall.
It is not guaranteed to spot the blooming Rafflesia due to its short life-cycle. Therefore it is subject to availability and your luck.
Due to safety reasons the Royal Belum state park management does not allow anymore to camp in open areas but only on the dedicated campsite which provides basic service such as electricity and sharing bathroom.
The visit to the orang asli village is currently suspended in order to protect this vulnerable ethnic from external disease.

We recommend:

To have with you suitable shoes and outfit, mosquito repellent, salt or a lighter for leeches, a raincoat (a disposable one will do), a hat, a torch, your own first aid kit and in case you plan to bathe, a swimsuit.
To bring with you only a backpack with the strictly necessary items for the excursion and camping such as sleeping bag, pillow, power bank charger, torch light, spare clothes, towels & toiletries.
To only bring with you a small backpack with the strictly necessary items. If you have a large luggage please consider leaving it in a storeroom in town or at the hotel you check-out.
You may bring something to donate to Orang Asli Village (useful gifts are really appreciated, kindly avoid candy and sweets for the children).
To book this package at least one (2) weeks in advance since an entry and camera permit from the state park management is required.

Highlights

Flora

Get the opportunity to see with your eyes one of the World’s oldest rainforests.

Belum Temenggor is likely to be in existence for over 130 million years. It’s , an ecosystem older than both the Amazon and the Congo. This is compatible with the age of the mountain ranges of Malaysia, which appeared through oogenesis at the beginning of the Mesozoic era.

Belum Temenggor is a peat swamp forest. In fact, they are tropical moist forests where waterlogged soil prevents dead leaves and wood from fully decomposing. Over time, this creates a thick layer of acidic peat (pH>4), which makes the soil infertile and nutrient deficient. The edge of this forest is characterized by strangler figs.

The vegetation of Belum Temenggor has not a majority of dipterocarp (such as Shorea albida in Borneo), but includes lowland dipterocarp, hill and upper dipterocarp as well. The land contains a range of forest types characterizing the Sundaland forests of Peninsular Malaysia. The rainforest hosts many endemic plant species: the Rafflesia azlanii, 46 species of palms (15 endemic), over 30 species of gingers, rare limestone flora and many others. In total, the forest is home to over 3000 species of flowering plants.

Wildlife

Spot a salt licks which are natural mineral deposit where animals in nutrient-poor ecosystems can obtain essential mineral nutrients. These areas are usually covered with all types of animal tracks. The Sambar Deer, the Kijangs, Tapirs, Elephants, wild boars, Seladang and the Malayan Gaur – come down to the licks, usually under the cover of the darkness.

Native people

Get know about the Orang Asli tribe. The only inhabitants in the forest are the native, the Orang Asli (aboriginals). They live in their traditional way in bamboo huts, hunting small mammals using blowpipes, fishing and gathering plants and honey from the forest. They have been recently participating in the process of monitoring activities to support forest and wildlife conservation action.

Set your tend

Together with your nature guide, set your tend at the campsite surrounded by the lake and the oldest rainforest in the world.