Taman Negara Warnings Or Dangers

Since it is a national park, the wild beasts such as tiger, jaguar, and other predators are abundant here.

My experiences in Taman Negara during one of our day trip to Gua Daun Menari (Dancing Leaf Cave) almost scared the *** out of me. You may hear thunderous roars of tigers across the valley and you will never know some of those beasts could be on your side of the mountain.

Of course nobody got eaten by tigers in Taman Negara so far. If it does happen, hope that its dinner is not you.

This is seriously a no-brainer but wear a life-vest when you're shooting the rapids! Honestly, being a good swimmer wouldn't count if you were hit unconcious when your boat tipples!

True account:A friend of mine got hit unconscious while yachting. If not for her life vest, she would have gone under the water. She survived but had a bad case of amnesia after that.

If you have a fear of heights, please do not attempt the canopy walkway. Although it is safe and thousands of people have walked through the canopy walkway safely, those who suffer from a fear of heights may want to avoid this famed "above the tree tops" experience.

The walk itself starts of at a deceptively low level, but after a while, you will find yourself climbing higher and higher. The walkway itself is rather shaky as it is made up of ropes and wood. The shakiness of the structure in itself seems to scare many people! LOL

I didn't have a problem myself, and did the walk very confidently. However, once when I was at one of the highest bridges, I did take a look down. When I saw that the ground was such a loooooong way off, I was suddenly hit with a feeling of dizziness so I quickly looked away. Oooh, quite scary!

A colleague of mine who has a slight fear of heights tried to attempt the walk because she was cajolled by others. As she was in a big group, there was no turning back. She bravely continued even though her heart was pounding like mad, but after the second bridge, with her knees all shaking and her face all red, she decided not to proceed. As mentioned, the walkway is one way only and there is no turning back. However, she managed to get down at one of the levels and caught up with us later on.

Sp, remember, if you have a fear of heights, don't try to be a hero. Just give the canopy walkway a miss!

Although people from Taman Negara will tell you the trails are well-marked, there are still some trails that due to uncommon explored from visitors, it is blocked by vegetation.

Our experience is from Bukit Teresek, we intend to visit Lubok Simpon. Before that we consulted a guide in Taman Negara, he advised us to do a round trip from Canopy walk- Teresek- Lubok Simpon

However, people seldom go to Lubok Simpon from Bukit Teresek; in fact there is another road to Lubok Simpon from Mutiara Hotel. So, some part of the trail from Bukit teresek to Lubok Simpon was blocked by vegetation. We thought we followed the wrong trails and keep changing and keep changing.. the feeling of lost in the jungle is terrible especially the day is darken.. day dark early in the jungle.

A splash of water or an unexpected rainfall at Taman Negara can turn your camera into an expensive paperweight. So why take the chances? Bring along a water-proof casing for your camera and you'll be more at ease when enjoying a waterfall or shooting the rapids..

Photo Note: Taken with a Sony DSC 70, in a MPK-P9 casing. The case cost around USD290 or so.

While it is fun, exploring a tiny Asian limestone cave can be dangerous for you if you share the same body shape as Fat Bastard*. Not joking, you just might get trapped under a rock crevice and feed on bat droppings for the rest of your life,haha....

*scottish lump of fat as seen in Austin Powers

Photo Note: This shot was taken by Adrian, on his Nikon Coolpix 3200

This photo is really posed . Honestly, you won't be allowed to walk in twos once you're on the bridge. Do so only if you're thirsting for big adventure and can't wait to sway from the end of a broken bridge like Indy Jones.
Yes, single file on a 1m gap.

The rivers at Taman Negara, though shallow, are filled with powerful undercurrents that can suck you in an instant . This can be bloody fatal if you take a tumble at a cascading waterfall. Not kidding, you can sustain more injuries than Jack in the Hill ever did. A couple of chaps actually died here..