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WELCOME TO ENDAU ROMPIN

NATIONAL PARK.

The forest at Endau-Rompin National Park dates back over 248 million years, to the Permian Triassic period – this is a pristine, waterfall-laden jungle teeming with animals, waterfalls and knockout views. Straddling the Johor to Pahang border, the 87km park is the second-largest on the peninsula after the much more developed and accessible Taman Negara. Not nearly as many visitors venture to Endau-Rompin, so there is far less hiking traffic but, as there are few trails exploration is limited. What you can see, however, is really quite spectacular.

There are two main entryways to the park, the principal one at Kampung Peta, accessed from Kahang, and a less-developed one at Selai, about a 40-minute drive from Bekok. No trails link the two areas so you have to choose to base yourself at one or the other. A third, lesser-used entry is at Kuala Kinchin in Pahang province, 26km from Kuala Rompin.

THE FOLKLORE OF ENDAU ROMPIN.

THE ACTIVITIES BEING CARRIED OUT.

Please take note that the rubber tube rafting, night safari & night trekking, 4 x 4 off road adventure, the three beautiful waterfalls namely Takah Tinggi, Takah Pandan and Takah Berangin , adventure team building, water abseiling and jungle survival training are referring to activities available at Endau Rompin Selai or Endau Rompin West (the entry point is from the town of Bekok) in West Johore.

Endau Rompin East - Entry from Kahang

Orang Asli (Aborigines) Village
Water Rafting from Kuala Jasin
Fishing at Kampong Peta
Hill Climbing Janing Barat

ENDAU ROMPIN WATERFALLS

This is sufficient time to trek to Endau Rompin’s spectacular waterfalls and spend some time with the Orang Asli community.

The area around the Visitors Centre at Kampung Peta can be explored independently and has a garden of tropical plants and a suspension bridge. It’s also common to see, or at least hear, macaques in the trees around the village.

However, going any further into the jungle requires the service of a guide. Not only will they help you navigate the overgrown paths, for multi-day camping trips they help carry the supplies and do the cooking. The park guides are Orang Asli who live in Kampung Peta and rates start from 50 ringgit per day. This is an important source of income for the village and allows them to use their expert knowledge of the jungle where they’ve lived in for generations. On long treks, they’ll show you which water sources are safe to drink and which jungle plants are edible. They’ll also take you to swimming lagoons anaterfad wlls.

If long treks aren’t your thing, they can arrange one-hour night walks, boat trips, tubing on the river and demonstrations of how to use a blow pipe. Package tours generally include all of these activities, otherwise you’ll need to negotiate prices directly.

Due to the difficulty of getting to the park, we recommend you stay at least three days/two nights. This is enough time for a full-day trek to spectacular Buaya Sangkut waterfall and some more relaxing activities like a boat ride and learning how to use a blow pipe.

Anyone with reasonable mobility can explore the area around the Park Headquarters or join a boat ride along the river (though there are a lot of stairs to the jetty).

The one-hour trek from Kuala Jasin jetty to Kuala Marong campsite requires a moderate level of fitness. Expect river crossings, slippery trails and plenty of leeches.

The trek from Kuala Marong to Buaya Sangkut waterfall requires a higher level of fitness. The posted distance is 5.5 kilometres, but that’s as the bird flies -- you’ll be trekking up and down steep slopes aided by a rope -- which makes the round-trip trek about eight hours. You’ll also have to carry sufficient drinking water. If you struggled with the Kuala Jasin-Kuala Marong trek, sit this one out.

THE ANOTHER ATTRACTION.

You may think the further you trek into the jungle the better the odds, but in fact the opposite is true -- they like to raid the farms around Kampung Peta. The park’s most endangered residents -- tigers and rhinos -- are famously elusive. Our Orang Asli guide admitted he had seen a tiger only once in his 32 years, and that he was so scared he cried.

THE ACCOMODATION AT ENDAU ROMPIN NATIONAL PARK.

NATIONAL PARK CHALET.

Kampung Peta and Kuala JasinThe most comfortable place to stay is one of the fan-cooled chalets run by the park. They’re simply furnished with beds and en-suite bathrooms, but relatively new and

in good condition. Standard chalets sleep two people

while three-room family chalets can accommodate up to six.

Chalets can be found near the National Park Headquarters at Kampung Peta

FLASHPACKER
PRICE RM60-RM120

CAMPING

Campsites at Pantai Burung, Kuala Jasin and Kuala MarongIf you have your own tent or book a package tour it’s possible to camp. There are camp sites at Pantai Burung
(near the Visitors Centre at Kampung Peta), Kuala Jasin
(45-minute boat ride or two-hour hike from Kampung Peta) and Kuala Marong
(a one-hour hike from Kuala Jasin). All campsites have simple toilets,
cold showers and a cooking area. As the camp sites are located along the river.

PRICE RM60 BACKPACKER

NATIONAL PARK DORM

Behind the Visitors Centre at Kampung Peta
The cheapest place to stay is the huge two-level dormitory behind the Visitors Centre at Kampung Peta. While jam-packed with bunk beds (we stopped counting after 30),sleeping on a mattress with a pillow feels like luxury after a night
in a tent. Linens are provided and the dorm is fan-cooled for
a few hours each night when the generator is turned on. Showers and
toilets are comfortable .

PRICE RM60 BACKPAKER

THE BROCHURE AND TRAVEL PROMOTIONS THAT APPLY