Taman Negara Endau-Rompin — Attraction in Johor

It is a shame that even in the surroundings of the park there are oil palm plantations and the villagers continue to cut down the forest to plant more. I do not know which are the competent authorities to take charge of this case. It is a complaint and I want to make it public. I was walking along the paths of the jungle and camping for several nights around the village. The photos that I show you below are large amounts of jungle cut down in the heart of the jungle to plant oil palm. I am a tourist and I found the situation very sad, which is why I want to tell you about it here. The other problem that I have also noticed is the villagers and people walking through the jungle at night with powerful flashlights, a fact that in my opinion is aimed at illegal hunting of wildlife. I invite all the people of Malaysia to be more aware of the importance of natural resources and wildlife in danger...

Leaches, crowded, great for birds, not animals. Details: get the socks ($3.50)or get leaches. One tenting place, no tenting anywhere else permitted. The designated camp spot is too crowded, like a refugee camp on weekends! Saw forktail, monarch, great slaty, trogan, hornbill, many more. Road is impossible for low vehicles to navigate. But I made it with a two-wheel-drive high van, touching bottom a couple times. Illegal hunting has decimated the wildlife, so you won't see but squirrels and bats and maybe monkeys and boar. You can't take a private hike. Guides are mandatory, and $50 (for one to ten personals). You can walk on the road for free (which is where I saw all the birds) Squat pots in camping place....

We arrived at the Selai Endau Rompin in the morning. The first day we trekked to takah pandan water falls. The second day visited Takah Tinggi waterfall. We engaged in water tubing on the third day and returned. Endau Romin National Park is an expanse of mainly primary tropical rainforest in the south of Peninsular Malaysia, named after two major rivers, the Endau and Rompin Rivers which derive their watershed from here, and occupying a total area of 87,000 ha. The park straddles the states of Pahang and Johor, with the Johor side being gazetted as a national park (49,000 ha), while the Pahang side (38,000 ha) is still a state park (if not mistaken) and managed separately by the Pahang state...