Taman Eko Rimba Kanching by Tourism Selangor — Attraction in Selayang Municipal Council

Taman Eco Rimba Kanching in Malaysia is a natural haven, offering a perfect blend of adventure and tranquility. This lush rainforest is home to unique flora, including the rare Giam Kanching (Hopea subalata), also known as the 'broccoli tree,' with only 400 of these species remaining worldwide. While most of these trees are found in the Kanching Forest Reserve, some can also be spotted along the scenic Rawang Bypass.

There is a minimal entrance fee to access the park:

Monday – Friday: Malaysia Citizen: RM4.00 per person Non-Malaysia Citizen: RM10.00 per person Saturday, Sunday & Public Holiday: Malaysia Citizen: RM5.00 per person Non-Malaysia Citizen: RM12.00 per person

Additional charges include: Astaka Rental: RM250.00 per day Parking Rates: Car: RM5.00 Motorcycle: RM2.00 Bus: RM15.00 Film Shooting: RM1,000.00

Arriving early also allows you to enjoy cooler weather and prepare for the hike down by 10 a.m. to avoid the midday heat. On my visit, I enjoyed the scenic walk to the third waterfall, which took about 10 minutes. It's a great resting spot if you're not up for the climb. For those with more energy, continuing up for another 20–30 minutes to the sixth or seventh waterfall is well worth it. Once you cross the bridge, you’ll reach the sixth waterfall. Here, you can take a refreshing foot dip or even a bath. The water pressure makes for a delightful natural massage, and spending an hour relaxing and snacking on fruits was truly enjoyable. Just be cautious of the monkeys when eating!

I highly recommend bringing a small towel to wipe your feet before putting your shoes back on, as well as a rubbish bag to carry all your trash.

For those looking for a quieter experience, visiting during the fasting month is a great option to avoid crowds. Additionally, revisiting the first waterfall when hike down is highly recommended, as the morning light makes for stunning photographs.

After hike down, you can take advantage of the facilities to bathe and change with a small fee. Taman Eco Rimba Kanching is a wonderful escape into nature, and small preparations like these can make the experience even...

The school holidays have devastated the environment here. The falls themselves are majestic and serene, but the amount of plastic and food waste left behind after campfires is absolutely terrible. The smell of rotten food is palpable everywhere that people have made campfires and barbeques. The monkeys there have started raiding trash cans as well as visitor's bags for food, and they resort to eating unfinished bags of potato chips left around the area.

Management of parks like these must change and adapt to the circumstances. It is not enough to blame the Malaysian attitude. Based on the numbers alone, if 2000 people visit the park in a week, if just 1% of these people leave their waste behind, the amount of rubbish that accumulates because nobody picks it up will be immense.

I propose several approaches:

Invest in Monkey and scavenger proof bins, so that monkeys, crows and rats cannot get to the waste stored inside before they are disposed of. Singapore has monkey-proof trash bins. It's time we have them too.

Park management has to budget and allocate manpower and logistics for peak periods. During holidays is when the cleaners have to work. We really do need people to pick up the trash left behind, whether its on purpose or by accident or ignorance.

Have rangers or park personnel in the area to photograph offences and hand out fines on the spot. There should be a mechanism for enforcing these fines and other punitive measures, including blacklists.

It is time to think about raising the visitor fees if the state needs a bigger budget to maintain the environment, but perhaps fees can still be kept affordable for younger families. RM 2 costs less than a can of soft drink at 7-11 but the damage left behind is just...

It’s a nice place to chill but only at the TOP, the bottom is filthy. If you can’t hike up or have elderly or younger kids and can only stay at the lower levels, I’d rate it a 1-star.

I think this place needs a good touch up and just fixing the hand rail (rusty and broken). Visually very unpleasant compared to waterfalls in other country.

Overall, it’s not too bad of a hike. Just make sure to get a good sandals or shoe and keep your hands free. As you go up, you’ll reach different waterfall site. If I recall correctly, there’s probably 5-6 different area but I prefer to go all the way to the top as the hike helps filtering out the crowd.

You can pack your own food but don’t make a mess la. Even if you wanna cook, once you’re done, pack up your own trash, maintain and preserve the place as best as possible my fellow Malaysians. Bring wet wipes and a plastic bag to throw your rubbish as you reach the bottom/exit.

Also, tempat ni bukan untuk memancing, kalau korang nak pancing ikan, you’re at the wrong spot. People come here to relax and enjoy the nature. You want to fish, go find a proper fishing spot, idiots. if you go hiking / waterfall and have the urge to smoke, please go find a new hobby. Very inconsiderate bunch.

Unfortunately, you can take them out of the kampung but you cannot take the kampung mentality out of them....