Peninsular Malaysia Birding
What you'll see
The journey, one day at a time
Arrive Belum-Temengor Rainforest
Arrive in Belum-Temengor Rainforest, met and transferred to your accommodation. Few forests on earth hold ten hornbill species — Belum-Temengor is one of them.
Belum-Temengor Rainforest
Trek to a rafflesia bloom and search for lowland mammals. A full day of lake and forest for hornbills and peninsular birds.
Belum-Temengor Rainforest
A full day of lake and forest for hornbills and peninsular birds. Boat the lake and bird the forest for the ten hornbill species.
Belum-Temengor Rainforest
Boat the lake and bird the forest for the ten hornbill species.
To Taman Negara
Transfer to Taman Negara. Walk the canopy walkway and the ancient forest trails. A night walk for nocturnal life and a jungle-river journey.
Taman Negara
A night walk for nocturnal life and a jungle-river journey. Bird the lowland forest for pittas, trogons and broadbills. Taman Negara's rainforest has stood for over 130 million years — walking it is a journey into deep time.
Taman Negara
Bird the lowland forest for pittas, trogons and broadbills.
Departure
A final morning in Taman Negara — a last outing or a slow start as time allows — before the transfer onward and the journey home.
The season changes what you see.
Peak season
Drier months — best for boating, trails and hornbill watching.
Good season
Hornbills and forest birds are present throughout.
Hand-picked camps & lodges
Belum Rainforest Resort
A resort on an island in Lake Temenggor, the base for the hornbill and forest trips.
Mutiara Taman Negara
The riverside resort inside Taman Negara, steps from the canopy walkway and trails.
Belum Eco Resort
A simpler lakeside eco resort, good value for the Belum rainforest.
Xcape Resort Taman Negara
A comfortable resort at Kuala Tahan, a practical base for the ancient forest.
Make it yours.
Add nights, swap a park, extend to the coast — this route is a starting point, not a fixed menu. Tell us how you travel and we'll route the rest.