Covering more than 300,000 hectares of tropical rainforest, this 130 million plus year-old tropical paradise is offering visitors the nature at its purest and unspoiled state. This is the home of more than 3,000 species of plants and plenty of animal species including 14 of the world's most threatened mammals such as the Sumatran Rhino, Malaysian Tiger, Malaysian Sunbear, Malayan Tapir, and Asian Elephant. This is definitely a place to be for ecotourism lovers. Rent a boat and explore what Belum rainforest's real treasure. Also get to know the aborigines of Jahai people from Negrito tribe if you stop at the Orang Asli village located nearby.
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| Part of Royal Belum State Park |
Other attractions not far from Belum State Park are Tasik Banding (Lake Banding) and Temenggor Dam, a hydroelectric power station. En route to Belum, do stop at Lenggong for Kota Tampan Archaeological Museum to witness the skeleton of 'Perak Man'.
How to get there:
On North-South Expressway, exit at Kuala Kangsar interchange. After the toll booth, get on the ramp ahead and go straight to Grik. Then, get onto the East-West highway to Banding. 
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