Perlis State Park
Perlis State Park (Malay: Taman Negeri Perlis) is located on the western
border of Perlis, meeting the border of Thailand. It is sitting on the longest
continuous limestone hills in Malaysia, 36 km long called the Nakawan Range.
The park consists of two forest reserve area, Mata Ayer Forest Reserve and Wang
Mu Forest Reserve, measuring a total area of 5,000 ha. The park is surrounded
with beautiful, thick lush forest, sheer cliff faces and extensive cave system.
The rich and extensive flora and fauna is now being protected and preserve for
its biological diversity. Currently it's believed to house more than 600 species
of flora, 70 species of mammals, 200 species of birds and 35 reptile species.
The main objective of the park is to protect, conserve, research, educate and
recreation. It is no surprise that the park is heavily trek by nature lover, be
it the day or night trekking along the Prince of Denmark and Rainforest trails.
Due to its wide variety of bird species around, there are also many bird lovers
whom will camp in the park for a couple of days, dedicating their time for bird
watching.
Apart from the forestry and flora and fauna, limestone caves are the unique
treasure of Perlis. Recite within the park compound, Wang Burma Cave are amongst
the most explore cave. The whole exploration of the labyrinthine routes of Wang
Burma Cave will take about 3-4hours, with a lot to see, including the
stalactites, bat, centipedes and scorpions.
The exploration gets more exciting when you have to squeeze through the narrow
muddy tunnels.
Getting There
Take the North-South Expressway to Alor Setar Utara exit, and follow through
Kangar. Then continue Route 7 towards Padang Besar. You will pass Timah-Tasoh on
your left and take a left turning to Gua Kelam. Head towards Kaki Bukit town.
From there take Route R15 and head towards Kampung Wan Kelian. You will see the
entrance of the Park Visitor Center on your right.
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