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Penang National Park (Taman Negara Pulau Pinang)

Jalan Hassan Abas,Teluk Bahang, Penang Island, Malaysia
(604) 881 3530
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Kuala Lumpur
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 June 2013 NEW

This is a smaller version of the Taman Negara in Pahang. What's really nice is the sea views which we enjoyed along the trek. As it was raining, we only trekked to the river which is about 1km+ to and fro. Will definitely visit again.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 June 2013

Penang National Park is probably one of the smallest national parks in the world. Since I have been to Penang many times, this NP has been my favourite destination if I need some bushwalk and a quiet beach away from the usual crowds. Taking the bus from Georgetown, passing the beautiful coastal view between Tanjung Bungah and Batu Feringgi is... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 June 2013

Beautiful views on walk to canopy but also a lot of trash. Poor signage through park, easy to take a wrong turn. The canopy walk does what it says and is in good condition. Facilities at ticket station are appalling, dirty and smelly squat toilets-no excuse! We had to sign in but were not required to sign out so not... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 May 2013

From Botanic Garden, we take a simple hike to Penang Hill. Lots of plants, nice layout, scenery and lots of people jogging, taking photos, cyclist took their bike for mountain biking. Also able to see mountain biking trail during the hike (which in my view, it is quite dangerous to do mountain biking, it can be about 60 degree steep,... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 May 2013

Take 101 bus from Penang, may drop you off near entrance or a village about 0.7km away. Free to enter but you must sign in and out at kiosk. Many walks from a few hundred meters on paved track to over 5km through jungle, at times a bit of a struggle. Went to Monkey beach, about 4km but had to... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 May 2013

The paths at the start are paved and lovely but beware that once you get going the path disappears and becomes a track pretty hard going in some parts, tree roots, boulders to scramble over and at times it feels like you will never get there. If you are heading for Monkey beach you may not see many and make... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2013

I visited Penang National Park. Nice park to walk around. Lots of trees around. I did a short walk. Vendors outside park area selling t shirts,caps.maps, water.

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2013

My family and i went to Penang National park on 5th May. Overall, the park is nice and cozy. when we want to go back, we saw a group of monkey sitting near the pedestrian walk. I was shocked when i saw some of them is living in a miserable life. Their pair of hands has been cut off (by... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 May 2013

The walk is tough in spots and you do need to go as early as possible to avoid the heat, but it's well worth the experience. They will always tell you that you missed the turtles by one day,no matter what time of year you go and I'm not sure they are ever there anyway. Sometimes the beach needs a... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 May 2013 via mobile

After much research, i booked a tour to the national park online. Thank goodness.... The day started with a guided jungle trek to turtle beach. We arrived hot and sweaty but excited that we had made it. Our local guide was full of information and pointed out many interesting sights along the way. From here, we took a boat to... More

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