I'll be back tomorrow to post the rest.
The river becomes shallow towards the end of the dry season allowing trees and other debris to accumulate. The boat men ply this river twice a day and are mostly aware of the traps but a few boats have come to grief.
This photo gives you a good idea of just how shallow the river becomes at this time of the year but come monsoon season its another story.
They had a rise in the river of 74 meters in one particularly bad year and you will see the figures in future photos.
This photo was taken from the other side of the river and gives you an idea of the amount of floating restaurants and shops.
You can stay within the park but we decided to stay on the outside as the accommodation was much cheaper.
The jungle here is claimed to be the oldest in the world, having existed largely as it is for the past 130 million years. We traveled 60 klm's in the boat and approx 40,000 people manage to get here each year.
Bloody hell it's changed a lot.
When I stayed there 5 years ago there were a few concrete communual huts and that was about it. Spent two weeks there.
Hung out with a slightly mad Malay guy spent our days trekking or fishing. Spent a few nights with som Batek tribal sorts a few Km's ups tream away from the tourists.
Got dengue there as well.
I am standing at the 74 meter mark at which the river peaked. Its quite unbelievable that it reached this height and I imagine that at some time in the future it will happen again. A very good reason to stay well away in the monsoon season.
Soon as you climb the stairs you will see this restaurant and you can see that within the park things are very well organized for the paying punter. If you are prepared to shell out the coin you could have a very comfortable time here and considering the weakness of the Malaysian Ringit its very affordable.
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