Gunung Stong State Park

Gunung Stong State Park

Formerly known as Jelawang Jungle is now named as Gunung Stong State Park since 2005 and is one of the popular eco-tourism in Malaysia. It stands 1.442 metre tall and house many wildlife and flora and fauna. Gunung Stong is located in Dabong, Kelantan.

The Park is a forested area, surrounded by many mountain peaks at the backdrop, including Gunung Ayam, Gunung Tera, Gunung Saji and etc. By now you would have guessed, the word 'Gunung' means mountain in local language. It holds an area of more than 20,000 hectares, surrounding mountain peaks, rivers and caves.

With its dense forest, it house a variety of wildlife, including tigers, elephants, nears and a good variety of birds like hornbills. Unique flora and fauna, including the world's largest flower, rafflesia can also be found.

Apart from that, the Stong Waterfalls is believed to be the highest waterfalls in Sourtheast Asia region, standing about 495 meters above sea level. Gunung Stong State Park is truly the place for adventures lover.

After a fruitful trek at the jungle and a refreshing bath at Jelawang Jungle, you can drop by Kelantan town for some wholesome nasi kukus, the hot steaming white rice accompanied by rich curry. To pull a night at Kelatan town, there are many Kelantan Hotel available, such as Crown Garden Hotel and Renaissance Hotel which offers comfortable accommodation with reasonable price.

Getting There

By Road

Coming from Kuala Lumpur, you can take the North-South Highway and exist at Kuala Kangsar. From there, follow Gerik and head on to East-West highway to Jeli. From there, head towards Dabong.

By Train

At KL Sentra Station, board the express train to Kota Bahru, and it will lead you through small towns including Dabong. Get off at Dabong and cross Sungei Galas and head towards Jelawang, which is approximately 3 km away.

By Air

Kota Bahru is served by Sultan Ismail Petra Airport (Kota Bahru Airport). The airport located around 10 km from the Kota Bahru town center, it offers flights between a total of five domestic destinations from Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia, Batik Air Malaysia and Firefly.