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Chiling Fall is one of the more popular (but quite difficult to reach) waterfalls in Malaysia, you can check out some info and pics at Waterfalls of Malaysia: Chiling.

Basically you have to be prepared to get wet, hike for a good 1-2 hours and cross a river 5 times (each way!) which can be quite scary if the current is strong and the water level is high. And it's still only listed as a moderate fall...haven't tried a difficult one yet.

The entrance looks like this, nothing special.

Then you cross this suspended bridge.

The River looked pretty strong when we crossed the bridge, which didn't bode well for our coming adventure.

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So after we visited Kuala Gandah Elephant Sanctuary, we headed to this really cool place nearby called Deerland. We thought it was just a deer park but it actually had all kinds of animals inside and was really interesting..

It was more interesting than the Elephant Sanctuary, which was the main purpose of our trip!

So the first thing we did when we went in, was feed the deer of course!

Up close and personal with a deer

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So during the public holiday last week (Labour/May Day) a bunch of us decided to head out to Kuala Gandah Elephant Sanctuary in Pahang.

Our friendly guide Happy Yen also suggested that we check out Chamang Fall and Deerland.

A bunch of us have decided it's a good idea to explore Malaysia a bit more and get out of the city as often as possible - this was our second trip.

Which reminds me I still haven't posted about Chiling Fall! Oh well will do that soon.

Anyway we rounded ourselves up pretty early and had some Dim Sum in Taman Megah before hitting the highway, we were heading out to Pahang - this waterfall is nearby Bentong/Raub area.

To get there you can...

1. Head towards Genting, pass Gombak Toll.
2. Follow Bentong signboard, pass Bentong Toll, about 200m, turn left.
3. In Bentong town, follow Raub signboard, about 1km watch out for Camang waterfall.
4. Follow the signs, after turning off the main road it's about 8km in and you'll reach the park.

We reached there pretty early around 10.30am - there wasn't that many people there yet.

The noobs arriving.

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Long time since I went there to shoot...I think I should go back sometime soon.

I love super-wide - 10mm ftw!

View Large on Black.

Located in the serene and scenic Lake Gardens, close to the Orchid Garden and the Tun Abdul Razak Memorial, the Bird Park is one of the largest covered bird park in the world, sprawling 8 acres of verdant valley terrain. Here, for the first time in Malaysia, bird lovers can have a field day watching more than 3000 birds perching and winging about freely-in a totally natural and beautifully landscaped enviroment.

It's around the area of Jalan Parlimen, if you can reach Jalan Parlimen there's good signage all the way to the bird park. The Butterfly Park is nearby too.

It's open daily from 9am until 6.30pm - it's not that cheap at around RM30 per person, but it's a great place to practice wild life photography.

The first thing you'll see when you get there is monkeys, not birds.

You might remember this one and it's swinging nipples.

Cheeky Monkey looks like he's about to steal something.

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