When initially planning my route south through the Malaysia Peninsula from Thailand to Singapore, I dismissed any thoughts of going to Taman Negara. This was mainly due to one sentence in the guide book.
"The best time to visit Taman Negara is in the dry season between February and September. During the wet season leeches come out in force"
The thought of going anywhere near this army of leeches was enough to send me heading straight for the concrete jungle instead of the actual jungle. However... everyone I seemed to speak to in the Cameron Highlands had either just come from Taman Negara or it was their next stop. I decided that I would have countless opportunities on this trip to visit cities and not many more chances, if any, to visit a rain forest. So... on my last night in The Cameron Highlands I found myself booking a ticket to Kuala Tahan instead of a Kuala Lumpur and was now tagging along with a lovely Canadian girl called Shannon.