INFORMATION CENTER
ONLINE RESERVATION
Junglewalla Tours
No.88 Jalan Telok Datai
07000 Langkawi Malaysia
Tel: +6019 225 2300
Fax: +604 959 4772
Email: gm@junglewalla.com
Destination Info
Due to its height of about 1,216 metres and its isolation other mountains, Gunung Jerai has a biologically diverse stem containing a diversity of Malaysian forest vegetation. These include lowland, hill and upper dipterocarp forest to lower and upper montane forest.
A rare feature of the itain is the abrupt transition from hill dipterocarp forest to nique flora types of the montane forest. The mountain is water catchment for irrigating the lowland rice plains that h out from its northern foothills to the distant horizon. Meandering through the forested hills of the reserve are ng trails that display a diverse range of vegetation like ferns, orchids and rhododendrons. Fauna observed includes edeer, long tailed macaques, dusky leaf monkeys, squirrels, loris and many bird species.
Kedah State Forestry Department
Tel: 04 733 3844
Fax: 04 731 0610
Archaeological Museum Bujang Valley
08400 Merbok, Kedah Darul Aman
Tel: 04 457 2005
Fax: 04 457 4185
GETTING THERE
About 60 km north west of Penang in south west Kedah. About 35 km from Sungai Petani and Alor Setar. About 430 km from Kuala Lumpur via the North/South Expressway. Bujang Valley Archaeological Museum at Merbok is about 17 km from Sungai Petani.
ATTRACTIONS
Size: 1600 HA . Peak: 1,216 Meters
Facilities: Hill resort and forestry museum near the top of Gunung Jerai. Walking trails, picnic areas,parking. Archaeological museum and reconstructed ancienttemples
Accommodation : Gunung Jerai Resort on highest north facing peak ofGunung Jerai. No accommodation at Bujang Valley Archaeological site. Range of hotels at Alor Setar and Sungai Petani.
Attractions: Cool climate, panoramic views walking trails, birdwatching, historic area at Gunung Jerai, Ancient artifacts and temples at Bujang Valley.
