Kuala Tahan is a

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

n village located at the confluence of the

Tahan Tahhan or alternative Tahan (in Arabic طحان) is a surname and may refer to: * Bassam Tahhan, Syrian-born French professor of Arabic literature and expert on the Quran *Hussein al-Tahan or al-Tahhan (born 1955), the governor of Baghdad, Iraq fro ...

and Tembiling Rivers, in

Jerantut District The Jerantut District is a district in north-eastern Pahang, Malaysia. Jerantut is home to the National Park. Being the largest district in Pahang, it bounds the northern states of Kelantan and Terengganu, in the south, Temerloh District and Mar ...

Pahang Pahang (;Jawi alphabet, Jawi: , Pahang Hulu Malay: ''Paha'', Pahang Hilir Malay: ''Pahaeng'', Ulu Tembeling Malay: ''Pahaq)'' officially Pahang Darul Makmur with the Arabic honorific ''Darul Makmur'' (Jawi: , "The Abode of Tranquility") is a ...

Etymology

The word ''Kuala'' means "confluence" in Malay (refer

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), and the Tahan River is a tributary of the Tembeling river.

Tourism

Resorts at Kuala Tahan receives visitors to

Taman Negara Taman Negara is a national park in Peninsular Malaysia. It was established in 1938/1939 as the King George V National Park after Theodore Hubback lobbied the sultans of Pahang, Terengganu and Kelantan to set aside a piece of land that covers the ...

. Other facilities include ''floating'' restaurants and campsites. Taman Negara National Park OMIMG 20190712 094825

There are several accommodation options in Kuala Tahan which serve as Taman Negara's base camps. The Mutiara Taman Negara Resort is the only resort within Taman Negara National Park, located across the Tembeling river from Kuala Tahan town proper. Others within Kuala Tahan village area include Persona Resort, Rainforest Resort, Woodland Resort, Park Lodge (a bit far from the Taman Negara entrance), Durian Chalet, Teresek View Village, Liana Hostel, Agoh Chalet and Travelers Home.

Transportation

Kuala Tahan is accessible by slowboat from Kuala Tembeling, or route 1508 (Jalan Felda Padang Piol) via a local bus from

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