#12 Glamping & Campsites in Malaysia · 2026
FRIM Camping Ground
🌺🌺🌺 Highly Recommended · ⛺ Glamping & Campsites
Why go
A forest campsite inside FRIM's UNESCO-listed research forest, barely 30 minutes from the city towers. It's run for booked groups like schools, clubs and company outings, with A-huts and tents for hire, so round up your gang and call FRIM first, lah.
⭐ Don't miss: Canopy walkway and Kepong forest trails at dawn
- Entry fee
- Group camping only, booked via FRIM Visitor Information Centre at least 7 days ahead: Perah Site A RM500/night (education/social groups, up to 80 pax) or RM1,000 (corporate); Site B RM360/night incl. 6 A-huts (up to 20 pax); extra A-hut RM60, 4-person tent RM30; plus FRIM entrance fee
- Opening hours
- Campus daily 6am-7pm (last entry 6.30pm); bookings via Visitor Information Centre on office days; groups over 10 need approval 3 working days ahead; forest beyond marked trails only with a FRIM nature guide (check before you go)
- Best time to go
- Weekdays; avoid wet afternoons
- Time needed
- 1-2 nights
- How to get there
- Drive; Grab/taxi only from nearest town, public transport limited. Free on-site parking where noted.
- Address
- Perah Campsite, Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), 52109 Kepong, Selangor
- Area
- Forest Research Institute Malaysia, Kepong, Selangor
- Facilities
- 🚻 toilets🕌 surau🅿️ paid parking🚿 showers
- Muslim-friendly
- 🕌 Prayer room (surau) on site · 🍽️ Halal food nearby
Pork-free status not confirmed; halal options in nearby towns. Check surau availability with operator. - Accessibility
- Mostly uneven ground and steps; not generally suitable for wheelchairs. Confirm specific units.
- Kids
- Generally family-friendly; supervise near water.
☪️ Halal status changes. For food, look for a valid JAKIM certificate (check at myehalal.halal.gov.my). Hotels and venues we have not verified are described as "pork-free", not halal.
- Overnight camping is by group booking only via FRIM; walk-ins are turned away
- Entering the forest off marked trails requires a FRIM nature guide; core heritage area is pre-booked and capped daily
- Flash floods in streams after heavy rain
- Monkeys may snatch food
- Leeches on trails
Also nearby
FRIM - Forest Research Institute Malaysia
🌳 National Parks & Rainforest · Kepong, Selangor
A lowland forest right next to KL, with the 200m canopy walkway, easy trails and a forest museum. A top weekend morning hang-out for joggers and families.
Don't miss: Canopy walkway and Rover Trail
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