#5 National Parks & Rainforest in Malaysia · 2026
Penang National Park
🌺🌺🌺 Highly Recommended · 🌳 National Parks & Rainforest
Why go
Malaysia's smallest national park: coast trails, Monkey Beach, Turtle Beach and a meromictic lake. Trails are well marked and doable in half a day.
⭐ Don't miss: Turtle Beach and its conservation centre
- Entry fee
- Entry free per NRES; canopy walk RM5 adult / RM3 child (reportedly closed indefinitely - confirm); boat extra
- Opening hours
- Daily about 8am-5pm (check before you go)
- Best time to go
- Weekday mornings; avoid monsoon boat rides
- Time needed
- Half to full day
- How to get there
- Rapid Penang bus 101 from Komtar to Teluk Bahang then walk; Grab ~RM30 from George Town.
- Address
- Taman Negara Pulau Pinang, Jalan Hassan Abbas, 11050 Teluk Bahang, Penang
- Area
- Teluk Bahang, Penang
- Facilities
- 🚻 toilets🧭 guided tours🅿️ paid parking
- Muslim-friendly
- 🕌 Prayer room (surau) on site · 🍽️ Halal food nearby
Surau at entrance; halal food in Teluk Bahang - Accessibility
- Boardwalks at start only; trails uneven
- Kids
- Kids 7+ for the hike
☪️ 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.
- Leeches
- Jellyfish at beaches
- Slippery trails
- Monkeys steal food
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Penang National Park (Muka Head and Monkey Beach)
🥾 Hiking Trails · Teluk Bahang, Penang
One of the world's smallest national parks, packing jungle trails to hidden beaches, a lighthouse and Monkey Beach into one coastal walk. Best for people who like a trail that ends with a swim.
Don't miss: Muka Head lighthouse and Monkey Beach
Boulder Valley Glamping
⛺ Glamping & Campsites · Teluk Bahang, Penang
Safari-style tents and glass-roofed chalets tucked into forest on Penang's northwest tip, sleeping 2 to 6. A comfy base for Penang National Park and Teluk Bahang beach.
Don't miss: Waking up among forest trees, 10 minutes from Monkey Beach
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🎢 Theme Parks · Teluk Bahang, Penang
An adventure park built around a rainforest slope, home of one of the world's longest waterslide drops and a huge treetop network. Best for teens and thrill seekers; Mulligan's Mini Golf and Wet course are on site.
Don't miss: The Monster Slide and Rapid Wipeout water zone
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🍜 Where to eat nearby
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