Endau-Rompin is located at the state border of Johor and Pahang where you will find a two and a half century extensive lowland forest that houses some of the world’s rarest and endangered species. This particular park is very popular amongst conservationists as well as nature lovers who like the outdoors and the wildlife.

The Endau-Rompin National Park consists of a lush pristine tropical rainforest; it covers an estimated area of 800 sq km. The national park is the second largest park located in Peninsular Malaysia after Taman Negara. There is plenty of rock formations located at the park and some of them date back some 248 million years. Visitors to the park will find that it is full of hills with some prominent sandstone plateau, also located here are watersheds of several rivers such as the Jasin River, Endau River and the Selai River.

The national park at Endau-Rompin has only been recently established as such access to the park is actually quite difficult and to enter the park one would need to get a special permit from the authorities of the National Park (Johor) Corporation. They will usually entertain requests that are limited to research, they also allow for fishing but only in specific areas. If you do manage to get the permits than is it worth it as the national park is home as well as the sanctuary of the largest population of the rare Sumatran rhinoceros. Here you will also be able to find the spectacular Livistona Endauensis fan palms.

Visitors who want to enter the park can do so through two entry points namely Nitar and Kampung Peta. If you choose the Kampung Peta route, you should be prepared to traverse though oil palm, rubber plantations, and dense jungles before you reach the base of the camp. The camp is actually located 56 km from the state of Pahang where you will find the most remote Orang Asli (aboriginal) settlement in the state of Johor. Otherwise you can take the Nitar route which a location for the Felda Plantation scheme, visitors can reach the park by taking an 8 hour boat ride along the Endau River.

Another reason why so many are attracted to Endau-Rompin maybe due to the fact that the park is connected to the numerous legends and myths that surround the Malaysian culture. One of the more popular legends are that of the Upih Guling which is actually located midway to the waterfalls located at Buaya Sangkut.

As mentioned before the parks in located in an area that is largely underdeveloped and the infrastructures that are located within the park is minimal. It is best that you contact your travel agent so that they can make the necessary arrangements for you such as guided tours of the national park. Entry permits are a must for thr visitors and they will also need to provide other information such as a photocopy of their identity card or passport as well as two passport sized photographs.