Kuala Lumpur KLCC Eco Park

The park is nice green space in the middle of the city. There are loads of different trails over here. But while it is cooler than the rest of the city, it’s still humid so do be careful when you come and bring water. They only accept cash at the entrance which isn’t ideal. And I’m a bit disappointed that as an employment pass holder I’m not treated like a mykad holder; I pay taxes in this country too and I’m clearly here for a bit.

The park is lovely and green, but for the cost (40 ringgit) it’s fairly small; we went to a similar area in Singapore the week before and it was free. Not a bad way to spend 30-40 minutes when in the city if you want some greenery, but I wouldn’t go out your way for it.

Taman Eko-Rimba Kuala Lumpur (TERKL) or Kuala Lumpur Forest Eco Park is located in the city center. It is located on a hill. It has two entrances: 1.) from the KL Tower side (upper level); 2.) from the intersection of two streets: Jalan Bukit Nanas and Jalan Raja Chulan (lower level). On Google Maps, this second gate is right next to the place marked as "Galeri Interaktif NRE" (it is the park information center with a little gallery). During my hike, I also came across a third entrance that looked like it had been closed for a long time. I entered the park through the "lower" entrance. It can be reached from the Masjid Jamek LRT station (about a 20-minute walk). Some people start from the top and go down. In my opinion, the trails are not very demanding. It took me about 2 hours to complete all of them (I was moving faster rather than slower :-) ) I was completely wet at the end. :-) The entrance fee for foreigners is MYR 40, children (6-12) - MYR 5.00, children (under 6) can enter for free. The hike was very interesting. I visited it in September.

Akin to a small island of lush tropical jungle in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, for a hiking enthusiast this place reveals glimpses of a typical hike into a tropical forest in Malaysia albeit a very brief one. Went there with my wife, I think minus the photoshooting we spent less than 30 minutes there. The entrance to Bukit Nanas was close to our hotel during our excursion but safe to say you’ll likely will be spending an one hour here, which makes it perfect for a morning walk. The track is very similar to most tropical forest in Malaysia and you wouldn’t be amiss if you thought you are going for a proper hike during the start! Rest assured it’s a very easy hike, opt for the canopy walk for more picturesque - to be honest I never saw anyone using the ground walk, haha. Surprisingly, one of the exits/entrance is into the front of KL Tower, so imagine our bewilderment when suddenly out of the forest you arrived to the front of KL Tower! The information centre was close during our visit which is very unfortunate. It could have been more.

If you use google maps to reach this destination , currently that gate is closed. You have walk around for 500 m and find the other entrance. Overall this is good place to have a walk. Enjoyed the canopy walk. Obviously the price is high, but its nice to see this kind of a forest situated , at the heart of KL

Why accept cash payment only? Beautiful forest in the city but not well maintained, run down, spotted trash i.e plastic bottles and yet the tourists are charged at RM40. Ridiculous.

This place really adds insult to injury to tourists a premium of 40 Ringgit for a sub standard offering. Malaysian citizens pay 10 ringgit, which is debatable if its worth that to enter. Poorly maintained place and much smaller than I thought. I highly recommend go to the nearby Taman Tugu which is larger, better maintained and FREE entry. While there, you can also visit the next door Botonical Gardens free.

This is a beautiful garden walking along the canopy well worth finding as you can see it is in the heart of KL the tower is close by