Penang National Park

Beautiful hike through the jungle, it takes about 1.5h from the entrance to turtle beach. The hike is initially mostly uphill for about 40 minutes and it would definitely be best to wear closed shoes since it can be very slippery. Turtle beach is beautiful and empty, however doesn‘t provide any restaurant/shop. We then took a boat to Monkey Beach, which - as the name suggests - is full of the monkeys on the picture. It has two small open restaurants, one of which offers malaysian food, the other offers western food (fries, chicken nuggets etc.). The boat afterwards took us back to the entrance - you could also walk the rest. Entrance-fee to the park is 50 RM per person (senior citizens >60y enter for free!), for the boat we payed 120 RM for two people.

We visited the National Park Penang where we had a fantastic day and experience. We hiked the 1 - 1.5 hour tour to the turtle beach where we visited the sanctuary and chilled for about an hour. The boat picked us up and brought us to the monkey beach where we spent another hour and enjoyed a coconut. After that the boat took us back to the spot where we started the day. We started around 1 pm and finished around 5:30 pm. Entrance fee is 50MYR per person and the boat fee was 120MYR per group (2 pax). Cash payment only but there is an ATM next to the entrance. Coke Zero 6MYR Coconut 10MYT

It was an impromptu trip but since I was in the mood to hike, off I went. Took RapidPenang Bus service 101 from opposite Gurney Plaza. RM2.70 for the 45 mins ride in an air-conditioned bus. Not too bad. RM50 for foreigners to enter the park. Be forewarned, I wasn’t physically ready for this terrain. Hence I find it tough and didn’t manage to finish what I set out to do. But it as a good workout. I will come again. Highly recommended for those who come to Penang not just for the Char Kway Teow and yummy street hawker food.

A wonderful forest to explore, but some words about the National Park: one of the main walks, the canopy trail, seems to have been closed off, but we did not know about it by walking - a simple notice sign on the path would have been nice! - we realised only by walking far inside that the path got smaller and smaller. Lots of garbage in the paths, and lots of old stuff as well, so hasn’t been cleaned in some time! The quality of the paths: not well maintained. All this would not be bad if the entry fee had not have been as high as 50 MR. We wonder, where does this go if not into the National Park?

Entrance fee was MYR 50 for foreigner was too steep as it was essentially a hiking trail. Took the Turtle Beach Trail, took us more than 1.5 he as it rained heavily before we started off. The trail was quite challenging as some parts were muddy. Came back to Telok Bahang by boat. Stopped at Monkey Beach. Turtle Beach and Monkey Beach were sandy and cleaner than Batu Ferringhi.

I absolutely loved this . went solo hiking and it Fel like its one of the most safest place for hiking, there were a few people on the way, but had lovely lone time with the virgin forest. Gave me nostalgia.

RM50 for park entrance fee, for foreigners. The trail takes about 1.5-2hrs. Trail start from Hiking Area@Penang National Park (Taman Negara Pulau Pinang). There is to and/or fro boat rides from here, at a chargeable price. Trail ends at Pantai Keracut if you taking boat (follow the memorial lake sign at the split trail). The boat pick up time is pretty on time.

I visited Penang National Park last week. So far, the place is really nice and I enjoyed it, which made it a good experience in Penang. However, I had a very unpleasant experience at the counter. For me, the staff were a bit rude. We didn’t know that starting from October 1st it had already gone cashless. The staff at the leftmost counter—when we asked, “Oh, why is it cashless?”—he replied, “I don’t know. You can ask HQ.” What? Then we asked, “Where is HQ?” and he said, “Go ask Google, I don’t know, don’t ask me. If you want to go, pay. Pay by card. If you don’t want to go, then don’t.” He spoke in English, but at the same time he was ranting in Malay. And of course, I understood, but I stayed quiet because he was talking to my partner. I pretended I didn’t understand Malay because I didn’t want any argument. Then I paid with Visa. But please educate your customer service. Their attitude is very rude. And yes, why couldn’t they answer very simple questions with very simple answers?

Fantastic hiking along the coast with multiple secluded beaches to stop at. The hike out to Monkey Beach is challenging, but my kids managed it (7&4 year olds). Be careful pulling out snacks at some beaches, the monkeys might stop by for a snack. I highly recommend catching a boat back to the park entrance.