TAMAN NEGARA NATIONAL PARK CANOPY WALK CANOPY WALK Mosquitoes buzz and birds call on a steamy morning in Taman Negara National Park A group of schoolchildren is ready to explore the Canopy Walk through the rain forest A sea of green leaves surrounds them They spy wild pigs from their place high above the forest floor Suddenly a colorful five-bar swallowtail butterfly flies just above 4
OTHER TOP SITES DANUM VALLEY PANGKOR ISLAND PETRONAS TOWERS ZAHIR MOSQUE In the afternoon the students cruise along the Tahan River A monkey hoots as it jumps from branch to branch The group stops to swim in the cool water A rushing waterfall greets them at the end of their journey Welcome to Malaysia 5
LOCATION THAILAND IPOH STRAIT OF MALACCA PENINSULAR MALAYSIA KUALA LUMPUR SOUTH CHINA SEA JOHOR BAHRU SINGAPORE SINGAPORE Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia Its two separate parts cover an area of 127,355 square miles 329,847 square kilometers Peninsular Malaysia is in the west on the Malay Peninsula Kuala Lumpur the country’s capital is in western Peninsular Malaysia Thailand borders Malaysia to the north Drivers can reach Malaysia’s southern neighbor Singapore by bridge The Strait of Malacca lies to the south and west 6
BRUNEI EAST MALAYSIA N W E S INDONESIA East Malaysia is about 400 miles 644 kilometers away across the South China Sea It sits on the island of Borneo Indonesia shares this island to the south East Malaysia surrounds Brunei in the north 7
