The Belum Temenggor forest reserve forms the last and largest contiguous block of natural forest in Peninsular Malaysia. It covers an area of over 300,000 hectares. It is located in the Malaysian state of Perak and crosses into Southern Thailand. The tropical rainforest of Belum Temenggor is believed to exist for over 130 million years. Thus, making it one of the world’s oldest rainforests, older than both the Amazon and the Congo. In the heart of the forest lies a lake : the Tasik Temenggor. It covers 15,200 Hectares, with hundreds of tiny islands. In addition, the forest is home to a vast number of species of animals and plants. Many of them cannot be found anywhere else on Earth.