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District of Kelantan in Malaysia
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Gua Musang is a small town deep in the jungles of central Kelantan. It's good place to break the cross-peninsula haul and has some nice limestone formations and caves to explore.
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Gua Musang is a railway town: Once, trains were the only means of transport to the town. The journey provides a glimpse of village life in the jungle hinterland.
Set just below Gua Musang, the Ecopark allows use of their pool for 12RM for the day and has a via ferrata climbing the cliff before taking a flying fox back to the entrance (RM50). They also take guided tours up to the top of Gua Musang (RM35).
Has free WiFi, also fried chicken.
Nice homely hotel with the choice of rooms with a shared bathroom or an ensuite. Free coffee/tea and water and free laundry.
A good budget option. Clean rooms, hot water, towels, air-con, satellite TV and free WiFi throughout. The cheapest rooms are windowless boxes but still have all the above amenities.
By bus
Buses from Kuala Lumpur run via Kuala Lipis to Gua Musang; from Kota Bahru they run through Kuala Krai to Gua Musang.
By car
Once only accessible by train, Gua Musang is now at the hub of several roads that run north to Kota Bahru, south to Kuala Lipis and Pahang and west across the Cameron Highlands to Simpang Pulai and…
The old town is small and easily covered on foot. Development is spreading away from the old centre, making the newer parts of town only within walking distance for the committed pedestrian.
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