Highlands - Gunung Jerai, Malaysia

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Gunung Jerai (Mount Jerai) 1380metres/4140 feet above sea level rises above the surrounding plains and is visible for miles around. 11kms of winding road lead up to this mountain resort which can be reached by car.

The vegetation begins to change gradually as you ascend the mountain - through the lower and upper dipterocarp forests that we commonly encounter in parks and reserves down in valleys and low lying areas that give way to the low montane forest where conifers thrive.

At the top of the mount the trees are much shorter in height, twisted and gnarled from the base to the branches. It certainly is a delight to step off the cemented trails and onto the soft forest floor - nature's best carpeting, thickly covered with layers of acid humus soil and peat.

The forest is saturated with delicious scents. A wonderful mixture of balsamic fragrances from various types of coniferous and oak trees gives the forest a rather alien feel. It's like walking into a curio shop at a little seaside town - everything seems so strangely out of place.

How to get there

By Car

On the North-South Highway, take the Gurun exit out of the highway. Turn left after the toll and then get to a junction turn right to Gurun town itself. From here its just a short distance away and then turn left at the sign to Gunung Jerai.

By Bus

From KL

Take the Ekspress Sutra from the Puduraya Bus Terminal. This bus goes through the old road that snakes its way up to Alor Setar from Pekan Gurun (this is the exit from the North-South Highway). Please inform the driver that you wished to be dropped off at the Pekan Gurun bus terminal.

From Alor Setar

Just take the local buses that ply the Alor Setar - Sungei Patani routes. They will pass through Pekan Gurun where you can ask the driver for a drop off.

By Taxi

From Pekan Gurun

Catch a cab from Pekan Gurun to the foot of Mount Jerai for about RM2. If you rather walk, it is about 1km from the bus terminal.

From foot of Mount Jerai to the resort

By Air

Nearest airports are either at Pulau Pinang or Alor Setar.

Source : http://allmalaysia.info/

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