The adventure started the minute we were off the Tembeling jetty and on to the boat! For many of us, Malaysia’s major attractions generally include Langkawi, Genting, Penang, Malaka and Kuala Lumpur. These are the places where you see lots of South Asians and Arabs — mostly interested in shopping and eating. My family was no different, until I gave them the option of visiting the Taman Negara rainforest; Malaysia’s largest national park, spread over 4,343 square kilometres and including three Malaysian states; the Pahang, Terengganu and Kelantan. It is the world’s oldest and most well-protected rainforest. It is believed that it is even older than the Amazon and is estimated to be over 130 million years old. Getting to Taman Negara A three-hour bus ride from Kuala Lampur, the small town of Kuala Tembeling is situated in the province of Pahang, along the River Tembeling. We left Kuala Lumpur at 9.00am and were at the Kuala Tembeling jetty by noon, from where we had another three hour boat ride upstream.…