Ulu Temburong National Park occupies approximately 50,000 hectares of the Batu Apoi Forest Reserve. The park's locality and steep, swampy terrain have limited human impact on the area and helped preserve its rich biodiversity where the rainforest has much to offer the visitors and both in terms of animals and plants life.
The centre is only accessible by boat which travels down the Belalong River using the Temuai or longboat. These boats are steered by Iban men and women who, with remarkable ability, manage to avoid sand bars, boulders and submerged logs. Once the visitors arrived at the centre, they will start walking on the 7km wooden walkway to get to the forest canopy walk.
A birds-eye view of the surrounding forests can be seen from the not-to-be-missed Canopy Walkway. This steel structure rises some 50 metres from the forest floor to the level of the highest trees, and from here, tiger orchids can be seen and other epiphytes clinging to the branches, as well as Bukit Belalong in the distance. The observant may even experiece a glimpse of snakes in the treetops, such as the strikingly coloured Wagler's Pit Viper.
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