Time of the visit: the 25th of dec.,2025

FRIM (Forest Research Institute of Malaysia)

It started in 1929 as an old, tired and ecologically dead mining land. Scientists planted trees to turn it back into a beautiful, healthy forest. They wanted to study how to grow and protect forests.

UNESCO chose it because it's a perfect example of a man-made forest that became a real, natural forest again. It shows the world how we can heal damaged land. It's also a very important place for science and protecting plants and animals.A visitor can see quite a few endangered tree types.

FRIM's highlight is certainly it's skywalk.
The skywalk is a long, sturdy bridge built high up in the tree branches. You walk 30 meters above the ground (as high as a 10-story building!). From there, you can see over the top of the whole forest and even get a view of Kuala Lumpur in the distance. It feels like you're walking through the canopy with the birds.For an extra 10 Ringgit you can climb up the so-called tower....the highest point of the skywalk.A guard checks your extra ticket.

The skywalk itself is quite amazing and also a bit scary at times .

Tickets should be bought a few days in advance .A single one costs 40RM+10RM for the tower+10RM for the FRIM area.

The FRIM is easily reachable by public transport.I just took one of the frequent commuter trains from Kuala Lumpur 's city centre and got off at the station "Kepong Sental'.From there I took bus T111(4 stops) and got off the bus at the stop " Pusar Komuniti Taman Ehsan". From there I had to walk around 4-5 min. to reach the entrance.Be warned that KL's buses don't accept a credit card nor cash.I could use the bus for free thanks to the kindness of the bus driver.You have to buy one of the plastic cards at the mrt or comuter station nearby.

FRIM is a famous healed forest near Malaysia 's capital Kuala Lumpur where you can walk high up in the trees on a skywalk.,stroll around the pond,see some endangered trees,and.... that's it.

Well,there is a kind of a mini-trail which was partly closed due to maintenance.There is also a nice cafe inside the park where you can have a decent but pricey coffee and cake. Live-music was played when I was there.

All in all a quite underwhelming visit.I then took a grab taxi to the nearby former leper colony( tentative whs) which I for my part enjoyed far more than the FRIM area.From there I took another grab taxi ( very cheap) to the Batu caves and their breath-taking Hindu temple complexes..A commuter train can be taken from the nearby station back to Kuala Lumpur's city centre.

I would recommend to visit first the FRIM and it's healed forest by public transport,then the leper colony Sungai Buloh by grab,then the Batu caves by grab,and then back to the city centre by commuter train.A very good and satisfying day trip.