29/05/2026
🇲🇾 | Permit Application Guide Included
Starting from March 2025, visitors to Sungai Chiling are required to apply for a permit from the Forestry Department.
Sungai Chiling is a conservation area for the Malaysian mahseer fish (ikan kelah merah). Previously, visitors only needed to fill in a form at the registration counter for free entry. However, a permit is now required. Applications must be submitted at least 3 days in advance through the Forestry Department office or official website. After approval, visitors must pay a RM5 permit fee before entering Sungai Chiling.
⚠️ Walk-ins are no longer accepted, so you can’t just show up anytime anymore.
Please also take note of the following:
* An additional RM5 cash fee must be paid on-site on the day of entry.
1️⃣ Sungai Chiling is only open on Saturdays and Sundays.
2️⃣ Opening hours are 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM. However, ⚠️ no entry is allowed after 1:00 PM, even if you are 1 minute late. Around 2:30 PM, staff will begin asking visitors to leave the area.
3️⃣ No open fire, no open fire, no open fire! 🚫
Cooking, making coffee, and smoking are strictly prohibited.
4️⃣ Outside food is not allowed, including homemade meals in containers ❌
However, small snacks like bread or biscuits can usually be brought in discreetly 🤫
Please remember to take all your trash with you when leaving.
5️⃣ Plastic bottled drinks, including plain water and soft drinks, are not allowed inside. Only water carried in reusable bottles is permitted.
✅ Bag storage is available at the registration counter for RM2 only.
✅ Large packs of fish food are sold at the counter for RM5 only.
✅ Toilets and changing facilities are available at the registration counter, but it is about a 5-minute walk from the parking area. It is recommended to keep spare clothes in a waterproof bag or leave them in storage.
✅ The waterfall at the furthest point is about 3km away and requires crossing the river 6 times. Some crossings can reach waist-deep water, so it is recommended to bring a waterproof bag and wear gloves, as ropes are provided to assist with crossing.
✅ If you plan to wear slippers, make sure they are strapped sandals. Otherwise, if they get swept away by the current… you may end up walking barefoot.