Gunung Stong (Stong Mountain) State Park,Kelantan,Malaysia

     Gunung Stong State Park (formerly known Jelawang Jungle) gazeted as state park on October 2005 and is listed among the top five unique eco-tourism destinations in Malaysia, situated on the fringes of Malaysia’s massive Titiwangsa range. The mountainous backdrop is made up of a chain of majestic peaks, waiting to be conquered such as Gunung Ayam, Gunung Stong, Gunung Tera, Gunung Saji, Gunung Koh, Gunung Baha, Gunung Beirut, Gunung Che Tahir. 
    It covers an area of 21,962 hectares of land dotted with high peaks, dense forest, a variety of caves, rivers and waterfalls. Its thick jungle is home to elephants, tigers, bears, gibbons, hornbills and a range of other exotic wildlife, as well as a variety of flora and fauna including the world’s largest flower, the rafflesia of the kerii meyer species, and the endemic long-sectioned bamboo, a type of herb, gesneriad (Didymocarpus calcareous) and a unique palm species (Licuala stongesis).One of the main attractions at the state park is Gunung Stong (1,422 meters), a dome-shaped granite complex more than 500 million years old. Here, the seven-tiered Stong Waterfalls, reputed to be the highest in Southeast Asia, drops from a height of about 495 meters above sea level.