We visited the highly accessible Kepong Botanic Gardens (FRIM) and the Forest Skywalk. Frederick Dawson's review covers the less accessible portion of FRIM (worth reading). We enjoyed our weekday morning visit to Kepong Botanic Gardens. Upon arrival we took a forest trail and the shaded coolness was a particularly pleasant reprieve from the high temperature humidity. The dense under-story plants hide all trace that this area was a product of reforestation. The pond area is light on the decorative features and while nice enough, I'm not sure what it contributes to the sites OUV.

Afterwards, we made our way to the Forest Skywalk. Since it was a Tuesday morning, we were the only people on the structure. The highlights are looking down from the canopy toward the forest floor, views of the forested hills and nearby pond. All pleasantly scenic, but after visiting the Treetop Walk at Singapore's MacRitchie Reservoir Park, it was a bit underwhelming.

The Kepong Botanic Gardens (FRIM) is a fine introduction to this world heritage site. However, its a shame you cannot simply cross over from the botanic garden area to the forest research center. In fact, there was a lone security guard who prevented this. Hopefully in the future, the entire world heritage property is more accessible.

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