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Resort · Tapah, Perak

Kuala Woh Hot Spring

Also known as: Kolam Air Panas Kuala Woh, Hutan Lipur Kuala Woh, Kuala Woh Recreational Forest, Taman Eko Rimba Kuala Woh, Kuala Woh Resort hot spring, Air panas Tapah

Water temp
71°C
Entry fee
RM10 adult · RM6 child
Opening hours
8am–6pm per a current booking listing; older forestry info gives 7am–6pm
Water type
Not tested
Status
Open

Day entry RM10 adult, RM6 child, as reported by Google reviewers from July to October 2026; one July 2026 reviewer paid RM16, possibly a foreigner rate. Free for resort guests (Kosmo, 2025). The old forestry rates (RM2 adult) no longer apply.

Kuala Woh Hot Spring is in a riverside forest park at Batu 7 on the old Tapah to Cameron Highlands road. Hot water rises at one patch of the Sungai Batang Padang riverbank, so you can sit in the cool, shallow rapids and then move to the warm water a few steps away.

The Perak Forestry Department ran the park for years. By 2025 a private company, Kuala Woh Resort, was operating it as Taman Eko Rimba Kuala Woh. Families come for a river day and drivers stop on the climb to Cameron Highlands. Day entry was RM10 per adult in Google reviews from July to October 2026, and the hot pool is free once you are inside.

The hot spring

The 1997 national inventory lists Kuala Woh, Batu 7, Tapah, at 71°C at the surface, one of the hotter readings in Perak. That is the temperature where the water emerges. Visitors describe small hot pools at the riverbank rather than one large concrete pool, so how warm your soak is depends on how close you sit to the source and how much river water mixes in.

Kosmo's writer, back in 2025 after about 25 years, found the hot water coming up in the same spot and the riverbed much as he remembered. No water chemistry has been published for this spring.

Facilities

Under the resort the park has camping pitches, glamping, villas, chalets, a café, a fishing pond across a suspension bridge, and badminton and pickleball courts. Kosmo reported that the forestry museum (with Orang Asli exhibits), a children's water play area and the hot pool were free to use once you are inside. Earlier visits mention picnic gazebos, changing rooms, toilets and a surau.

Upkeep is the main complaint. A 2016 visitor found many facilities in need of repair, and Google reviews from July to October 2026 say much the same: dirty toilets and changing rooms, long grass, rotting planks on the hanging bridge, torn nets on the courts and a mossy hot foot-soak pool. Most of the same reviewers still found the river clear and good for bathing.

Fees

Google reviewers from July to October 2026 consistently report RM10 per adult and RM6 per child for day entry, and several felt it was poor value given the upkeep. One July 2026 reviewer paid RM16, possibly a foreigner rate. The old forestry rates (RM2 for adults) still appear online but are no longer charged. Kosmo (2025) says resort guests enter free.

Bicycles, buggy rides, abseiling, jungle trekking and Orang Asli village visits are sold separately. In September 2026 one group paid RM50 for 30 minutes on a tandem and a single bike and found them rusty with flat tyres.

When to go

Weekends are busier, so come on a weekday morning if you can. Bring mosquito repellent; the 2016 visitor said there were plenty. The café is the only food listed inside the park, so stock up in Tapah.

Combine it with

Lata Iskandar waterfall is further up the same road towards Cameron Highlands. For a developed hot spring park, Sungai Klah Hot Springs near Sungkai is south of Tapah, off the same expressway.

Getting there

From Tapah town, take the old Tapah to Cameron Highlands road (Federal Route 59) for about 12 km to Kampung Batu 7. Turn right at the Kuala Woh signboard by SK Batu 7; the entrance is about 800 m in. Kosmo puts it at 13 km from Tapah town, or 10 km from the Tapah toll plaza. From Kuala Lumpur, allow about 2 hours via the North-South Expressway and the Tapah exit. There is a car park inside. No public transport runs to the gate.

WazeGoogle Maps4.24278, 101.32195 (approximate)

Before you go

  • Test the water with your hand first: the source has been measured at 71°C, far too hot to sit in where it comes out.
  • Wear water shoes; the riverbed rocks are slippery.
  • Get out of the river if it starts rising or turns muddy; heavy rain upstream on the Cameron Highlands side reaches here fast.
  • If you want to fish, use the paid fishing pond; fishing in the river inside the resort area isn't allowed because people swim there. A September 2026 reviewer found the pond is catch and release.
  • Weekend museum hours used to be 9am–4.30pm, so arrive early if you want to see the Orang Asli exhibits.

Questions people ask

How hot is Kuala Woh Hot Spring?

The 1997 national inventory recorded 71°C at the surface. Where it mixes with river water it is much cooler.

Is Kuala Woh still run by the Forestry Department?

No. Kosmo reported in September 2025 that a private company, Kuala Woh Resort, operates the park as Taman Eko Rimba Kuala Woh.

How much is entry to Kuala Woh?

Google reviewers from July to October 2026 report RM10 per adult and RM6 per child. Resort guests enter free. The RM2 forestry rate still quoted online is out of date.

Can you stay overnight at Kuala Woh?

Yes. The resort has chalets, villas, glamping and camping pitches inside the park.

Is the hot pool free once inside?

Kosmo reported in 2025 that the hot pool, the forestry museum and the children's water play area are free once you have paid entry.

Other springs within 150 km

Sources

Facts on this page were checked against these sources. Prices and hours change; confirm with the operator before a long drive.

  1. Kosmo: Bercuti di Taman Eko Rimba Kuala Woh (25 Sept 2025)
  2. Malaysia Traveller: Kuala Woh Recreational Forest (Aug 2016 visit, directions, GPS)
  3. Emily2u: Kuala Woh Recreational Forest, Tapah (Nov 2017, fees)
  4. Libur: kolam air panas di Perak (Nov 2021, Kuala Woh fees and hours)
  5. Expedia: Kuala Woh Resort, Tapah
  6. Wanderlog: Kuala Woh Recreational Forest (review summary, booking-listing hours)
  7. Mohd Hariri Arifin (2017), Hot springs characterisation and geothermal potential study in Peninsula Malaysia, USM PhD thesis, Table 2.2 after Samsudin et al. (1997)
  8. OpenStreetMap: Hutan Lipur Kuala Woh
  9. Google Maps: Kuala Woh Recreational Forest

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