Beautiful rainbow waterfall; Final Part

Dry river bed exposing rocks makes up part of the final 1km walk to Rainbow Waterfall

The last 1km walk into the Rainbow waterfall consists of rocky (dry) river bed and narrow jungle trail. We moved really slowly through the rocky riverbed. One wrong move would result in a twisted ankle and even a fall that could knock us out. Worse still, our vehicle is 8km away!

We knew we were getting closer. But somehow, unlike the other waterfalls we are used to, there is no thundering sound of water gushing down and hitting the rocks. We continued walking through the maze of jungle trails until we were greeted by a slithery friend. It was lying in the middle of the trail. Good thing that we were not trail blaizing, otherwise we would have possibly stepped on it.

This slithery friend lay very still in the middle of the trail

John decided to use a long piece of stick to coax the snake into moving away

We were not sure if the snake was poisonous. Well, when in doubt, it is best to treat all snakes as potentially threatening.

Our jungle trail finally opened up to an river run with bigger rock boulders. As we made our way through the maze of big rocks, I can’t help but notice the contrast in beauty the place has to offer.

The boulders starts to make up the final few hundred meters to the waterfall

John approaching the Rainbow waterfall

We finally made it to the fall. And yes, both John and I agree that it is indeed a wonderful waterfall. It’s a tall vertical fall that evokes a powerful and awe inspiring feeling.

John dwarfed by the waterfall and that is not even the top of the waterfall yet.

The waterfall was very gentle, probably because it has not been raining much. The pool at the bottom of the waterfall is shallow and slow moving. The rocks around the area are covered in green moss with low shrubs dominating both sides of the pool banks.

The plant landscape near the waterfall is very unique

Intense color from the moss and rocks

True to the all the talk about it being a magnificence waterfall, the Rainbow waterfall really is a beautiful waterfall. Its beauty is mesmerizing. John and I spent an hour in silence just absorbing its beauty. We would have liked to stay longer we still have to cover another 2.5 hours walk back to the car.

The beautiful Rainbow Waterfall at Sungai Lembing

Rainbow Waterfall, truly magnificent.