BELAWAN FALLS

The Besut river has its sources south of Jertih, in a valley with many tributaries, and surrounded by high hills. One of these tributaries has a well-known waterfall, Tembakah, but there are more, only known to the locals, as this area is very remote. No signage, you need a guide, must ask around to find one. A good starting point for exploration is the La Hot Spring resort.
We found a guide in a coffee shop. He knew the way to a powerful fall, had been there decades(!) ago when they were logging the region. We decided to give it a try.

Our guide tried in vain to find the upper fall, supposedly even taller. After giving up our search, we relaxed at the middle falls, more like cascades, just above the lower fall.

You will notice that our guide was carrying a gun. We saw footprints that belonged to a "badak" according to him. A rhinoceros??