CAMERON HIGHLANDS TRIP (2 - 4 DEC 2011)

The Cameron Highlands is situated in Pahang, West Malaysia. It is approximately 85 km from Ipoh or about 200 km from Kuala Lumpur. The retreat has a diverse population of more than 43,000 people.

The Cameron Highlands is one of Malaysia’s most extensive hill stations. It covers an area of 712² km, about the size of Singapore, At 5,000 ft (1,500 m) above sea level it is also the highest point in Malaysia accessible by road. During the day, the temperature seldom rises above 25°C; at night, it can drop to as low as 12°C.

The resort is made up of eight neighbourhoods. The three townships are Ringlet, Tanah Rata and Brinchang. The five settlements are the Bertam Valley, Kea Farm, Tringkap, Kuala Terla and Kampung Raja. All are separated from one another by a considerable distance. The most popular towns of the retreat are Tanah Rata and Brinchang. They are about 4 km apart.

Kowloon Hotel in Cameron Highlands.

We stayed at Hotel Equatorial. This is the hotel lobby area.

We are at 5300 ft above sea level.

This is the Rose Centre. There are many type of nice roses here.

The highest building in the pic is where we stay (Hotel Equatorial).

This is the map of Cameron Highlands.

We are now at the Butterfly Garden. Not only can see lots of different species of butterflies here but also many types of insects.

This is the bees farm.

We try the maze and almost lost in the maze. But we still make it to the exit in the end.

This is the first time I see a broccoli plant.

This is also the first time I see a cauliflower plants.

This is red cabbage plant.

We are now at the Cactus Centre where can see so many different types of cactus. Some of them have strange shapes.

This is the Strawberry Farm where we need to pay RM$20 to pick strawberries.

We have to cross a narrow bridge in order to go to the strawberry farm to pick the strawberries.

These are the shops along the sides of the road.

We are at the night market (Pasar Malam). The above pic is the guavas and they are very sweet ones. This is the first time I tasted this kind of guava which is so sweet.