Cameron Highlands Travel Guide

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Little Facts about Cameron Highlands Malaysia! One of the wonders of Malaysia, Cameron Highlands is the perfect, cool mountain hideaway distance from all the frantic rush of city life. Being a primarily agricultural domain, you will find an abundance of vegetables and fruits farm in this highland paradise. Also, Cameron Highlands is a leading

producer of flowers in Malaysia; be prepared for a lovely sight of extraordinary flowers you won’t see flourishing elsewhere in Malaysia! Drive up as high as 1500 meters above sealevel to get here and enjoy temperatures as low as 16c year-round.

Main Townships Cameron Highlands is made up of 3 main townships at different elevations. The first town you’ll see coming from the south is Ringlet, followed by Tanah Rata and Brinchang. Bertam Valley, Kea Farm, Tringkap, Kuala Terla and Kampung Raja are the other smaller settlements located in the highlands. RINGLET - This is the first town you’ll reach if you are driving up from Tapah way. At an elevation of about 1,200 meters above sea-level, the climate here is not particularly cool, as opposed to higher elevation towns like Tanah Rata or Brinchang. Ringlet is one of the main agricultural hubs in the highlands. TANAH RATA – This is the major town located in this magical Highlands. This town is also the administrative hub of Cameron Highlands where the most of government offices are located. Being

the main town in the highlands, Tanah Rata is well-served by a range of accommodation, eateries, shops, post office, money-changers, banks, hospital, clinics, travel agencies, tourist information centre, a scenic public garden, golf-course, a bus station and taxi stands. The weather is nice to explore around the place. The town is also a popular stop for tourist because there are various jungle tracks and waterfall trails begin here. BRINCHANG – Brinchang is about 10 minutes drive or 3km from Tanah Rata. This is where you will find most of smaller hotels and food outlets .One of the attraction in this town is the night market, “pasar malam”, is located here.

Places of Interests

BOH TEA PLANTATION, Ringlet – Beautiful tea estate located 6km along a winding road past vegetable farms. Visitors can view the factory and relax with a cup of Boh Tea at the tea shop.

ROSE GARDENS – There are 3 beautiful rose garden in Cameron. You can visit them at i) Rose Centre in Kea Farm ii) Robertson Rose Garden in Sungai Palas and iii) Rose Valley in Tringkap.

BUTTERFLY FARMS – There are two butterfly centres along main road of Kea Farm. Both centres have variety of butterflies and insects

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SUNGAI PALAS TEA CENTRE – Recently opened by BOH Plantations at Sungai Palas tea garden.

STRAWBERRY FARMS – There are many few strawberry farms in this highland. The few farms along the main road between Kea Farm and Tanah Rata are: i) Healthy Strawberry Farm ii) Kasimanis Strawberry Farm iii) Kok Lim Strawberry Farm iv) Raju’s Hill Strawberry Farm

HONEY BEE FARMS – There are two honey bee farms in Cameron Highlands. Both have beautiful landscaped gardens.

Places of Interests

CACTUS FARMS – You can find hundreds of cacti and plants at the Cactus Valley in Brinchang and the Cactus Point along the main road from Brinchang to Kea Farm

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TIME TUNNEL – Experience the rustic charm of a unique gallery that captures the spirit of the bygone eras of Malaysian life. View a treasure trove of heartwarming artifacts that depict life as it was lived then. Behold rare, nostalgic photographs revealing history of Cameron. Truly, a journey back in time not to be missed!

DAY MARKET – There are many day markets in along the main road between Ringlet and Kampung Raja. Tourist can find variety of vegetables and be fascinated by colorful-painted flowers. NIGHT MARKET – Night Market or locally called as “Pasar Malam” is an interesting sights in Cameron Highlands. One of the popular Pasar Malam venue is located right in front of the Brinchang Police Station. In this place, you can find all the local delicacies. Mostly open on Fridays, Weekends and holidays.

ROBINSON FALLS – The Robinson Falls are located in Tanah Rata. You can walk a number of jungle trails and one of them, no 9, leading in a short walk to this attractive waterfall.

Cameron Highlands Map

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Getting to Cameron Highlands via Simpang Pulai Route

Brinchang Town Map

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Tanah Rata Town

Strawberry Farms Location Map

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Kea Farm Location Map

Tea Plantations Location Map

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