Day 6 Family Trip - Cameron Highlands, Pahang

Date:03&04.12.2008

Cameron Highlands was founded by William Cameron, a government surveyor while on a mapping expedition in 1885. He discovered a plateau at an elevation of 1370-1700 meters above sea level and was so enamored by the wide area of gentle slopes and plateau land. Cameron’s name was bestowed upon the highland area.

A grey, cloudy sky on our way up to Cameron Highlands

First, we stopped at the Green View Garden

Green View Gardeng is one of the largest integrated tourist centre in Cameron Highlands. Here, you will find breathtaking beautiful floral and natural landscape, the first hydroponics vegetable farm open to the public as well as an elegant European-style café set in a serene garden where you can enjoy a cup of Cameronian tea amidst fresh, clean highland air.

We reached Brinchang, a small town located in Cameron Highlands in the noon. We checked into a hotel and went to one of the Chinese restaurants for lunch. The dishes we ordered mostly consisted of fresh vegetables. Soon after lunch, the 'Snapshot Carnival' kicked off as we began to take photos around the restaurant.

Then, we visited the Tan's Camellia Garden
Tan's Camellia Garden in Tanah Rata,
It is probably the only Garden
of it's kind in the Asean region

Tan's Camellia Garden is a well lanscaped garden.
It's architecturally designed to suit the growing
of Camellias which need partial shade,
high humidity and well drained environment


followed by a visit to the Orang Asli (Aborigine Village)
at Kampung Pangan Orang Asli Village, near Boh Tea Estate

There are many aborigine villages in Cameron Highlands. The two famous aborigine villages in Cameron Highlands are the aborigine villages near Villa Dahlia at Tanah Rata and Kampung Pangan Orang Asli Village, near Boh Tea Estate.


last visited for today was the Tea Plantation.
It was a huge and green plantation.

Tea planting is the main economic activity in Cameron Highlands, with acres upon acres of land dedicated to its cultivation. There are several tea plantation located at Ringlet, whose hardy perennial plants, at a distance, produce the verdant carpet so characteristic of the highlands. Cameron Bharat Plantations is the second largest tea producer in Malaysia, producing Cameron Valley Tea which is synonymous with exquisite highland tea.

After dinner we decided to take a walk at the Night Markets

Night Markets also affectionately known as "Pasar Malam" in the local language are quite popular not just in Cameron Highlands but also in many places in Malaysia. Apart from the usual vegetable, fruits, flowers, you could find souvenirs and not to forget, the aroma freshly cook tidbits, you just can't resist buying some of the mouth watering cakes, corns, potato balls, just to mention a few. This night markets is a must visit!

Date: 4th Dec 2008

We visited the Big Red Strawberry Farm after breakfast. Big Red Strawberry Farm, also known as Taman Agro Tourism Cameron Highlands offers one-stop garden and farm centre to relax and unwind. It is located in Brinchang town, right beside Cactus Valley at the new town of Brinchang.

Before reaching, there are some stalls by the road sides, selling strawberry, vegetables and fruits. There are also a few smaller scale plants nurseries nearby. The shaded farm of Big Red Strawberry provides a comfortable stroll for visitors whether it is rain or shine. Under one root, you may visit hydroponic farm, potted plants nursery and even there are plenty of cactus for sale.

We were so excited to view with our own eyes how strawberry and lettuces (Red coral, Green coral, Butterhead, Romaine) being cultivated here. You may pause and try to learn how hydroponic system works if you love farming or gardening. A wonderful experience indeed! Parsley was also planted on the ground underneath the rows of hanging strawberry pots.

The farm is situated by the slope of a hill. Nevertheless, the path is made easy andwe did not feel the gradient at all. After a short walk, we arrived at the cafetaria that served local fresh salads, tea, scones and all kind of strawberry products including juice, milkshake, muffin, yogurt and tarts. Self-picking strawberry is also availble here with some fees.

This garden is suitable for children and elderly as well. They are equipped with good facilities such as car park near the cafetaria, clean washrooms, gift shop and small playing centres for children below 10 years old.

Tomato Garden

cactus on sale, all kind of flowers &
Hydroponically grown lettuces

We had a fresh strawberry ice cream


Rose Valley

After that, we also visited the Rose Valley. The entrance fee is RM4.00 per person Its main attraction as according to its name is the varieties of roses in this garden . Countless variety of roses of various shades of colors can be found here but some of the flowers appeared to be withering indicating the end of their bloom span. Those fully bloomed ones were fading, their petals showing signs of age with brown and blemished spots even on the leaves.

Nevertheless we were enthralled by the beauty of the roses not to mention the fragrances as we held the soft petals close to our nose. We were excited with the different fragrances of the roses, some smelled stronger than others. The sweet fragrances reminds us of perfumes in our talc and soaps.

We all agreed that the leisure walk among the beautiful and fragrant blooms in the cool climate was really therapeutic for city folks like us. We are grateful that the caretakers of this rose garden have taken good care of this place not to mention its clean washrooms.

Roadside view of the Vegetable Farms


that me at the tea plantation

Cameron Highlands. Ahhh…beautiful

It was the end of our trip - although we had hoped for a colder weather. It must be global warming. The weather in Cameron Highlands didn’t feel much different from on-ground Kuala Lumpur.