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 Traveller's Tales: Getting around in Cameron Highlands, Malaysia
Know the most popular landmarks in Cameron Highlands, Malaysia. You may read about best transportation, recommended travel itinerary, suggested routes and directions. Also, you might want to read our
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| E Mcanuff |
15 September 2002 |
Stayed at Strawberry Park Resort - Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.
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Cameron Highlands were beautiful. We took a bus from KL which was fine. Journey took about 4 hours and was very cheap. We hired a taxi for half a day to take us round the sights which was a great way to see everything. Beware of taxis after 9.00pm when fares seem to almost double.
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| M Cash |
28 August 2002 |
Stayed at Strawberry Park Resort - Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.
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We used our own driver and guide whilst away and visited all the attractions. The tea plantations were particularly fascinating and everything was good value for money.
We also had a need to visit the local Klinic for an emergency wasp sting to the face and found the doctor very kind and efficient.
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| J Lommerse |
18 August 2002 |
Stayed at Strawberry Park Resort - Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.
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The Cameron Highlands are well worth a visit. The drive from Tapah to Tanah Rata is quite an experience - 60+km of bends! The scenery en route is fantastic.
The Boh Tea Plantation is worth stopping at - although slightly off the beaten track. If you're into hiking, there are some good routes.
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| B Oke |
17 August 2002 |
Stayed at Lakehouse Cameron Highlands, The - Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.
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After the PLUS, the road to Ringlet is a bit challenging. The road is narrow and winding and is the main route to and from the Cameron Highlands. Commercial trucks tend to travel at unsafe speeds taking corners at the absolute limit of adhesion to the road. The ubiquitous 70-90cc bikes also attempt suicide, overtaking on blind corners and cutting off the unwary car driver in an attempt to save 30 seconds on their journey. Once you have braved the desperate traffic, the landscape unfolds to some stunning scenery. The small towns of Ringlet, Tana Rata and Bringchang offer limited restaurant, shopping and entertainment facilities, but this place, after all is where you would come to get away from it all. Brilliant scenery, tea plantations and jungle walks.
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| R Johnson |
04 August 2002 |
Stayed at Smokehouse Hotel, Cameron Highlands - Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.
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The Cameron Highlands are absolutely beautiful. We loved them & hope to return. (Bring a sweater - this may be Malaysia - but it is very cool and rainy at times.)
We drove a rental car from Kuala Lumpur, & would warn people to start earlier in the day than we did. We started about 3:30 p.m. & didn't get there until just after dark - which scared me (my husband seemed to enjoy the adventure, though) - since the roads are Very curvy for at least 2 hours to the top, and the rain could be rushing down the hillside & you don't know what you will encounter around the corner. (It's a good idea to honk before you go around some of those corners.)
In the daylight (and if you enjoy heights) there are some awesome sights! The tea plantations up there make for gorgeous scenery. The BOH Tea Plantation is the only one (I think) that gives tours of the factory & it's very interesting. I was very glad we were on our own, though. I heard from other people that they were less than happy with some of the tours, but I'm not sure why.
The 2 towns that are close enough to explore (Tanah Rata & Brinchang), are very small & only have a few shops to really enjoy. The Malay people are very warm & friendly though. We had some local food that was very good, and some that was not; but, that's really a matter of taste. I'm not crazy about Chinese steamboat, while others are. I can't take spicy Malay food, but my husband loves it. Surprisingly, there are quite a few places where you can get a Western breakfast, and the coffee is very good up there.
It was enjoyable for us to just drive around & see the countryside (something I'd been dying to do after a year in Singapore!) The golf course looked very nice, but we didn't use it. Other people seemed to be very happy with the hiking.
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| N Lutz |
28 July 2002 |
Stayed at Strawberry Park Resort - Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.
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The teaplantation was great and wonderful to see and also the butterfly garden was very nice but not very good kept. Unfortunately.
The way up to the top is not very good signed, so we got lost.
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| H Garbett |
11 July 2002 |
Stayed at Lakehouse Cameron Highlands, The - Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.
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We had one night in the Cameroon Highlands so couldn't take full advantage of the walks etc.
One of the tea plantations 10 mins north of the Lakehouse is well worth a visit.
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| L Soo soo |
07 July 2002 |
Stayed at Strawberry Park Resort - Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.
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The journey to Cameron Highland is worth travelling, the weather is perfect. The steamboat is full of free and fresh vegetables and cost only RM12 per pax. I bought lots of cheap roses, plants, fruits and vegetables where you can find along the way at Brinchang and higher.
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| J Mcadoo |
02 June 2002 |
Stayed at Heritage Hotel Cameron Highlands - Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.
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Tanah Ratah is a good base for touring the area.
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| P Kok |
26 May 2002 |
Stayed at Equatorial Cameron Highlands - Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.
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nice place nice weather, but the road condition over Pahang side is very much better then Perak side. Maybe Gov can do something to improve on this.
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