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Situated
at 1520m above sea level, this is
Malaysia's green bowl supplying vegetables to the major
cities of the country and to Singapore. The cool climate
makes it an excellent tea growing area and indeed the Cameron
tea is highly
prized in the world market. With temperatures ranging
between 25 and 10 degrees Celsius, this place is popular
all year round with tourists.
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Places of interest are the Robinson Falls, the Rose Garden nurseries
and the strawberry and vegetable farms. A visit to the tea
plantation is well worthwhile, to see how one of the world’s
favourite beverages is processed fresh from the plantations. Stroll
around and admire the old colonial buildings such as the Old
Smokehouse. This hill station is surrounded by jungles and trails
are marked for jungle trekking. There are various villages inhabited
by Orang Asli. There is also a golf course.
The small town of Tapah at the foot of Cameron Highlands is the
gateway to the highlands. From Tapah the road winds uphill via a
succession of twists and bends to a series of little townships,
which include Ringlet, Tanah Raja and Brinchang. All these towns
offer a variety of accommodation.
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Tapah
, a town in Perak, is the main entry point to the highlands.
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Road : Cameron Highlands is about 60 kilometers from
Tapah, a town off the Kuala Lumpur - Ipoh Highway accessible
by road and rail. From Tapah, the two winds up through fascinating jungle scenery. The drive up will take
about one and the half hours to Tanah Rata.
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Coach : Coach travel is one of the most convenient
and economical ways to come to Cameron Highlands. A number of
companies provide regular, efficient express and tourist coach
services to and from Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Singapore with
a choice of day or night departures on some routes.
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Taxi : Taxi services is available from Kuala Lumpur (Pudu Raya) direct to Tanah Rata. There are also taxis from Tapah town and Tapah station (for those arriving by train).
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Train : The rall stop is at Tapah. From here take the taxi or bus to Tanah Rata.
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Jungle trakking in the tropical rain forest
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Bird watching
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Visit a tea plantation and factory
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Visit strawberry and vegetable farms, cactus valley, rose centre and flower nurseries
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Visit the butterfly farm
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Visit honey bee farm
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Play golf
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Ride a mountain bike (rent in Tanah Rata) to the top of Gunung Brinchang
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Visit aboriginal villages (Orang Asli)
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Play sports at the Strawberry Resort : tennis, squash, swimming pool
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Packages |
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Cool
Cameron Highlands (Tour Packages) |
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Cameron
Highlands Explore (Student Tour Packages) |
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Students
Package to Cameron Highlands (Student Tour Packages) |
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Special
Package for Primary & Secondary Student (Student Tour
Packages) |
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