Cameron Holiday Tours and Adventure Review
We participated in a tour for 40 Rs, listed originally at 60 Rs (about $13) from Cameron Holidays Tours and Adventure, who I would not recommend. The fast-talking tour operator fit 9 people in a Land rover from 1962 (including elderly people) and didn’t deliver on the guide (ours only spoke when he led us through the Mossy Forest and did nothing besides drive the rest of the way). The main tourist strip is in Tanah Rata and has a number of tour operators so do a little research there first.
Tip: When you are selecting a tour company, talk to a few first, compare, and get terms and locations down in writing. Negotiate price and/or locations visited because they always set a higher price expecting it to come down.
Here is my review of the main attractions in the area (in order of preference):
Tea Plantation (Boh Tea Plantation in our case)
This is one of the oldest tea plantations in the area (since 1929) and its largest producer of black tea. Some tea plantations may charge admission, but Boh Tea plantation does not because it can make quite a bit of money from tea sales anyway. I liked seeing the tea making process clearly laid out and the views were definitely worth it. Try to spend more time to relax here if you can!
Brinchang Point and Mossy Forest Walk
This was an interesting walk through one of the highest points in the area and supposedly an inspiration for the scenery in Avatar. A guide will walk with you for about 20 minutes. Wear comfortable shoes with traction and pants that can be easily washed because it is wet and muddy in there! Brinchang Point is another nice hike. I enjoyed any chance to leisurely stroll and enjoy the crisp mountain air.
Brinchang Night Market
This is very local and very fun. My mom and future sister-in-law had a ball selecting fresh rambutans (thorny fruit that taste a little like longans), devouring freshly roasted chicken, and pointing and picking through a wide selection of other noodles and roast/fried vegetables (corn or yams). It isn’t very clean and there aren’t many tourists, but I really enjoyed seeing how locals ate and lived.
Taman Rama Rama Butterfly Farm
We visited the butterfly farm, which was really more of a mini zoo. The front section had dozens of butterflies (the guide will help place them on you for photos though we are not sure if the one on my hand got dirt or something worse all over me), but there are also everything from snakes, indigenous flowers, rabbits, and pigeons. I actually enjoyed this because of the great interaction with the insects. My brave future sister-in-law even posed with a snake!
EQ Strawberry Farm and Honeybee farm
Strawberry and honey paraphernalia is everywhere in Cameron Highlands. However, a visit to the EQ strawberry farm was severely disappointing. There is no admission and though we were told that we could pick strawberries as part of the tour, the pick your own strawberries section was closed. All we could do was view strawberry plants for 50-100 feet behind a wire fence. Skip it, or at least this location.
The honeybee farm was small and was located in a small garden with a few honeybee combs nestled in wooden structures. While the fresh honey products looked interesting, I wouldn’t have gone out of my way to come here.
Interesting and beautiful post!!!
Wonderful photography!!!!
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Love seeing local and rural stuff from other countries. WOw! Those fried noodles are making me hungry. Gorgeous mountains.
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These photos are absolutely beautiful! I envy your travels! 🙂
love the travel post! looks like a great place to visit! I want to visit Malasia for a long time already but still didn’t have a chance for it, I hope I’ll be as lucky as you are
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What an adventure girl! I am in awe!!!
There are so many countries to visit in Asia! And now you’ve got another on on my list 🙂
Great photos
lovely scenery
have fun!
Looks incredible! I’d love to go to a Butterfly farm 🙂 xoxo
Thanks for the intro to Cameron Highlands. The Tea Plantation looks incredible!
How fun! The tea plantations and strawberry farm photos are gorgeous! It’s also nice that you were able to enjoy some cool weather during your trip 🙂
these photos are beautiful!
such beautiful imagery.
Aw wow, such dreamy photos, I’ve only been to the Genting Highlands in Malaysia, would love to visit this region. The tea plantation is of great interest to me, it looks so beautiful
how beautiful everything is! i love rambutans… they are delicious!
Wow, a butterfly farm, how amazing! Would love to visit this!
xo Mary Jo
amazing post!! love your pic’s style
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Wow, what a gorgeous place! I adore butterfly farms!
awesome photos!! im loving the mountains! wow
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It is gorgeous! What a fabulous butterfly farm 🙂 Your picture is breathtaking. Your sister in law is definitely brave! HAHAHA Indeed!
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I would love to go to the butterfly garden!
These pictures are stunning. I would love, love, love to see a tea plantation! It must have been an amazing experience.
Oh my this place is beautiful, though it stinks your tour was sucky!
Such beautiful pictures! You’ve been to so many spectacular places!I especially LOVE the butterfly farm!
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What beautiful pictures – I would love to travel to Asia!
ARE YOU SERIOUS! These photos are phenomenal!!!!!!!!!!
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Oh, how stunning. I doubt I will ever get the chance to visit such a breathtaking part of the world. So I live vicariously through you. 😉
this looks like such a great place to experience. the views and the food are pulling at my wanderlust heart strings.
Oh my gosh…these pictures are so amazing. So lush. I love it…keep ’em coming!