Cameron Highlands is a highland region located about 121 km east of Ipoh and about 214 km north of Kuala Lumpur, in Pahang, Malaysia. At 5,000 ft (1,500 m) above sea level it is the highest area on the mainland, enjoys a cool climate, with temperatures no higher than 25 °C and rarely falls below 12°C year-round. Cameron Highlands is actually a district in the state of Pahang Darul Makmur although the road entrance is via Tapah and Simpang Pulai in the state of Perak Darul Ridzuan. Cameron Highlands district is bordered by Lipis district on the south-east, Kelantan on the north and Perak on the west.
Contents 1 Background 2 Key attractions 3 Outdoor activities 4 Townships 5 Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats 6 Subdistricts 7 Access 8 Gallery 9 External links // Background Location of Cameron Highlands A view of Cameron Highlands A plantation workerThe Highlands were named after William Cameron, a British colonial government surveyor who discovered the plateau during a mapping expedition in 1885. The fame of Cameron Highlands then grew during the colonial era when British planters realised the potential of its fertile mountain slopes for growing tea, then a prized commodity. Cameron Highlands is still home to many tea plantations, being Malaysia's largest tea-producing region. With its many farms the area is also known as a major supplier of fruits and vegetables to both Malaysia and Singapore, and is one of Malaysia's prime tourist destinations.
Key attractionsApart from the cool weather, key attractions in Cameron Highlands include a butterfly farm, strawberry farms, rose gardens and vegetable gardens. There are also the Brinchang Hindu Temples and the Sam Poh Chinese Mahayana Buddhist Temple. Other features include Cactus Point, Cactus Valley and the BOH Tea Plantation. There is Market Square, the Cameron Highlands Time Tunnel Galeria (at nearby Kea Farm) and accommodation at the Kampung Taman Sedia Homestay, Tanah Rata and The Smokehouse Hotel.
Outdoor activitiesThe Tanah Rata area has an extensive network of forest trails. Some are a short 15 – 20 minutes' walk starting close to the town centre. Others range across several kilometres of hills and require more skill and fitness. Several notable easy walks are to nearby Parit Falls and Robinson Falls. Trails are marked in a rudimentary way with weathered yellow signs mostly in Bahasa Malaysia (national language). The Cameron Highlands Discovery map available widely in tourist shops shows the various numbered walking trails (called Paths) and indicates the level of difficulty in certain places. It is not a detailed, to-scale map and hikers should be aware. The level of difficulty can vary. Some trails (ex. Path #9) are relatively flat or gently sloping (riverside), others are steep and challenging, especially to the hill tops of Gunung Berembun (1812m) and Gunung Brinchang (2000m). Trail floors are often criss-crossed by a dense network of tree roots. Many tourist operators in town offer guided half day and full day expeditions into the hills.
TownshipsThere are eight towns in the Cameron Highlands:
Images Towns Notes Brinchang Brinchang currently is the biggest town in Cameron Highland. It seats several hotels, night markets, military camps, public service and commercial centre. The people here are mainly Chinese. Tringkap Tringkap is well-known for its popular business centre where most people can get fresh vegetable, fruit and flowers here arrived daily and fresh from the farms. Ringlet Ringlet is the first town on the road to Cameron Highlands from Tapah. It is a hub of Malaysia's vegetable farming and international flower farming sector. Tanah Rata Tanah Rata is one of the major centres in the Cameron Highlands with several large hotels and numerous guesthouses, parks and a bustling commercial area. It provides a wide range of restaurants serving Malay, Indian, Chinese and Western food and even boasts a Starbucks outlet. Indian cuisine, particularly tandoori chicken with naan, is very popular with visitors to Tanah Rata.Accommodation ranges from backpacker-style guesthouses to very expensive hotels. Father's Guesthouse, a former residence for Catholic priests, is a quiet spot only 5 minutes' walk from the noisy commercial area . It offers private rooms, some overlooking a flower garden, and dorm-style accommodation. In the mid-range category are holiday apartments rented out daily or by the week. A unique hotel is the Bala's Holiday Chalet located on the road to Brinchang, about 2 km. out of Tanah Rata. Bala's was formerly a school that housed European expatriate children in the 1930s and 1940s. It is notable for the mock Tudor-style architecture of its main buildings, a quaint English garden where visitors can order tea and scones, and a restaurant that serves a mix of Western and Indian dishes. The luxury end is served by the Cameron Highlands Resort opposite the golf course. The hotel features the Jim Thompson lounge where High Tea is served at 3 pm. daily. The hotel provides free guided walking tours on the Jim Thompson Trail. It explores the flora and fauna of the Highlands and follows the trail that leads to the vicinity of Moonlight Cottage. This cottage has come down in local lore as the place from which Jim Thompson, an American entrepreneur who reinvigorated the Thai silk and textile industry after W.W.II, set out on a walk one fateful afternoon and was never seen again. Some say he was robbed and murdered, others that he was attacked by a tiger.
Another interesting type of accommodation that may appeal to some visitors is the traditional Malay Kampung Homestay located at Kampung Taman Sedia. The people here are mainly Malay.
Bertam Valley Bertam Valley is one of hub of Malaysia's local vegetable farm and international flower farm such as Roses & Chrysanthemums. Kuala Terla Kampung Raja Kampung Raja is the rural area in the Cameron Highland whereas it seats only residence zone and several commercial zone. Blue Valley Blue Valley is well-known for its tea plantations that are ranked as one of the best in Malaysia. A few to be named are Blue Valley Tea Plantation and BOH Tea Plantation. Federal Parliament and State Assembly SeatsCameron Highlands district representative in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)
Parliament Seat Name Member of Parliament Party P78 Cameron Highlands Devamany S. Krishnasamy BNList of Cameron Highlands district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri)
Parliament State Seat Name State Assemblyman Party P78 N1 Tanah Rata Ho Yip Kap Independent without party P78 N2 Jelai Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail BN SubdistrictsCameron Highlands has 3 mukim or subdistricts.
Ringlet (5,165 Ha) Ulu Telom (63,981 Ha) Tanah Rata (2,081 Ha) (Capital) AccessFrom North-South Expressway, exit the expressway at Tapah Interchange and then proceed via Federal route 59 straight along the way to the highlands. It is estimated the first town of south End Ringlet is within one and a half hours. For user from Pahang and Johor, they can use the Raub-Ringlet Highway that will be completed by the end of year 2010. However, at this time of this article has been written, user can already use the highway but please take note, there is no mobile network connectivity on the Raub-Ringlet Highway.
Alternatively, exit the expressway at Simpang Pulai Interchange, Ipoh and proceed via a new Second East-West Highway to Cameron Highlands along the way to the top. The first town at the northern end, Kampung Raja, is approximately one hour away.
There are also express buses from Penang, Kuala Lumpur or Singapore.
Expect massive traffic congestion from Kg Raja to Tanah Rata during holidays (near to 2 hours for this stretch) due to holiday makers stopping along the way to buy vegetables / sight-seeing.
GalleryA landscape view of BOH's tea plantation
Sam Poh Buddhist Temple in Cameron Highlands
Cabbage Veggie Farm in Cameron Highlands
Strawberry Farm in Cameron Highlands
BOH factory at Sg. Palas, Cameron Highlands
Green tea maze at Cameron Highlands
A tree in BOH plantation
Green Tea Plants in Cameron Highlands
External links Cameron Highlands travel guide from Wikitravel v • d • e Malaysian hill stations Bukit Larut • Bukit Tinggi • Cameron Highlands • Fraser's Hill • Genting Highlands • Penang Hill v • d • e Pahang Darul Makmur Districts Bera • Bentong • Cameron Highlands • Jerantut • Kuantan • Lipis • Maran • Pekan • Raub • Rompin • Temerloh Towns Bandar Bera • Bandar Pusat Jengka • Bandar Muadzam Shah • Bandar Tun Abdul Razak • Batu Hitam • Batu Talam • Belimbing • Benta • Bentong • Beserah • Brinchang • Bukit Tinggi • Ceruk Paluh • Chendor • Chenor • Cheroh • Chini Lake • Fraser's Hill • Gambang • Gebeng • Genting Highlands • Genting Sempah • Jerantut • Karak • Kemayan • Ketari • Kota Iskandar • Kota Shahbandar • Kuala Lipis • Kuala Pahang • Kuala Rompin • Kuala Tembeling • Kuantan (capital) • Lanchang • Lentang • Lubuk Paku • Lurah Bilut • Maran • Mengkarak • Mengkuang • Mentakab • Merapoh • Nenasi • Paloh Hinai • Pekan • Penor • Raub • Rompin • Sebertak • Sempalit • Sungai Lembing • Sungai Ruan • Tanah Rata • Tanjung Lumpur • Tanjung Sepat • Teluk Cempedak • Temerloh • Teriang • Tringkap Islands Pulau Tioman Villages Cherating • FELDA Mempaga • FELDA New Zealand • Janda Baik • Kampung Awah • Sri Jaya Townships Bandar Baru Chendor • Bandar Damansara Kuantan • Bandar Indera Mahkota • Bandar MEC • Bandar Putra • Gohtong Jaya Special Zones East Coast Economic RegionCoordinates: 4°31′45″N 101°20′20″E / 4.52917°N 101.33889°E / 4.52917; 101.33889
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