Top Cameron Highlands Hotels

Cameron is actually a good place to stay. I went to Boh tea plantations, strawberry park, souvenir shops and many other interesting places. To eat a very delicious ''nasi kerabu'' and satay you can go to night market at Brinchang near the police station (in front of Star Regency Hotel).

Cameron Highlands still has many appeals, despite the ongoing construction and traffic. Tanah Rata and Brinchang are cool enough but I don''t like the latter. Reminds me of those noisy and dingy Chinatown enclaves. But Brinchang has a night market every Saturday, colourful and cheap. Things not to be missed are the BOH plantation at Ringlet, and the jungle trails that are easily accessible. At the former, you can actually hike up to a lookout point. Still figuring which trails are mountain bike friendly. Weather is perfect for all day jaunts if I can find one.<br> <br> Since I stayed at Ringlet for the first night, I got there from Tapah. Going up was long but okay. Coming down was faster but irritating. Local cars really speed down the twists as if in pursuit of the next mountain to climb. Even 70km/downhill is too slow for them, so my advise, let them through because there''s a lot more from where they came from.

Forest Trail #4 is an easy, pleasant walk, mostly paved and leads past the Parit Falls. It is easily accesible behind the garden at Tanah Rata. Montane birds such as the Orange-bellied Leafbird and Large Niltava may be seen.

We went on the weekend, it was good timing. We visited many places on the map we bought. The most memorable thing was to visit Pasar Malam. It only happens every Saturday night. They had food, drinks, vegetables, souvenirs, and etc., that I''m interested at. We woke up really early on Sunday morning because we planned to visit the highest mountain, Gunung Brinchang. We reached there around 8:40am. It was foggy and we couldn''t see special scenic view. My husband was quite disappointed. Therefore, we stayed inside the car to wait a little hoping that the fog would go away. Guess what? We experienced the earthquake from Indonesia. It wasn''t apparent, I thought my husband was moving annoyingly at the back of the car, as I scolded him, haha... We only knew it was the 12-26 earthquake from Indonesia.

The road up by Tapah is risky because of the twists and turns around hill corners (literally blind spots), so it would be safer if you reach there before nightfall (if driving). The other route, Simpang Pulai, offers very little excitement but the road is wider and safer. Do not hasten on the strawberry farms that are listed. There are more farms further up the road that allows you to handpick the fruits, unlike those listed. The vegetable farms along the way are "magic" to city-born children but alas, there is a lack of animal farm.

Cameron Higlands is no longer as cooling as it used to be. SO, staying at Brinchang area is good as it is still very cooling. I took the ''new road'' via Simpang Pulai. It is easier to drive compare to the old road via Tapah. In fact I was worry at the firat place because it seems like we are the only ''tourist'' on the road! After exiting from the N-S Highway, you can see signboard showing the way to Cameron Highlands. The first few kilometers is a careful drive as there are many lorries moving around some quarries/stone factories. After this stretch, it is quite and smooth. The sign board initially only show ''Pos Slim'' for much of the journey. Only when we go higher in the hill then we can start to see ''Kampung Raja'', which is the first town we will reach in Cameron Highland. At the later stage, you will see clear signbord to tell you to turm right to Cameron Highlands. The journey took us less than an hour.<br> <br> Well, dinner-wise please refrain from visiting ''Silverstar Steamboat Restraunt'' in Brinchang town (opposite the taxi stand). They will ''reduce the food portion'' accrodingly so that you will no choice but to order extra. That is how they make ''extra'' money. We felt like being conned having our dinner there. Our doubts are confirmed on the second day when we joined a guided tour. The local tour guide has also advised us not to go to the same restaurant as well. He says that even local paper has also reported this bad place! Well, on my journey back I was using the old road to Tapah. The temperature start to go up as soon as we reach Tanah Rata. When we stopped at the Waterfalls (some 15-20 km away from tapah), the ''cool feeling'' was gone totally! The waterfalls is not well kept as we can see littering around. Overall, the journey was good as we have a short span of ''get away from our dairy routine''.

Trail 10 leading to Gunung Jasar is easily accesible from Heritage Hotel. Just walk out to the main road, turn left and look for Tan Camelia''s Garden. The trail starts from the back of the garden.

The Cameron Highlands is a great place for a quiet few days. Being at a height of 2000 metres, the weather is cooler than the rest of Malaysia, which can be quite refreshing. Plenty of walking to be done including some jungle walks. The local attractions include Tea Plantations and Strawberry Farms. If you''re looking for a quiet, civilised few days of relaxation, then I highly recommend it.

The Cameron Highlands is definitely not what one thinks of when Malaysia comes to mind. Far from beaches and high in the mountains, it feels more like Europe than Asia. We toured the Koh Tea Plantation and also drove up to the tallest peak in the area (albeit on some tough, winding, bumpy, narrow roads. The view from the top was well worth the drive. We also drove around to some of the neighboring towns, walked around and enjoyed the local cuisine. This was our first destination after landing at KLIA, before we spent time on a private island (Pangkor Laut) and, finally in KL. A great experience.

The Cameron Highlands is beautiful it is a combination between jungle and tea plantations, absolutely stunning. We have seen most of the "attractions" like the butterfly park/ orchid/ strawberry farm etc. but to be honest it is nothing more than killing time. Boh plantation is nice to see (scenery) although it is a pity that the so-called tour doesn''t include a walk at the actual tea plantation. If you would like to see this and have a walk go to the Cameron Valley plantation.