Cameron Highlands- Tea, Strawberries, and Strawberry Tea

Hello Everyone,

We have spent the last five nights in Cameron Highlands, Malaysia. We had been excited about this part of our trip from the first time we read about this region. For those of you that are not familiar with Cameron Highlands, it is an area north of Kuala Lumpur high up in the mountains. However, these are not your normal mountains. They are covered with jungles, tea plants and tea plantations. One of the most famous plantations is Boh, which makes all kinds of teas and they all are delicious. We had some amazing days exploring the area. We hiked through the muddy jungle to one of the highest peaks in the area, helped a local worker cut tea leaves and tried to end each night with a scone at Lord's Cafe, world famous for their mouth watering scones. We could go on and on about this place, but let's get to the pictures.

Day 1- our easy day or so we were told. It started off with a paved trail and ended in us pushing our way through bushes and jumping over fallen trees. This dog turned around before the trail got rough. He must be a local.




Robinson Falls- so far so good




And then the excitement picked up










We were fairly certain we were lost, but when we got this view, we figured we were ok.




When we finally popped out on a street, we met some fellow travelers who accompanied us for the rest of the journey. The four of us made our way up a hill to one of the plantations.





This is Rachel, Liz and Mila




At Boh Estate




From the viewpoint







We took a quick tour of the facilities







And then we were on our way back down the hill. This gentleman was hard at work and asked us if we wanted to give it a try




First, Liz




Then, Scott




We think he was the best at it. We are pretty sure he told us that he cuts 500 baskets/ day. Ours was more of a 20 basket/ day pace




A couple more views before the sky opened up. Day 1 was a welcome start to our trip




(Scott thought this was the biggest chicken alive) I just saw that Mila added this comment. It was the biggest chicken alive




Day 2- hike to Gunung Brinchang (one of the highest peaks in the area). This was a true jungle trek and our shoes paid the price. We got along with Rachel and Liz so well that we all decided to do this hike together

Along the way







We are going to move into this house...someday




The trailhead




The trek begins. It may have been short, but it was arduous







Mila's "I can't believe I just bought new shoes face"



Near the top of the mountain





We made it







Back down the road and into the Mossy Forrest







Yep, we are still going the right way




Now, on our way towards the second of two Boh tea plantations
















Spiders enjoying the view




We have arrived











Us enjoying our vanilla tea with a view (Mila didn't want this picture in- sorry for the weird facial expression)








On the way back we stopped at a bee farm. Don't need to do that again




Day 3 was reserved for laundry, photo transferring, relaxing, and scones. No pictures currently available

Day 4- we walked to the city of Brinchang which is where many of the farms and other tourist destinations are located

Along the way







A strawberry farm







Sam Poh Buddhist Temple







At Big Red Strawberry farm

Strawberries







Tomatoes




Lettuce




Santa





Cacti








On our very last day we had one of our favorite meals in the city of Tanah Rata where we called home for our stay







We will miss Cameron Highlands very much, but we hope to have a scone there again one day. We are moving on to Penang, an island in northern Malaysia where we will spend the next 6 nights. See you next time.

-Mila and Scott



- Posted around the world from our iPad

Location:Jalan Hutton,Georgetown,Malaysia