Boh Tea Plantation Cameron Highlands

Ahh the Highlands, called after someone called Cameron, noticeably cooler, with top activities of drinking tea and hiking. It was like being back home, expect they get their tea from the hills around them and not from Tescos. My visit to the Cameron Highlands was brief, staying just two nights, but even in a short time ticked all the right boxes. < …

The Cameron Highlands are one of Malaysias largest hill stations covering an area of 712 square kilometres (275 sq miles). They offer a real reprieve from the heat felt at sea level during the day without the temperature dropping uncomfortably low at night. The area was first developed by the British in the 1920's after being "discovered" by …

We took a ten AM bus from to Tanah Rata in the Cameron Highlands that wound through the mountains on very narrow roadways with constant blind and hairpin turns as one ascended the steep and green hills. We arrived at around 2:30, found our guesthouse - the Eight Mentigi - settled in and arranged for a tour the next day to see the Rafflesia flower …

18 August 2006 (Friday)
I checked out of the hotel in Penang and hailed a cab to Sungai Niborg Bus Terminal – a no-choice situation. On the way there, the Indian driver told me that it was rare to pick up passengers to the bus terminal at Georgetown as most travel agencies provided transfers to the bus terminal using mini-van for only MYR …

So, the Cameron Highlands were meant to be a bit of a reprieve from the boiling heat of the rest of the Malaysia, and a repeive they were being cooler and less humid than than the rest of the country.

Sadly, the cool weather did not seem to agree with me, and after one day in it's delicious icy climes (bit of an exaggeration) I was struck …

1 Mile = 5280 ft

What a nice change from the sticky heat. The Cameron Highlands consists of 3 main towns high up in the mountains. By high up I mean, where we were staying was 4500ft and the next town was even higher at 6666ft! For anyone who doesn't know heights, that’s higher than any mountain in the United Kingdom, almost twice …

We took a morning minivan the 4 hours from Penang to Tanah Rata in the Cameron Highlands. The strawberry and tea bowl of Malaysia. The Cameron Highlands were popular with the Brits as a cool retreat from the hot climate of the coasts. Here the temperature doesn't vary much and never goes over 25 degrees Celsius.

We wound up in to the …

... ; We then moved on to a nearby waterfall, but none of us dipped into the murky pool.  En route to the BOH Tea plantation, again (a fixed part of the package), we stopped off at a small village of indigenous people (the 'Orang ...

... , Indian naan bread and tandori chicken never tasted so good. The following day we spent time at the Sungei Palas, a BOH tea plantation. We tasted a variety of teas included their golden colored premium blend, their strong, dark southern blend, and ...

... to the former before (sans camera) and had meant to go to the latter on my previous trip to the Cameron Highlands. Getting to the tea plantation involved more hitch-hiking, though the land-rover driver didn't really get much choice as we piled in to his ...

... very photogenic landscapes, so a tour of the factory and lunch overlooking the fields was enjoyed by our small group. The Boh tea plantation we visited was established by a Scot called Russell in the early 20th century and many of the trees are seventy ...

... 'The Beach' before going to bed. The following day I made my way down to the station to catch a local bus to the Boh Tea Plantation. The local bus was about 150 years old, and the driver frequently had to take a rest whenever his feet got tired from ...

... right now? The pics are all there and unless you're one of those people, you'll see what I mean. Apparently, the Boh tea plantation, is the largest in South East Asia and we were fortunate enough to get a good spot, right at the foot of a ...

... came out 5km up the road in the town of Brinchang, the four of us took a taxi up into the hills to the BOH tea plantation. The tea trees covering the hills were beautiful, but the rest of the experience was a bust. The "tour" lasted 5 minutes and half ...

Cameron Highlands, Malaysia - Oh man! This blog comes with a warning! If you have just eaten or plan to eat soon, please do not read! If you are not feeling physically very unwell, please do not read. You've been warned!! A brief history, while chatting ...

... the Indian couple bought loads of stuff. We then drove around more of the precarious single lane hairpin bends to the BOH tea plantation (Best Of Highland) which was started by a Scotsman 3 generations ago. The tea plantations are why there are so ...

... of varying degree of difficulty.  On my first hike on trail 9A, I met up with 3 girls and we continued together to Boh Tea Plantation.  Ah what a feast for the eyes, all kind of shades of green from forest dark colors to young light green to a ...