Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

This beauty is the heaven of greenery and lies across northern Malaysia. Known as Tanah Tinggi Cameron, the hill station was discovered by Sir William Cameron in 1885. Cameron Highlands is right on the tip of Pahang and is popular for its untouched pastures. Home to more than a hundred floral species, the hill station is has a very unique ecosystem. It also houses more than 700 species of plants over the entire area. Acres and acres of tea plantations leave the air with powerful tea leaves’ fragrance. The hill station is an absolute delight for farm lovers as strawberry farms and lavender gardens here are to die for. Not much has been written about the unexplored meadows of Cameron Highlands and that’s probably the best part about this beautiful countryside.
• Cameron Highlands is not for the ones who love to bask in the glory of urbanisation. It’s for nature lovers who crave for the love of Mother Nature.

• Located amidst Titiwangsa Rang and standing high above the sweltering plains of Malaysia, the hill station offers a salubrious weather all around the year.

• Cameron Highlands screams of its English colonial history in every brick and corner. The cuisine is a mix of English food and Malay.

• Trekking is the most popular activity here as it provides adventure lovers with acres of trek path surrounded with colourful and vibrant flower gardens.

• Honey bee farms are also open to tourists where they are given first hand training on how to make honey out of the raw beehives. Ee Feng Gu Honey Bee Farm is the most popular one of them all. The tourists are also served honey drinks and cocktails made out of fresh honey.

• Mossy forest, also known as Cloud forest or Elfin forest is another must visit place in Cameron Highlands. Mossy Forest occupies the ridge and valleys at elevations above 1,800 metres where the temperatures are the lowest. Night lovers have a perfect opportunity to gaze into the Milky Way galaxy from the mossy forest.
Best time to visit – All around the year

Cuisine – Malay and English (mostly breakfast)

Languages spoken – Malay, Tamil, English and Mandarin

How to get there — By road via Kualalampur and Perak