Weekend Day Trip Up Cameron Highlands

Posted on September 23, 2009
Filed Under Holidays | 5 Comments

Last Sunday, we took a day trip up to Cameron Highlands. It was still a bright and sunny morning when we drove up. There were occasional drizzles along the way up. When we were near the top, we were greeted with a heavy down pour. The rain stopped after a while. It was raining on and off throughout our trip on Cameron Highlands.

Due to the long weekend holidays, it was crowded virtually everywhere on Cameron Highlands. Moving around and finding a place to park our car during holiday seasons like this was an ‘adventure’ in Cameron Highlands. Long queues were expected virtually everywhere.

Nonetheless, we still managed to visit a place or two during our short day trip there.

We visited one of the many cactus gardens up in Cameron Highlands. Cactus gardens are one of the attractions up there. You’ll get to see all sorts of cactuses available in the gardens. Below are some photos taken inside the cactus garden we visited.

Another activity that is nice to do up Cameron Highlands is to visit the many tea plantations there. You should walk around the plantation and enjoy the scenery of the plantation along the way. There are also tea houses available in the tea plantation for you to take a short break and have a cuppa nice tea. These are some of the photos I have taken at the tea plantation we visited.

Besides the above, one can also visit the honey bees farms as well as the various marketplace up in Cameron Highlands. You should try the sweet corns widely sold there. They are very nice and sweet when eaten fresh.

You can also visit the many strawberry farms up in Cameron Highlands and have some fun time plucking strawberries yourself.

There you have it. A short day trip up to Cameron Highlands. On the overall, it’s a nice place to relax and also get away from the busy city. Anyway, I would recommend a visit to Cameron Highlands during non-peak seasons or during week days. The traffic on Cameron Highlands can be pretty nasty during peak seasons and long weekend holidays.

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5 Responses to “Weekend Day Trip Up Cameron Highlands”

kenwooi on September 23rd, 2009 1:05 pm

nice pictures..
the last time i went to cameron was in 2006..
very long time ago..
enjoyed the cooling air up there =)

blurryleo: { thanks ken. I had fun snapping during the trip }
David on September 28th, 2009 1:26 pm

Hello Leo,

Looks like you had a great trip to Camerons. Love the pictures, esp the Tea Plantation ones. Keep up the great work!

Regards,
David
Malaysia-Asia.my

blurryleo: { hi David, thanks for dropping by. despite the rain, the trip was still great. }
cleffairy on September 29th, 2009 2:36 pm

I have yet to go to Cameron…. *sigh*… some Malaysian I am!

blurryleo: { clef, there is always time for a short break. you can always take a maiden trip there one of these days }
zeapleonia on October 14th, 2009 10:55 am

Hi,

Nice pictures you have there! DSLR or normal pocket camera was used for the shots?

Rgds,
zeapleonia

blurryleo: { hi zea, thanks. the pix were taken using a pocket camera. }
YuNiq on October 17th, 2009 1:28 pm

Nice pics! Planned a trip end of Oct!

blurryleo : { hey YuNiq, thanks. remember to post the pix of your visit too }