Cameron Highlands (Part 1)

August 2008 – school holidays

On the very first day of 3rd term school holidays, my family and I drove to Ipoh to pick up my godsis and her son. Then we headed up to Cameron Highlands via Simpang Pulai route. The last visit was 4 years ago. There was still some construction going on then and not many sign boards. In fact there was no sign turning into Cameron Highlands from Simpang Pulai. I had to call my brother for directions.

Well, this trip, the sign is up and road is ready. It was a scenic and pleasant journey up the mountain. My kids and nephew were very excited. Asking questions after questions. Then my godsis brought out a game that requires to ask questions and guessing. That kept them entertained for a while till we reach Kg Raja. Then back to sight seeing questions again. Kids! The journey took about 1 1/2 hours from Simpang Pulai to Heritage Hotel.

Shortly after checking into our rooms in Heritage Hotel, Tanah Rata, the kids were jumping on bed and with full of excitement. My hubby didn’t really rest like what he normally does after long hours of driving. He also full of energy, probably influenced by the kids. So we headed to the tourist places.

First stop was butterfly farm at Brinchang. There were two farms side by side. We just went to the one nearest to where we park which is the left side of the two farms. Not many butterflies and probably has very few species cause I only see one major colony which is the Raja Brooke species. We also saw some snakes and insects in their cages. My last trip, we went to the other farm which I think was better.

Then we headed to Cactus Point, quite a big area and the plants are orderly placed. The path in between the rows of plants is also quite wide. Many different types of cactus can be found here. They also sell potted flowers and leave plants.

Next we went to Kea Farm. Had fresh potato chips at Potato King and bought some corns. We did stop by Time Tunnel, a museum near Kea Farm, but didn’t enter because it was already six in the evening and entrance fee per adult was RM5 and children RM3. Then we had dinner at Brinchang town. The weather that day was raining on and off, and quite cold.

Above picture is the Brinchang Pasar Malam (night market). Opens daily. Since it was raining, we didn't go and just went back to hotel. We went to bed around 10 pm and that concluded our day 1 in Cameron Highlands.