Hey mates... I'll be making a 2D 1N trip to the Camerons on the way back from KL after 3D2N in Penang... Is it sufficient time to visit those popular spots like the Boh Plantation and vegie farms?

And also, what are the recommended hotels between the RM100-200+ range? The Equatorial is actually offering standard rooms for around RM230+ (after tax and surcharge), is it a good hotel for those of u who have stayed there? I'm also considering the Century Pines and Rosa Passadena though...

sufficient enuf

tourist attraction spots
- BOH tea plantation (bharat or sungai palas)
- Bee Farm
- Strawberry Farm
- Vege Farm
- Flower&Cactus Farm
- Kea Farm ( Pasar Pagi)
- Brinchang Pasar Malam
- Steamboat

stayed in rosa b4...it's a bit dirty and old .. bad management ler..but restaurant is all over within walking distance..
century pines is ok

how many ppl will be going?
actually i will recommend to stay in star regency
pasar malam is just at the entrance
all the restaurant are just 5 minutes walking distance away

equatorial 1 is a good deal with all the vouchers and rebates
but the food charges are rather on the high side

Well, there should be three of us going, which are me and my gf as well as her sis... I think a hotel room is more than sufficient also ya? Since one of us can sleep on the couch or another single bed...

And yeah, i also feel that 2D1N is more than enough time to complete most of the Camerons... As for hotels, other than these three and the Star Regency, what are the other recommended ones?

normally if i go to cameron with my gf i will stay in the hotel call rainbow hotel or kowloon hotel
both of them is quite ok compare to rosa
also there're not far from the pasar malam
(last time used to be in front of it... but shifted to the police station there already)

if a group of us then we'll opt for star regency

ermmm... u must remember 2 go to d pasar malam there... buy all d roses they got... damn kau cheap...

dont buy vege or strawberry... it sucks

Buy strawberry with whipped cream.

no ler... dip in choc

Don't make me start.

Hahaha, lots of suggestions here, very much appreciated... How much are the Rainbow and Kowloon hotels charging per night actually? I'm still considering the Equatorial as well as century, but how about the Strawberyy?

The Equatorial there is good. But, Heritage is even better. You can have more privacy at Heritage and there is less risk of landslide. Bala's Chalet is also quite good.

But heritage is pricey, the cheapest rooms are going for around rm350... Its a nice hotel though, as shown from the website...

rainbow and kowloon are quite cheap
not exceeding 150 during weekends ( not too sure already.. was singled for quite a long time)
last few times i went i stayed in star regency and equatorial only

strawberry is good... very good atmosphere to stay with gf
but very pricey
300+ for a hotel room during weekends

I also planned to go there dis school holiday..wanna ask about da psasar malam..wut day does it held?or is it everyday...when there b4 but its been 6years ago i think.huhu

try out the fried oyster mushroom in pasar malam there.

well as far as i know the pasar malam is on weekends, weekdays dont hav.

yup
only weekend
last time wednesday also have
but now not too sure
heard it was close down

and the ball-like fried sweet potatoes ..

pasar malam on friday n saturday.... at brinchang...

sunday i think at Tanah Rata..

hi there,

any suggestion what to get from there?
heard that don't buy fresh strawberry back to kl as couldn't keep long...
better have it there with whipped cream or dip in chocolate...
can buy perserved strawberry ?
and corn ? 'crystal corn'?
how much and where to get ? can bargain ar?
i goin this weekend...

basically the stuff that is good bargain is veges, fruits, flowers, cactus
for the strawberry.. even the fresh picked are not all sweet
some are sour like h3ll
very much depend on the weather

ohh... so how bout weather nowadays?
raining season ?

yep...it has been raining for the past few days

hi all..
aiyohh rosa passadena not good arr? i've confirmed with the tourist agent ler..but not yet booked i think lar..huhu...

not well maintained

I advice you to stay at the Strawberry Park. It's now managed under a new management after the takeover a few years ago. It has been renovated and I heard it is now one of the best places to stay in at CH, if not the best.

i believe the best will be
http://www.cameronhighlandsresort.com/

lol.....That is Strawberry Park. After the takeover, they had given it a new name. Some sort of re-branding I think.

Hmm go boh tea don't just drink the tea. Remember to climb the steps behind the drinking place, its near the toilet i think Wear proper shoes.... its not very tiring but need to be careful.. once reach on top quite rewarding. The view pretty nice and its very breezy usually.

And don't forget to go to Gunung Brinchang! It is so cold up there and the mist is so thick that you feel like you are in a cloud!~ Believe me! You won't regret it.

previously it wass Merlin Inn
not strawberry park

O Really? I know it is the hotel near the golf course. I also know it was just recently been taken over by a new management. But I didn't know what it is called before that. Since a lot of people talked about Strawberry Park, I assume that is the one they are talking about. lol....

But still, you can trust me on everything else. I used to stay for nearly 2 months there. My dad was posted there.

Nolah... This one was previously the Merlin... The hotel looks pretty much the same as before but has been upgraded by YTL into a 5-star in the mould of the Pangkor Laut Resort...

The Strawberry is still under the same name actually...

Read my earlier post. The one above yours.

nvm... just some small confusion and misunderstanding

but that CHR ex Merlin is 1 h3ll of resort
the environment and hotel cleaniness, atmostphere is superb
but the cheapest room is rate is 600++
cut throat.. but the hotel is cater for foreign and singaporeans
to them sap sap sui
not us malaysians

I think its something like a Datai or Four Seasons (the two best resorts in Langkawi) in the Highlands ya? Equally luxurious and with the prices to match but instead of the sea, u get clouds in your face!

This post has been edited by ClieNut Gadget Freak: Nov 10 2006, 02:23 PM

hmm the best price that i found was like this
3d/2n at cameron, including breakfast, lunch and steamboat dinner..

rosa pasadena - rm295
strawberry park - rm415
equatorial - rm 455

please advice...

I love the cherry tomatoes they sell at the market.
I bought like RM4 per kg of it.

I just reserved a Superior Room at the Equatorial for 2D1N... Not too bad rates, even after the RM20 school holiday surcharge... After tax amount came up to RM239.20 together with a RM88 F&B voucher...

a very big gap between rosa and both the strawberry park and eq
mayb rosa will be a better choice here
cos if going to pasar malam
parking is a headache..
rosa is walking distance to pasar malam so no need to worry bout parking
and also it's situated in the town center

strawberry park and eq are both surround by forest and have good environment and atmoshphere
strawberry park is in the middle of forest
eq will have a good view of the kea farm

this is my knowledge about this 3 choices and final choice is up to u whether u wan to stay in town center or relax in the middle of plantations/forest

ohh rosa habis...now i will go for strawberry park..heh!

Go Cameron Highlands during raining season ..GREAT Not really a good place to be...

PS: Strawberries with whipped cream, some honey and sprinkle a little of sugar is the best.. YUMMY!!!

hotels in brinchang normally will be fully book during weekends/ public holidays
in fact all hotels/apartments/bungalows/guest houses are fully booked during the previos deeparaya holidays
its better to book earlier
cameron highlands residence always face electric and water shortage during those days they always says "dam the tourists"

ok.. so is cameron highland brinchang or tanah rata very close to each other?
and which way to use if im goin from bkt jalil.. thanx zelot

i am staying in puchong
i use LDP go to DU
then i use nkve to go to north south highway then heading up north

brinchang and tanah rata is around 10 minutes drive far

thanx driftmaster..

so i use LDP.. after KDU there's the flyover bridge rite.. on that highway i turn left or right which is north?

answered in another thread

Well, just came back from my trip to both Penang and the Camerons... Very nice weather at the Highlands today, although it was raining when we arrived there last night... Bought back a good amount of vegie and strawberries!

any nice pic to share ?

Yups, mainly of mountains, tea bushes, as well as flowers... I'll post the pix up later...

cameron what i know is just can see the boh tea farm. If u like natural and keep ur mind fresh and quiet, it best place to go there... but i will prefer Genting

If you're into photography too, and love sceneries, of coz you'll love Cameron's more than Gentings.
Here's a closeup photo of the strawberry there.

lol tumpang thread...

juz wanna ask, how long it take to get to Cameron from Ipoh, using the new route ? n is the route safe for night time driving ?

also will it b any problem for a kelisa with 4 guys to get up there ?

i using kelisa 850 manual.. 2 guy & 2 gal using the tapah road still can arrive CH... hehe.. luckily my friend's Wira auto also can do tat.. but later his car cant start after reach the Brinchang town due to radioter overheat...

i guess it will take more than 90minute since you uphill n depends on how the way u driving... i guess it will be dangerous at night because heavy fog and dark at night.. there dont hav street light accoss all the road...

correct, better dun drive in night, the road is very narrow !!!

for sure no prob.....it take around 45 mins to get to tanah rata from ipoh using new road......

the new road is wider and less high slopes

nite time the road is quite dark.....wait u should be becareful of is fog.....the fog will cut down visibility until 10-15 meters if very heavy.....

last time i kena be4......cant even c the roads infront....

the fastest i reach Brinchang town from the Simpang Pulai traffic light takes me 35 minutes

normally with my family when i drive slowly for the sake of the old folks
it will take me around 45-50 minutes

day time only
during night time there are street light that can be seen... lol
dangerous le

Simpang Pulai route is less scenic.. the Tapah route has got more scenic stops... especially the waterfall... lata wat liao .. forgot and some shops selling potteries... also a lot of orang asli settlement. New route is very comfortable to drive up but less scenic view except for some bald limestone hills at the start... then nothing else.. .

Going up again this weekend...

lata iskandar.....haha

but bad maintenance is making it worse....

rubbish everywhere......duh...

wat to do...
u shud who do the maintenence and how crappy they are

w00t thx for the replies guys.

planning to go up on x'mas, n i bet its all fully booked now. so now plan to go up early morning n come back down by everning then. Was thinking of going for the pasar malam, but then i'll juz skip it.

well dun be disappointed so fast 1st....there are still small hotel lying around and chalets for let....

try around them 1st....
well u might get ur self a space for the nite....

try eq la
i think still got rooms available

Thanks to global warming or something, the last time i went there Cameron Highlands wasn't cold at all...

er must b damn expensive 1...

anyway i now may go for Plan B... go somewhere else.

cheapest is rm2xx
alternatively u can try smaller hotel in brinchang
around 100 per nite include breakfast for 2

rm2xx is way out of my budget... i tried every single hotels in Brinchang oledi - all full.

anyway i oledi decide to go for Plan B. Cameron postponed to next time lah.

that kowloon hotel hv tv?

I am going to stay @ kowloon this weekend...
wish to know the facilities also...
how far from kowloon to pasar malam?
saturday nite got pasar malam rite?
I am driving there, my friends said the road very narrow only for 1 way, so you have to horn all the way... how true is this? if this is true then it will be quite dangerous already...

the pasar malam is right at the front of the hotel. really.

as for the route (the old route i assume), its not that scary lah... but indeed u need to b kful there.

or u can use the new route. its seem to b a lot more safer n easier.

i havent been there yet, can u tell me which 1 is the new and which 1 is the old road? FYI i am from PJ section 17, nearby ss2, which road should i take will be faster? follow kayu ara direction and then ipoh road sign till tapah?

i called 6 hotels and all fully booked on christmas eve..

This post has been edited by Corn24: Dec 13 2006, 02:00 AM

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the old route is the Tapah route, while the new 1 is the Simpang Pulai route.

dude u need to update urself
the pasar malan has been shifted to in front of the police station/star regency apartments

lol isit ? paiseh...

well still very near mah.

within 5 mins walk loo

icic... cool... i wan to buy the roses...
where can get cheaper price ar? is it pasar malam rose cheap?
i saw a forumer mentioned that he paid rm50 and that seller get his car boot full with roses... how true is this?

get all ur fruits, vegetables, flowers from keafarm
at there, u can bargain kaw kaw

i even got my mum 30 packets of vege rm20

but my friends told me road to the farm is one lane only, quite dangerous... so maybe i am not going lar... maybe will jz buy the roses at pasar malam, cheap also rite? i wan to fill up my boot, duno whether they can make it for me within budget?

nah
that farm is just beside the main road

if you are outdoors enuff.. you can try to climb gunung brinchang, gunung irau, gunung berembun or gunung yong belar..

excellent fitness needed, especially gunung yong belar..

what should i notice to know its the farm?
and how long if i go from pj to cameron taking tapah road or simpang pulai road?

tapah road around 3-4 hours
simpang pulai road around 2-3 hours
actually kea farm is not a farm
it's just a morning market

and a place's name
beside equatorial nia

Actually, cameron highlands is a very bery boring place :/ unfortunately.

if you wanna go and relax, have naps and stuff, this is the place to go lah.

if you're in for some fun and adventure, i dont think so. you like plucking strawberries?

According to this map:



I should pass by Tapah exit before Simpang Pulai exit, so I just ignore Tapah and take Simpang Pulai exit after Tapah lor... thanks for the information dude!

My gf wanna go mar go with her lor...

From the map seem like Tapah exit road is nearer to Brinchang compared with Simpang Pulai exit wor, is the map misleading or what?

i dun find the place boring
it's a great hangout place for us living in the cities to breath some fresh air and release our tension
in fact i actually goes there whenever i got free time

yep, ignore tapah exit
go straight until simpang pulai exit on ur left
after toll turn right to the main road, the junction to the hill road is on ur right again
forgot which junction but there aren't far from the toll

distance wise, tapah is nearer, but the twist and turns are making the journey slower and dun forget the buses and lorries, but more scenery, and higher chances of land slide (touch wood)
safety wise, simpang pulai road is wider and less turnings, less secnerary, need to go thru kampung raja which is another small town (sometimes the road is a bit slow)

This post has been edited by driftmeister: Dec 15 2006, 03:33 PM

thanks guys, came back from cameron dy, a nice trip.
thanks everyone for all the information, esp. driftmeister
was a nice break although nothing much special
took kayu ara toll to simpang pulai, rm24.80
cold and heavy mist... hardly see the road when coming back...
bought 99 roses with some flower for the bunch decoration for rm35
eat many strawberries, but not that sweet... tasted the strawberry ice cream, the strawberry smoothies, strawberry dip with chocolate, dried strawberry, dried rose, etc, all strawberries and roses stories... lolz... tasted the hongkong steamboat, nothing special. i like the "fried mushroom", dun really know the exact name...
oh yea manage to buy the 7 colours clock (selling in LYN bulk for rm12 or rm15) at rm8 only with free battery at brinchang nite market!

eh which hotel u stay in?

just going there last week.. quite a big huge traffic jam when passing the Pasar Malam near the Cactus Valley and the market near Equatorial... and it is so hard to find a place for parking..

1st day live in kow loon hotel, rm108 for such a peak season, reasonable, located at brinchang, good location, walking distance to brinchang pasar malam. although i don't really like the hotel but its ok lar... for this kind of rate i'd prefer first world in genting

2nd day due to din book earlier so ended up moved to twin pines guest house, rm30 only , its for ppl with low budget.

i'd recommend iris hotel, rm78 if i am not mistaken, saw from the sign board... i think its much more better, looks new, perhaps u can ask from other forumers see they ever visited iris hotel or not?

I'm from cameron highlands, try out my mum's steamboat restaurant @ Golden Win Restaurant



It might not be the most delicious one, but worth trying



anyone else come from Cameron Highlands?

hello i plan nak pegi cameron this monday/tuesday..kalau one day trip dari kl (sg. besi) without personal transpot..which place kena pegi dulu dan sterusnya?

maybe ramai yg dah pegi..so i ask based on your experience

if u want to make ur valentine the best in cameron highland, try this

http://www.cameronhighlandsresort.com/

only rm699 per nite...

my wife from cameron ...any comment on the '桃园' restourant at COUNTRY LODGE and also near the main road(shell station)

This post has been edited by yewlin: Feb 9 2007, 05:45 PM

Was planning a trip there, budget of RM300 a nite (oredi very luxury for me) but this one is just waaay too expensive for a deluxe room. Anyone (local) stay here before?

Don't have a point to stay there yet...i usually go up for business at around 9am...reach brinchang around 10am....go to smokehouse for lunch....grab some stuff at brinchang market....then head back to ipoh by 3pm....btw, do stop at the smokehouse for scones...damn nice, better than bharat's....

I've some relatives up in brinchang but not really close with them after my grandma past away...used to like eating pancakes at the deaf couple near the taxi stand at tanah rata...hmmm....



This post has been edited by jeremy0: Feb 9 2007, 11:45 PM