Cameron Highlands

A colonial-era hill station at about 1,500 m, 18-25 °C all year: rolling BOH tea estates with tea rooms over the slopes, strawberry and vegetable farms, the Mossy Forest boardwalk on Gunung Brinchang, and jungle trails from Tanah Rata. The road up from Tapah or Simpang Pulai is all bends; weekends and school holidays bring traffic jams from KL. Tanah Rata has several Indian restaurants.

Highlights

• BOH Sungei Palas tea estate and tea room
• Mossy Forest boardwalk
• Sunrise from Gunung Brinchang
• Strawberry farms
• Jungle trails from Tanah Rata
• Scones and tea at Ye Olde Smokehouse
• Kea Farm night market

Things to do

• BOH tea estate & tea roomMorning · 2h 30m
• Mossy Forest & Gunung Brinchang Land Rover tourMorning · 4h
• Jungle trail from Tanah RataMorning · 3h
• Strawberry farm & Kea Farm marketAfternoon · 2h

Tours & tickets

When to go

Best time: February – April, June – August

• Ramadan and Hari Raya Aidilfitri — During Ramadan, Muslims fast from dawn to dusk: Malay restaurants are quiet by day and the evening Ramadan bazaars, with food stalls at every mosque and market, are the best street food of the year. Don't eat or drink in the street in Kelantan and Terengganu. At its end, Hari Raya Aidilfitri brings the "balik kampung" exodus: buses, trains and flights sell out weeks ahead and KL empties for a week. Dates move about 11 days earlier each year; they are set by the new moon.
• Year-end school holidays — Malaysian and Singaporean families travel in December: Cameron Highlands' road jams at weekends, Langkawi and Penang resorts are at their dearest round Christmas and New Year, and Melaka is packed with Singaporean weekenders. Book rooms and buses early.

Part of a longer route

Cameron Highlands is a stop on a curated circuit through Malaysia.