Cameron Highland Day-Trip from Kuala Lumpur

LATA ISKANDAR IS A WATERFALL ALONG THE TRUNK ROAD FROM TAPAH TO CAMERON HIGHLANDS, LOCATED ABOUT 25-KM BEFORE RINGLET. THE WATERFALL CASCADES OVER SEVERAL TIERS OF GRANITE SLOPES, WITH THE LAST DROP AT 25 METERS HIGH FLOWING INTO A SMALL POOL BELOW, BEFORE RESUMING ITS JOURNEY AS A NARROW STREAM. ON WEEKENDS, THE WATERFALL IS OVERRUN BY TOURISTS AND LOCAL VISITORS.

BOH PLANTATIONS WAS FOUNDED IN 1929 BY J.A. RUSSEL, A BRITISH BUSINESSMAN DURING THE BRITISH COLONIAL ERA IN MALAYA. HE WAS OPTIMISTIC OF THE TEA PLANTATION BUSINESS DUE TO HUGE DEMANDS DESPITE OF THE WORLD-WIDE GREAT DEPRESSION AT THAT TIME. AS A RESULT OF THE POTENTIAL, HE APPLIED FOR AND WAS GRANTED A CONCESSION OF LAND FOR HIS FIRST TEA GARDEN IN HABU, CAMERON HIGHLANDS.

BIG RED STRAWBERRY FARM, ALSO KNOWN AS TAMAN AGRO TOURISM, IS AN AGRICULTURAL CENTER GROWING STRAWBERRIES AND ORGANIC SALAD-BASED VEGETABLES ON A STEEP HILL SLOPE OVERLOOKING BRINCHANG TOWN CENTER. ACCESSIBLE BY A BACKDOOR ROUTE FROM STAR REGENCY HOTEL (SIGNBOARDS ALONG THE MAIN ROAD, SAME DIRECTION AS CACTUS VALLEY), THE FARM IS ONE OF BRINCHANG'S MOST POPULAR TOURIST ATTRACTIONS.

LOCATED IN CAMERON HIGHLANDS, PAHANG, CACTUS VALLEY IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST AND MOST POPULAR TOURIST DESTINATION LOCATED HERE. THE VALLEY BOAST OF HAVING ONE OF THE MOST VARIETY OF CACTUS PLANTS, SOME AS OLD AS 60 YEARS.

ACTUS VALLEY ALSO HAVE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE VARIETY OF PLANTS AND FOLIAGE INCLUDING ROSES, CALLA LILY IMPATIENS, FUCHSIA, ANANAS, CAMELLIA, HIBISCUS, RHODODENDRON, BIRD OF PARADISE, GLORY BUSH, CLIVIA MINIATA, PEACHES, HIPPEASTRUM, GERANIUM, COLEUS, GERBERA, ONCIDIUM AND MANY OTHER. VARIETIES OF APPLE TREES, PASSION FRUIT PLANTS ARE ALSO CULTIVATED HERE. THESE ITEMS PLANTED HERE ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR SALE.

SAM POH TEMPLE BUILT IN 1972, IS IS THE 4TH LARGEST BUDDHIST TEMPLE IN THE COUNTRY. AMONGST OTHERS, IT HOUSES A LARGE STATUE OF LORD BUDDHA, THE FOUNDER OF BUDDHISM. THE TEMPLE IS QUITE PRETTY AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED BY RESIDENTS AND MONKS. SURROUNDED BY A BRIGHT YELLOW WALL, THE TEMPLE IS SERENE AND PEACEFUL. INSIDE ARE LOTS OF DIFFERENT STATUES, BOTH BUDDHIST AND CHINESE, AND INCENSE BURNING IN THE BACKGROUND IN MEMORY OF THOSE PASSED ON. REMOVE YOUR SHOES BEFORE ENTERING THE TEMPLE HALLS.