After being really lazy in KL with Barb and Scott (mostly resulting from some somewhat questionable Indian food) we hit the road for the Cameron Highlands, about 4 hours north east. The Cameron Highlands have a great temperature and we were thrilled to finally pull out our fleece jackets and not sleep with the AC running. It was a pleasure. And we were SUPER lucky to not have any rain. 
The Cameron Highlands are known for trekking, tea plantations, the famous rafflesia flower (the biggest flower in the world!) and strawberries. We decided to check out as much of it as we could and can proudly say that all we missed out on was the rafflesia, which we saw in Indonesia anyway. And it is a smelly, hard to find flower that requires a guide and tour and we were not quite up for that. But we did see some really cool orchids without any help.
Anyway, we did two awesome treks. The first was a pleasant 3 hour jungle trek which had a couple nice peaks, stunning views from everywhere and ended in an "orang asli" (literally translated traditional people, but the locals call them aboriginals) village. 
The Cameron Highlands are known for trekking, tea plantations, the famous rafflesia flower (the biggest flower in the world!) and strawberries. We decided to check out as much of it as we could and can proudly say that all we missed out on was the rafflesia, which we saw in Indonesia anyway. And it is a smelly, hard to find flower that requires a guide and tour and we were not quite up for that. But we did see some really cool orchids without any help.Anyway, we did two awesome treks. The first was a pleasant 3 hour jungle trek which had a couple nice peaks, stunning views from everywhere and ended in an "orang asli" (literally translated traditional people, but the locals call them aboriginals) village. The other trail started in the middle of the BOH tea plantation (Malaysia's number one tea, which we got to see picked, dried, oxidized, sorted and sent for packaging), led us up to Genung Brinchang (the second highest peak in the Cameron Highlands at 6000 feet) on a paved yet steep path and then down a steep, muddy, root filled jungle trail. It was a great adventure heading down and lucky for us there was a stream at the bottom we could wash our feet off. We were both muddy, sweaty and pretty stinky after walking about 17 kilometers.
We did check out the strawberries as well, but they were a bit underwhelming. They grow them in green houses, so it is strawberry season all year round and while they were yummy at the end of the day, they were just strawberries. They were, however, a nice little treat at the end of our first trek.
We did check out the strawberries as well, but they were a bit underwhelming. They grow them in green houses, so it is strawberry season all year round and while they were yummy at the end of the day, they were just strawberries. They were, however, a nice little treat at the end of our first trek.
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