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Cameron Highlands

Two days in Thana Ratha (which is in our opinion just enough to see the main attractions). The minibus travel from Georgetown to Thana Ratha became quite interesting for the last 1,5 hours, as the driver drove crazy as hell on the winding road up to Thana Ratha (think he knew only full throttle or brake).
For the first day we booked a day trip to do a jungle trek to the biggest flower in the world (rafflesia), which was quite good. Never went on such a slippery path through really thick vegetation (was real fun). Also the rafflesia was impressive even though it was not fresh any more. We further visited an orang asli village (native peoples of Malaysia) on this day-trip, which was so-so as they already lived in newly built houses and all tourist groups are brought there. On we went to the BOH Tea Plantation (nice views but better explored on your own as we did next day on a rented motorcycle), to the butterfly farm (okay) and to the inevitable strawberry farm (nothing to write home about). On this day trip you get a good overview of the area.
Next day we rented a motorcycle in the very morning and drove to 3 different Tea Plantations. The landscape with the tea shrubs was amazing and it was nice to explore on our own with almost no other tourists.
tea shrubs
tea shrubs
tea plantation village
tea plantation village
Cameron Bharat Tea Estate
Cameron Bharat Tea Estate
on the way to Boh Tea Estate
on the way to Boh Tea Estate
Boh Tea Estate
Boh Tea Estate
Boh Tea Estate
Boh Tea Estate
Boh Tea Estate
Boh Tea Estate
picking tea Bharat Tea Estate
picking tea Bharat Tea Estate
poinsettia at Bharat Tea Plantation
poinsettia at Bharat Tea Plantation
Boh Tea Plantation
Boh Tea Plantation
harvesting tea
harvesting tea
Boh Tea Plantation
Boh Tea Plantation
colonial building at Boh Tea Plantation
colonial building at Boh Tea Plantation
Cameron Bharat Tea Estate
Cameron Bharat Tea Estate
fern
fern
jungle path
jungle path
rafflesia (already 4 or 5 days old)
rafflesia (already 4 or 5 days old)
rafflesia
rafflesia
jungle path
jungle path
lush green
lush green
bamboo bridge
bamboo bridge
growing bamboo
growing bamboo
butterfly
butterfly
butterfly
butterfly