During the June school holidays, we took a short flight back to Penang to visit Dana’s paternal grandmother whom she affectionately addresses as ‘Penang Mama’. From there, Penang Mama drove us up to Cameron Highlands for a 3D2N vacation. It’s our first time visiting this gem in Northern Malaysia and we enjoyed the relaxed pace and cool climate. Upon arrival, we brought Dana on an agricultural tour – visiting vegetable farms and nurseries.
Penang Mama and Dana were delighted to chance upon a vineyard with grapes are ready for harvesting!
Look how big and juicy the grapes are! I love their purplish hues, so pretty.
Here’s the cheeky princess pretending to have a bite! 🙂
At the same vegetable farm, we saw many fresh herbs and vegetables such as tomatoes, cucumbers and parsley being grown organically! Dana had a great time picking cherry tomatoes!
Rows and rows of organically-grown cucumbers!
Fresh hydroponics Butterhead Lettuces, perfect for salads!
Dana with her freshly-harvested cherry-tomatoes!
While in Queensland, Australia last December, Dana had experienced picking Australian strawberries. Here in Cameron, the Malaysian strawberries are planted in pots (not in soil plots). Perhaps that explains why they are a tad smaller and not as sweet.
The gardener had to assist Dana in cutting off the stems using shears as we were not allowed to pick the strawberries with our bare hands. In this regard, we felt the Aussie strawberry picking experience was more authentic and fun.
A Fun Family Pose at the Strawberry Farm!
After the farm tours, we checked-in at the Strawberry Park Resort where we put up for 2 nights. It’s a quaint little hotel with lush greenery and charming flowers dotting its landscapes. Our Tioga Suite was big, clean (newly renovated) and cosy.
In Malaysia, it’s best to book accomodation that has been recently refurbished to ensure a comfortable stay.
We adore the beautiful flowers in full bloom around the resort.
Being surrounded by these beautiful blooms made us trigger happy! 🙂
The resort has a small playground with a gigantic slide to keep Dana happy too. Dana spent hours working away her boundless energy with Daddy. 🙂
After a good bath, we drove to the nearest Brinchang town for good old Teochew-style Steamboat at You Hoo Seafood Restaurant (Recommended!). They offer diners 2 choice of soup base for the steamboat: TomYam or Chicken. We tried both and found them yummy! 🙂
Address:
3, Jalan Besar, Brinchang
Cameron Highlands, Pahang
Tel: 05-491172
The next morning, we visited the famous BOH Tea Plantations!
The tea leaves are grown in bushes, and stretches on the hills as far as your eyes can see! What a beautiful sight.
On the way down the hills, Dana chanced upon a kid (Baby goat)! Being an animal lover, she cuddled the kid and fed it before bidding a reluctant goodbye.
One of the criteria for planning a memorable family vacation is that it must be educational for Dana and there must be unhurried time for family bonding. I think Cameron Highlands fits this just nice. Thank God for a safe and fun trip and thank Penang Mama for being our ‘driver-guide’! 🙂
lovely~! Thanks for sharing this, good guide to do my planning:). btw, where/what is the vegetation farm? open to walk-in?
Haha, that vege farm at the beginning is my grandfather’s…