Cameron Highland - Second Day Afternoon

After the scary drive down from BOH plantation, we stopped by Butterfly Farm. Most of the farms are free admission. But Butterfly Farm is not. The entrance fee for adult is RM5. The farm is quite small compared to the one in KL and there are not much to see. If you ask me its not worth paying 5 bucks to go in. But I did manage to snap a few pics.

Then we head on to Cactus Valley. I have not seen so many cactus in my life. All sorts of cactus. Big, small and funky looking ones. While I was taking picture, I was trying hard not to knock into some of the cactus. I know how painful it would be when you accidentally touched one.

After Cactus Valley, we stopped by Big Red Strawberry Farm. This place is huge compared to the one I went on my first day. What's good about this is you can pluck your own strawberry. Of course it is not free. For 25 gram it costs RM6 and 1 kg is RM12. We choose the 25 gram. It is fun plucking your own strawberry. We went around the farm and managed to pluck big red strawberries. It feels like we were in Amazing Race hunting for big red strawberries as fast as we can. Unfortunately, the strawberries that we plucked are not sweet. The ones that I bought for my family is sweeter.

Outside the Strawberry Farm, they sell cactus as well. The weird thing is that I have been thinking about getting some cactus when I was at the Cactus Farm. But didn't get it there. I actually bought 8 small cactus together with 2 stands in Strawberry Farm. Haha..

After all the scary driving up and down the hill and plucking strawberries. We went to our hotel. Remember in my previous post I mentioned that I booked a hotel room in 2 different hotels? On the second day we stayed at Casa Dela Rosa. The room that we had is small but I like the look of the hotel. Very cottage like. Not to mention that their breakfast is actually quite good compared to Century Pines.

I really enjoyed my stay in Cameron Highland. If you love strawberries and vegetables its a good place to go. I ate so much salad there. The vegetables are so fresh! And I love the weather. The only time that I sweat was plucking strawberries. Other than that, the weather is nice and breezy. I wouldn't mind going there again. My hubby agrees with me on that as well.

Butterfly Farm

Cactus Valley

Big Red Strawberry Farm

Casa Dela Rosa

Cameron Highland - BOH Plantation

After visiting the competitor. We went to visit BOH Plantation. The drive up was quite scary. The road is narrow and steep. Not to mention that the road can only fit one car and it is a 2 way traffic.

When we were going up, there were cars waiting at the side (very near to the cliff) for the on coming cars to pass so that they have space to go. If I were driving I would panic. Its not easy to maneuver at the narrow steep road and it is quite a long drive up. Thank god my hubby is a good driver. I don't know how all the Alphards and Vellfires manage to get up.

Once we were up, again we couldn't find a parking space. After one round of searching, finally we found a parking. From the parking lot to the plantation and factory is a long walk up. This is the only time that I didn't complain about the long walk because the weather is beautiful. I didn't sweat at all.

Unfortunately the factory was closed on that day. Probably because it was Boxing Day and a Sunday. There is a cafe that serves teas and scone. Its all glass overlooking the plantation. A very nice place to sit down and enjoy a cup of tea, the scenery and weather.

We went into the BOH shop to buy some teas. BOH tea prices are more expensive compared to the price of Cameron Valley Bharat Tea. Didn't buy much because it is not so exclusive. Most of the BOH teas range are available in KL.

Overall we enjoyed the scenery and the walk. We even walked down to the plantation to take pictures. Here are some of the pics that I took.