Imogen was invited by her friend Rose to join her in a weekend escapade to Cameron Highland. Cameron Highlands is a highland region located about 20 km east of Ipoh and about 150 km north of Kuala Lumpur in Pahang, Malaysia. At 5,000 ft (1,500 m) above sea level it is the highest area on the mainland, and enjoys a cool climate, with temperatures no higher than 25 °C and rarely falling below 12 °C year round.
The Highlands were named after William Cameron, a British colonial government surveyor who discovered the plateau during a mapping expedition in 1885. The fame of Cameron Highlands then grew during the colonial era when British planters realised the potential of its fertile mountain slopes for growing tea, then a prized commodity. The Cameron Highlands are still home to many tea plantations, being Malaysia's largest tea-producing region. The area is also known as a major supplier of legumes and vegetables to both Malaysia and Singapore with its many farms, and is one of Malaysia's prime tourist destinations.
If anybody tells you that he has climbed Gunung Berinchang, ask him how he do it. This is because, the summit of Gunung Berinchang can be accessed by car. Standing at 2032 meters, the summit provide the highest point that can be reached by road in peninsular Malaysia, and the view from this point is simply breathtaking. Rows and rows of vegetable plots and tea on hill slopes offer a scenic view. There's even a tower at the summit to make all those camera to work. Gunung Berinchang can also be access by jungle trekking, This normally will take 2 to 3 hours of accent and another 2 hours descent. For the more adventurous, they can continue their trek to Gunung Irau nearby. The trek will take another 2 hours.
These are some pictures of Imogen during the escapades.
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