Travel: 2025 Cameron Highlands 2D1N

2025 Cameron Highlands 2D1N (under planning)

Last family trip to Cameron Highlands was in 2018. This time, we are bringing the new member of the family who haven't been to Cameron Highlands since he was born. We love the weather at Cameron Highlands, but not the congested traffic conditions during its peak season. 😅

Day #1

05:00: Home @ Penang
06:30: Breakfast @ Restoran Sun Kee Hin (Spg Pulai)
07:30: Depart from Simpang Pulai
09:00: Cameron Valley Tea (Kuala Terla) or
            BOH Tea Centre (Sungai Palas Garden)
10:00: Bazar Kea Farm
11:30: Lunch @ Paul Kopitiam
12:30: Tokyo Town @ Cameron
14:30: Check-In @ Highlanders Garden Guest House (Tanah Rata)
15:00: Tea Break @ Pane Barista House (Tanah Rata)
16:00: Rest at Hotel
18:00: Dinner @ Restoran Ferm Nyonya or
            Yuan Wei Seafood (Tanah Rata)
20:00: Cameron Night Market (Golden Hills) or
            Centrum Night Market (Brinchang)
21:00: McDonald's Cameron Highlands DT
22:00: Zzz...

Day #2

07:30: Breakfast @ Yong Teng Cafe 
            (support OKU business)
08:30: Agro Technology Park (MARDI)
12:00: Check-Out @ Highlanders Garden Guest House
12:30: Lunch @ Rossette Cafe (Tanah Rata)
13:30: Big Red Strawberry Farm
15:00: Agro Market
16:00: Leaving Cameron Highlands
19:00: Dinner @ Bagan Samak
21:00: Home @ Penang 
22:00: Zzz...

Optional Destinations:

• The Lord's Cafe Tanah Rata (Cream Scone)
• Tan's Camellia Garden
• All Souls' Church
• Coral Hill
• Cameron Highlands Flora Park
• Ladang Soon Cheong (Strawberry Farm)
• Chitose Strawberry (ちとせいちご)
• Lavender Garden (Cameron Lavender)
  
• Green View Garden

Small towns within Cameron Highlands

[Hotel] Highlanders Garden Guest House @ Tanah Rata

Cameron Valley Tea @ Kuala Terla

BOH Tea Centre @ Sungai Palas

Bazar Kea Farm

Tokyo Town @ Cameron

Pane Barista House

Cameron Night Market (Golden Hills)

Centrum Night Market (Brinchang)

McD @ Cameron Highlands (Brinchang)

Roundabout @ Cameron Centrum

Yong Teng Cafe @ Tanah Rata

Agro Technology Park (MARDI)

Big Red Strawberry Farm

Agro Market

[Optional] The Lord's Cafe Tanah Rata

[Optional] Tan's Camellia Garden

[Optional] All Souls' Church

[Optional] Coral Hill

[Optional] Cameron Highlands Flora Park

[Optional] Ladang Soon Cheong

[Optional] Chitose Strawberry (ちとせいちご)

[Optional] Lavender Garden (Cameron Lavender)

[Optional] Green View Garden

Info: Malaysia PLUS Highway Travel Time Advisory (MyPLUS-TTA)

Malaysia PLUS Highway Travel Time Advisory (MyPLUS-TTA)

MyPLUS-TTA, accessible through the PLUS App, is transforming the way highway users interact with their journeys. Using data and travel trends from past festive seasons, it can help users make decisions and choose the travel times that best suit their needs, ensuring a smoother and more comfortable travel experience.

The TTA (Travel Time Advisory) aims to distribute traffic by suggesting suitable times to travel to different destinations, preventing vehicles from converging on the highway at the same time. This feature within the PLUS Malaysia app provides highway users with a digital schedule to help them plan their journeys during peak periods, like festive seasons and school holidays, to ensure a more balanced traffic flow and a smoother travel experience. 

• Download PLUS App from Google Play or Apple Store

• Open PLUS App and click "SEE ALL" to see more icons

• Click "MyPLUS-TTA" to proceed

• Start your journey. Choose Your Target Date and click "Next" to proceed
  (Red colour highlighted date indicates High Traffic Alert based on past data)

• Input your target to enter & exit toll location, with estimated target time to start journey
  (Although your input was 9:00am, the TTA suggested 10:00am onwards will be better time to travel)

• You may add this journey as your favourite journey

• Save the route with a name, e.g.: Example

• Click "Go to My Journey" to see live traffic status if you are departing immediately. Else, start a new journey plan again just before you actually start your journey!

• "My Journey Information" will display actual REAL-TIME LIVE traffic info

Travel: 8D7N Trip to East Coast (Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang)

8D7N Trip to East Coast of Malaysia (Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang)

1st family trip to East Coast of Malaysia was on 25/Nov - 02/Dec 2017. It was unforgettable trip for my family. Our very first experience to challenge flooded road to complete our journey. Just to keep a record here for future reference.

Day #1 (Sat)

14:00: Depart from Home @ Penang
17:00: Titiwangsa Rest Stop
18:30: Check-In @ D'Jeli Hotel
19:30: Dinner @ Jeli (next to D'Jeli Hotel)
20:30: Shopping @ Pantai Timor Pasaraya (Bukit Bunga)
22:30: Zzz...

Day #2 (Sun)

08:00: Simple Breakfast
09:00: Short walk @ outside Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (Kampus Jeli)
10:30: Depart from Jeli
12:00: Wat Phothivihan (Sleeping Buddha)
13:00: Lunch @ Jungkau Boat Noodle
14:00: Muzium Wau
16:00: Check-In @ Homestay (D'Perdana Sri Cemerlang)
17:00: Free & Easy
19:00: Dinner @ Four Seasons Restaurant
20:00: Pasar Malam Berek 12 (Note: only open on Sunday, 16:30 - 21:30)
22:30: Zzz...

Day #3 (Mon)

08:00: Breakfast @ Kopitiam Kita
09:00: Pasar Siti Khadijah
10:30: Handicrafts Village
12:00: Lunch 
14:00: Gelanggang Seni or
           Galeri Wau Pak Sapie and Sons or 
           Nordin Batik Sdn. Bhd
17:00: Pantai Cahaya Bulan
19:00: Dinner
20:00: Wakaf Che Yeh
22:30: Zzz...

Day #4 (Tue)

08:00: Breakfast @ Kopitiam Kita
11:00: Check-Out 
11:30: Leaving Kota Bharu
12:50: Crossing flooded road (about 2 feet) somewhere between Selising and Bukit Abal
13:30: Make a stop at Econsave Pasir Puteh
14:00: Simple Lunch @ Econsave (due to flooded)
14:30: Depart from Pasir Puteh
16:30: Check-In @ Homestay (Titi Villa)
18:00: Turtle Alley
18:30: Dinner @ Kuala Terengganu China Town
19:30: KT Night Market (Tue & Wed, 15:00 - 23:00)
22:30: Zzz...

Day #5 (Wed)

08:00: Breakfast @ Homestay (complimentary breakfast & snacks)
09:00: UMT (Universiti Malaysia Terengganu) - Transparent Fish Secrets
10:00: Dynar Lekor
11:00: Check-Out 
12:00: Lunch @ Kuala Terengganu China Town
13:45: Floating Mosque (just passing by)
14:00: NACC Batik Pavilion 
           (while waiting for laundry @ Little Umar Coin Laundry)
16:00: Leaving NACC
18:00: Dinner @ Tong Juan Restaurant
20:00: Check-In @ Swiss-Garden Beach Resort Kuantan
22:30: Zzz...

Day #6 (Thu)

07:00: Morning Walk @ Balok Beach
08:00: Breakfast @ Hotel
09:00: Free & Easy / Swimming @ Hotel
12:00: Depart to Sungai Lembing
13:00: Lunch @ Anjung Selera Sungai Lembing
14:00: Muzium Sungai Lembing & Minning Tunnel
16:00: Kampung Seberang Hanging Bridge or Kolong Pahat Hanging Bridge
16:30: Leaving Sungai Lembing
17:30: Esplanade Kuantan, Menara Kuantan 188, River Cruise
19:30: Dinner @ Muhibbah Seafood Restaurant
21:00: Swiss-Garden Beach Resort Kuantan
22:30: Zzz...

Day #7 (Fri)

07:00: Morning Walk @ Balok Beach
08:00: Depart to Teluk Cempedak
08:30: Breakfast @ Restoran Hoi Yin (Curry Noodles)
09:30: Teluk Cempedak Beach
10:30: Depart to Pekan
11:30: Pekan River Front
12:30: Lunch @ Tien Lock Coffee Shop
13:30: Kompleks Kampung Budaya Pulau Keladi
15:30: Leaving Pekan
17:00: Free & Easy / Swimming @ Hotel
19:00: Dinner @ Pak Su Seafood Restaurant
21:00: Swiss-Garden Beach Resort Kuantan
22:30: Zzz...

Day #8 (Sat)

07:00: Morning Walk @ Balok Beach
08:00: Breakfast @ Hotel
09:00: Free & Easy / Swimming @ Hotel
11:00: Check-Out
11:30: Local Products @ Sin Kee Hung Sdn. Bhd
13:00: Lunch @ Restoran Sin Tong Kok (Sri Jaya)
14:00: Depart from Sri Jaya
16:00: Take a break @ GEO Resort & Hotel (Gohtong Jaya)
17:00: Leaving Gohtong Jaya
19:00: Dinner @ Restoran Choy Kee Sungkai
20:00: Leaving Sungkai
23:30: Reach Home @ Penang
00:00: Zzz...

Video:

• 2025-11-28 @ 12:50: Crossing flooded road (about 2 feet) somewhere between Selising and Bukit Abal