Things to do in Cameron Highlands

The headline sights are the Mossy Forest cloud forest on Gunung Brinchang, the BOH tea plantation with its glass tea house, and the cluster of farms — strawberries, flowers, bees and the Kea Farm market. Add a steamboat dinner and the Brinchang night market and most people fill a comfortable two days.

Yes — it is one of the easier highland trips with children. The strawberry-picking, the hands-on farms and the cool weather are the draws kids remember, and the distances between sights are short. The Mossy Forest boardwalk suits older children; for toddlers it can be slippery.

Two days and one night covers the highlights — one morning for the Mossy Forest and tea, one for the farms and the night market. A second night lets you slow down, add a hike, and avoid rushing the long, winding drive in and out.

A few of the “attractions” are thin — some farms are really gift shops with a photo spot, and a couple of the museums are skippable. The weekend traffic and the afternoon cloud are the real enemies: do the high sights early and you dodge both the crowds and the rain.