Penang Island - Cameron Highlands (Hotel recommended: Cameron resort)
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Cameron Highlands
8am Complimentary pick up from your Penang Hotel by English speaking Guide. Drive up to the Cameron Highlands. Tea Plantations are instrumental in drawing visitors to the Highlands. Sip tea perched on an elevated tea cafe overlooking the rolling hills of greenery. Take a stroll for photo shoots. Tea Plantations work closely with WWF for the conservation of our endangered animals. Visit Butterfly Farm and see live stick insects, scorpions, snakes, beetles, rare and beautiful butterflies dancing on scented flowers. The stroll down Vegetable Market is interesting too as you will see fresh flowers, fruits and vegetables grown in the Camerons. Some farmers are into organic farming satisfying the niche markets. Check in to hotel. Refresh and 7pm Complimentary dinner "HOT POT" which augurs well with the cool weather. Traffic jams are unavoidable.
Duration: 8 hours
Cameron Highlands - Rainforest Taman Negara ( Recommended hotel : Xcape Resort)
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Taman Negara National Park
Taman Negara is 130 million years old tropical rainforest home to tigers, elephants, tapirs, pythons... 14,000 flowering plants, 300 bird species , and scattered aborigines.
7am Depart Camerons for Taman Negara and trek to Bukit Terisek (the VIEWPOINT) for a mesmerizing view of Gunung Tahan. Then catch a boat shooting the gushing waters to reach an aborigine village. The ladies shy away and the men "run" away only to reappear with their fire making and blowpipe hunting tools for a "native" demonstration. The rainforest is their supermarket. Continue to trek to a rainforest Waterfalls for a cool dip - a therapeutic stress reliever, they say. Complimentary local lunch at Floating Cafe. Check in. Free and easy.
7pm Night Jungle Walk to look for spiders, mouse deer, scorpions snakes and watch nocturnal animals come for their salt lick. Bring torch light with extra batteries and rain coat.
Duration: 10 hours
Taman Negara - Kuala Lumpur (Recommended hotel: Traders hotel @ KLCC
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Kuala Lumpur City Gallery
8am Depart for Kuala Lumpur. Visit the iconic Batu Caves and climb 272 steps into the temple. Devotees give thanks for vows fulfilled. Ladies to cover their knees and shoulders. Visit colonial landmarks as in Independent Square, Sultan Abdul Samad Building, St Mary's Cathedral, Jamek Mosque, Little India and Chinatown. Complimentary Banana Leaf Lunch before drop off at your hotel. Free and easy.
5pm Depart for Kuala Selangor - home of the largest fireflies colony in the world. Drive through rural roads and after a sumptuous seafood dinner, catch a boat to watch fireflies at their dazzling best indulging in a mating ritual. The boatman negotiates through mangrove trees and its a whole lot of lights as in a Christmas tree. A sight to behold.
Return transfer to hotel by 9 pm. End of tour.
Duration: 8 hours
