In my last post I wrote about Agrotourism in Kuala Kangsar which focused on durians.This is the continuation of that trip in which I was one the 40 people from the media and various govt agencies.
We left Kuala Kangsar and went up to the Cameron Highlands MARDI station.It was a short journey because we took the road from Simpang Pulai.
Our first pitstop in Camerons was the KCK Wang farm.To my astonishment,they have a vineyard.Their grapes are the species from Japan.Grapes seem to flourish in their farm and the grapes are for the local market.So we do have grapes! Besides the grapes,they also grow vegetables and flowers.The farm is very impressive and tourist are welcome to buy their product at a good price.
The second stop is the Sedia Homestay and here we were treated to lunch.The cafe at the Homestay served delicious scones.Well,a trip to Camerons would not be complete without scones.
The highlight
of our trip was the Taman Agroteknologi Mardi.
This station is situated at tanah rata and they have everything for everyone.Therefore it is an ideal family getaway.They have the English garden ,the fruit garden and the vegetables garden.You can pluck the strawberries and the tomatoes if they are ripe enough ,not forgetting the cabbages.The garden has an ice cream and tea shop for visitors to savour their strawberries with chocolate and their own ice cream.
Below is a picture of the waterfall at Mardi.
Surprisingly MARDI owns the oldest tea plantation which was founded by the British in 1927.Even the old equipment for tea harvesting are kept here.
- We spent the night at their apartment.Mardi also have English Cottage for tourist to stay besides the apartment.The apartment is on a hill and there are jungle trekking activities for the adventurous tourist near the apartment.I would recommend tourist to visit and perhaps stay at Mardi because it is really a beautiful place and the price is cheap.
The next morning we departed but on our way back,the bus stopped at the Bharat tea plantation.The panoramic view of the plantation was spectacular.
After having our tea ,I must say that Bharat has the right flavour for me we then depart home. I left for Ipoh while the others went back to Kuala Lumpur.It was a good trip and I made new friends from the media world.My gratitude goes to Malaysia tourism Council with the backing of Ministry of tourism and Culture for including me in the road to Agro Tourism.
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