Lata Iskandar Waterfall, Cameron Highlands

On your way up to Cameron Highlands (or even coming down from CH) via Tapah, you can drop by the scenic Lata Iskandar Waterfall. The place is clearly signposted (Hutar Lipur Lata Iskandar) and you will see lots of stalls and cars as you approach, so it's pretty hard to miss.

The sight of water cascading over layers of rocks is pretty majestic I have to say.There are also cool, shallow pools for visitors to take a dip in.

You will also find lots of shops selling local tropical fruits, food, as well as souvenir items made using wood and rattan.

Durian and sweetcorn

Petai

The entry to this waterfall is FREE.

Open daily from 7.00 am to 6.00 pm

Location: Lata Iskandar Waterfall, Exit 59, 35000 Tapah, Negeri Perak. (Parking is by the roadside)

GPS Coordinates: 4.324347, 101.324983



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Spa Village @ Cameron Highlands Resort, Malaysia

Pamper yourself this weekend...

Complimentary signature tea bath 

One of the things you must try at Cameron Highlands Resort is the spa treatment at Spa Village. Add RM200 on top of the normal package rate (for YTL Platinum Plus members) and you will get to enjoy 2 x 50 minutes spa treatment of your choice. Very reasonable since the normal rate is RM200 per 50 minute spa treatment.

At Cameron Highlands Resort, the wide range of treatments is inspired by the restorative treatments of tea as well as the healing culture of The Semai (orang Asli of Pahang). Every guest will start the treatment with a complimentary signature tea bath with rose petals. I thoroughly enjoyed this - extremely relaxing and skin smelt so nice and felt so soft after. With the bath, I was also provided with cucumber slices (for my eyes), tea leaves (mask), and sea salt (scrub). After the bath, I enjoyed 50 minutes of Balinese massage.... oh so good!

After the treatment, guests will be led back to the reception area to enjoy hot tea and a cookie. This is the kind of pampering you wouldn't mind having every weekend. ;)

Spa Village is open from 9am to 8pm daily. Read our review of Cameron Highlands Resort here.

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Location: Spa Village, Cameron Highlands Resort, By The Golf Course, 39000 Tanah Rata, Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia.

Tel: 05-491 1100

GPS Coordinates: 4.469834,101.369433

Website:  http://www.spavillage.com/cameronhighlands/

Afternoon Tea @ Jim Thompson Tea Room, Cameron Highlands Resort

When the clock strikes four, everything stops for tea - Jack Buchanan.

Afternoon tea is served daily at the Jim Thompson Tea Room in Cameron Highlands Resort from 3pm-6pm. 3pm was a little early since we finished lunch an hour ago, but come 4pm, we were ready. We seated ourselves in the comfortable seats outdoors facing the koi pond... how blissful.

What sets the afternoon tea experience here apart from its counterparts in Malaysia is definitely the ambience. Surrounded by lush greenery and cool air, it almost feels like being in a country house in England.

Beautiful setting

The afternoon tea, traditionally known as low tea, is laid out beautifully in a 3-tiered stand, very much like the one in their sister hotel, The Ritz-Carlton Kuala Lumpur. Priced at RM60/2 person or RM35 per person, the afternoon tea here was very popular. We spotted many Japanese tourists stopping here in bus loads just for the afternoon tea.

The tea selection at the resort focuses on local varieties namely the finest Boh teas from Cameron Highlands. Once again, we settled for the Bukit Cheding no. 53 which went well with both savouries and sweets.

Service with a smile from this young chap

Tea selection - finest teas from Cameron Highlands

Tea for my lady

Reading tea leaves?

A nice cuppa

The 3-tier afternoon tea boasted a selection of freshly baked English scones, fresh strawberries, savoury sandwiches, and an assortment of delectable looking pastries and cakes.

One of my favorite parts of afternoon tea are the scones. Unfortunately, the scones here were disappointing since they were not light enough. I was really hoping they would be as good as the ones we had at Ritz. At least they were warm and a slathering of homemade strawberry jam and Devon clotted cream did do some wonders. The chocolate sauce served with the strawberries this time was of proper dipping consistency.

Strawberries dipped in chocolate sauce.. yum yum.

I did not think much of the tuna sandwich, but the other fillings (smoked salmon, egg and cress, cream cheese and cucumber) were decent.

Savoury sandwiches

The assortment of cakes were my favorite tier for this particular afternoon tea. I especially enjoyed the chocolate pyramid, a mixture of dark and milk chocolate and was rich and creamy inside. The cake topped with strawberries and cream was also very delicious. The lemon cake was light and tangy. The other two cakes were not particularly memorable, think it was fruit cake and something else.

Cakes galore

All things sweet and pretty

My favorite that afternoon - chocolate pyramid

Strawberries and cream cake

Lemon cake

Calla lily

Do check out the song "Everything Stops For Tea", it's rather amusing (lyrics here. ) Here's a few verses from the song:

Every nation in creation has its favourite drink

France is famous for its wine, it's beer in Germany

Turkey has its coffee and they serve it blacker than ink

Russians go for vodka and England loves its tea

Oh, the factories may be roaring

With a boom-a-lacka, zoom-a-lacka, wee

But there isn't any roar when the clock strikes four

Everything stops for tea

Oh, a lawyer in a courtroom

In the middle of an alimony plea

Has to stop and help 'em pour when the clock strikes four

Everything stops for tea

Full set of photos available to view here. Click here to read my other reviews for Cameron Highlands Resort, breakfast in The Dining Room and lunch in The Jim Thompson Lounge / Tea Room.

Afternoon tea is served from 3-6pm daily.

Service: Good.

Price: RM35++ per person or RM60++/2 person. The afternoon tea is complimentary for those under the YTL Platinum Package.

Location: Cameron Highlands Resort, By The Golf Course, 39000 Tanah Rata, Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia.

Tel: 05-491 1100

GPS Coordinates: 4.469834, 101.369433

Website: http://www.cameronhighlandsresort.com

Lunch @ Jim Thompson Lounge, Cameron Highlands Resort

Jim Thompson Lounge / Tea Room hosted our lunches during our stay in Cameron Highlands Resort. A cosy restaurant with comfortable chairs and great views of the golf course and the hotel gardens, it was lovely place to relax, as well as enjoy our food and company. The menu is a two-pager, offering both Western and local cuisines.

Our lunch corner for 2 days. Love the view and cool crisp air while dining

Great for sitting and relaxing, but a little more challenging when it comes to eating

Though there were Asian specialties on the menu, we stuck to the Western menu since the items sounded more interesting. Since we were on the YTL Platinum Plus package, we were entitled to an appetizer/soup, main course and dessert each.

We sampled all three of their salads, prepared with fresh Cameron vegetables. The salads were all nicely presented, very colorful indeed. The Cameron Style Nicoise Salad (RM35) had a generous serving of lightly seared tuna, still a beautiful pink in the centre. Some greens, cherry tomatoes, boiled egg, olives and pickles completed this ensemble.

Pretty in pink

Salad of Home Cured Salmon with honey mustard dressing (RM38)

The grilled sea water prawn salad (RM45) was served with cucumber noodle (ie thinly sliced cucumber strips) and petit of salad. The prawn was big and juicy, though we wouldn't have minded another prawn or two for the price they were charging.

There were 3 soups to choose from in the menu, however we only managed to try the Cream of Potato and Leek Soup (RM28). The soup was creamy and nicely flavoured, with bits of leeks with each spoonful.

The Pappardelle with a rich duck bolognese sauce and vine ripened tomatoes was nicely prepared, however I really struggled to finish this since portion was very huge and the sauce was very rich. This dish is best shared between two people.

Pappardelle (RM48)

Our favorite mains was their Classic Fish & Chips (RM38), so good that we ordered 2 portions on both days. The fish was flaky with a light, crisp batter and the hand cut chips was pretty good.

For a lighter option, one can try the sandwiches here. I enjoyed the Smoked Salmon with Aged Brie (RM38), the cheese worked so well with the smoked salmon. Definitely a sandwich I would recommend trying.

On the second day, my FIL and Hubby both ordered the Homemade Chicken, Leek and Mushroom Pie (RM42), served with English Parsley mash and cauliflower cheese. A well made pie with lovely pastry and flavoursome filling.

There are only 4 types of dessert on their lunch a la carte menu, so we tried all 4 of them over the course of 2 days. The fresh strawberries (RM30), sourced from the nearby Raju's farm were big, juicy and sweet. However, I didn't care much for the chocolate or vanilla sauce served with the strawberries as I found them to be too diluted.

No need to visit strawberry farm to get our fix since strawberries aplenty here at CHR

Happy face

The Citrus Creme Brulee (RM30) was served a cute dainty cup. Tastewise it was decent and I easily finished it in a few mouthfuls since portion was small. It was supposed to be served with fresh strawberries but was instead topped with a raspberry... didn't bother to enquire since we ordered fresh strawberries on the side.

The chilled chocolate mousse (RM30) was served in a shot glass and topped with a fresh strawberry. So-so only.

Our favorite dessert is possibly the Apple and Butterscotch Crumble (RM30) served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. It was different from what we imagined, more cake-like with nuances of cinnamon. Quite rich and decadent.

My MIL enjoyed the cafe latte here a lot, so much so that she had it after every meal during our stay.

A wide variety of Cameron BOH teas are served here (RM9 per pot) such as Cameron gold blend tea, Seri Songket flavoured tea (mango, lemon with mandarin, passion fruit, earl grey with tangerine, lime and ginger) and Bukit Cheding no.53. I enjoyed the latter best, I found the flavoured teas a little too perfumey and required quite a lot of sugar to make it palatable to my liking.

Tea leaves and not tea bags served here

Enjoy a cuppa

Cloudy afternoons

Verdict: Love the atmosphere at Jim Thompson Lounge / Tea Room, food in general was well prepared and nicely presented.

Click here to read our review of Cameron Highlands Resort and also breakfast at The Dining Room.

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Service: Good.

Location: Cameron Highlands Resort, By The Golf Course, 39000 Tanah Rata, Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia.

Tel: 05-491 1100

GPS Coordinates: 4.469834,101.369433

Website: http://www.cameronhighlandsresort.com