BOH Sungei Palas Tea Estate

Where it is & how to get there

• By car: About 20 minutes from Tanah Rata, past Brinchang; the last stretch is a narrow road.
• Tours: Many Cameron Highlands half-day tours stop here.
• Opening: Usually closed on Mondays; check before going.

The story of the BOH tea estate

BOH Plantations was founded in 1929 by J.A. Russell, a British businessman, and is now Malaysia's largest tea producer. The Sungei Palas estate was opened in the 1930s on the slopes of Gunung Brinchang.

The tea centre has a small exhibition on tea making, a factory you can view, and a café on a cantilevered terrace overlooking the green waves of tea bushes.

Best time to visit

Tips before you go

• Go early: the road gets busy.
• Order tea and scones on the terrace overlooking the estate.
• Walk the short paths between the tea rows for photos.

What's around the BOH tea estate

• Mossy ForestCloud forest on Gunung Brinchang.
• BrinchangTown with markets and strawberry farms.
• Kea Farm marketFruit and vegetable stalls.
• Tanah RataMain town of the highlands.

Questions travellers ask