PERAK : IPOH > GUA MUSANG > CAMERON HIGHLAND

BY HJ ZULHEIMY MAAMOR

6 MARCH 2024

On August 10, 2018, together with the Awareness Team of The Heart Foundation of Malaysia, we left for Gua Musang from our office in Kuala Lumpur for the Health program at Kg. Pos Brooke Lama, Gua Musang, Kelantan.

We have decided to spend the night at Gunung Rapat Ipoh because the journey from here to Pos Brooke is more comfortable than spending the night at Gua Musang.

The journey from our office in Kuala Lumpur to Gunung Rapat takes 2 hours and 11 minutes covering a distance of 197 km.

HILLCITY HOTEL, GUNUNG RAPAT, IPOH, PERAK

We stayed at the Hillcity Hotel located at Jalan Gopeng, Kg. Gunung Rapat, Ipoh.

The name Gunung Rapat was chosen in conjunction with the limestone hills that are close together and have classic caves in them. All these caves have been used as settlements by the Chinese and also as temples for tourism purposes.

The Chinese Settlement was built around 1957 and was once administered by the British government.

BANDAR MERU RAYA

In the evening, we went out for dinner at Meru Raya, Ipoh, and took a walk to appreciate the beauty of Ipoh city at night. Bandar Meru Raya is a new township situated north of Ipoh City, with the closest towns being Jelapang and Chemor.

The distance from Hillcity Hotel to Meru Raya is only 16.6 km (20 minutes drive by car)

Dinner is a bit special tonight because I'm too hungry due to the long-distance travel. Tonight, I ate rice with grilled lamb.

On the morning of August 11, 2018, we left our hotel in Gunung Rapat and headed to Kg Pos Brooke, Gua Musang, Kelantan.

The journey from Gunung Rapat, Ipoh, Perak to Kg Pos Brooke Lama in Gua Musang, Kelantan takes about 1 hour and 25 minutes by car, covering a distance of 80 km.

GUA MUSANG, KELANTAN

Gua Musang is a district located in the south of the state of Kelantan. It borders Pahang State to the south, Terengganu State to the east, and Perak State to the west.

76% of the people in Gua Musang are Malay, 13% are Orang Asli, and the remaining population consists of Chinese and Indians.

Among the historical events in Gua Musang,the most famous is the Battle of Sungai Semur,which took place on March 15, 1950. In that event, 17 soldiers from the 12th Platoon, D Company, 3rd Battalion of the Royal Malay Regiment were killed and 8 were injured in an ambush by the Communist terrorists. However, 29 communist terrorists were killed in the battle.

KG. POS BROOKE LAMA, GUA MUSANG

Kg. Pos Brooke is an indigenous settlement area in Gua Musang district, Kelantan. Post Brooke was created by the British Government during the Emergency era because, at that time, the Aboriginal people were considered by the British Government in the Briggs Plan as the main key to victory against the communists. Therefore, several posts were established at that time, including Pos Telanok in Ulu Jelai, Pos Brooke in Gua Musang, and Pos Betau in Kuala Lipis.

Post Brooke (Fort Brooke in British times) was the training camp of the VAT 69 Pioneer Team (Police Commando) at the beginning of its establishment.

Fort Brooke according to the records of Roy Follows who had served at Fort Brooke in 1954 was built by the British Elite, Special Air Service along with the Jungle Squad (Pasukan Polis Hutan). It was named Fort Brooke after the then British SAS Commanding Officer.

Mr.Kumai - Sejarah Kewujudan 'Fort' di Cameron Highland

After the health screening program in Kg Pos Brooke Lama ended, we continued our journey to Cameron Highlands in Pahang to spend the night there before returning to Kuala Lumpur the next day.

Travel distance from Kg Pos Brooke Lama, Gua Musang to our hotel in Perumahan Makmur, Cameron Highland is 41 km and takes 1 hour.

Perumahan Makmur is located in Cameron Jaya in Tanah Rata, 300 meters from the Orang Asli village. Most homestay facilities are provided here.

CAMERON HIGHLAND

Cameron Highland or Tanah Tinggi Cameron, situated at the northwestern of Pahang, is approximately 90 km east from Ipoh, 200 km north from Kuala Lumpur, and about 355 km from Kuantan, the capital of Pahang. 

The name Cameron Highland is named after Sir William Cameron, a British surveyor who was instructed by the British Government at the time to map the borders of Pahang and Perak in 1885.

Hotel BB Inn is the hotel where we stayed when we came for the coordination meeting on 21 March 2018 before our Health Screening Program in August 2018.

Cameron Highlands is a popular tourist destination due to its natural beauty and unique attractions. The region is famous for its tea plantations, which produce some of the best tea in the world.

Cameron Highlands is a leading producer of flowers in Malaysia. Flowers grown here include roses, carnations, chrysanthemums, dahlias, geraniums, fuchsias, and gladioli.

Cameron Highlands is one of the best places for a weekend getaway or if you just need to go somewhere to unwind. 

1. 17 Things to do in Cameron Highlands

On the way back to Kuala Lumpur, we first stopped at a place to buy souvenirs. We arrived in Kuala Lumpur at approximately 4:00 p.m.

Compiled by:

Hj Zulheimy Maamor

Lembah Keramat, KL

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