The Spectacular Natural Beauty of Pangkor Island Malaysia

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Pangkor Island hornbill9 Pangkor Island hornbill9 (Photo credit: Cecil Lee)

English: A Beautiful sunset at Pangkor Island,... English: A Beautiful sunset at Pangkor Island, Malaysia (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Oriental Pied-hornbill on Pangkor Island, Mala... Oriental Pied-hornbill on Pangkor Island, Malaysia. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Sunset at Pangkor Island. Sunset at Pangkor Island. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Pangkor Island Pangkor Island (Photo credit: Mike Tok)

After Kuala Lumpur and Malaka,

Pangkor Island / @ Pantai Pasir Giam Pangkor Island / @ Pantai Pasir Giam (Photo credit: bahtiar1070)

our Malaysian itinerary was as follows:

Each of these locations were spectacular, stunning or sensational in their natural beauty but  completely different from each other. This is the first of three posts.

We visited Pangkor Island, located in the Straits of Malacca, in the monsoon season, so we were expecting some rain but we were surprised at the huge amount of debris washed up each day on the idyllic, tropical beaches, however they were cleared…

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The Stunning Natural Beauty of the Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

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♂ - Dorsal side :: Locality: Cameron Highlands... ♂ – Dorsal side :: Locality: Cameron Highlands, Malaysia Français : ♂ – Face dorsale :: Localité: Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Malaisie (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Cameron Highlands Cameron Highlands (Photo credit: HooLengSiong)

Cameron Highlands Cameron Highlands (Photo credit: HooLengSiong)

Cameron Highlands Cameron Highlands (Photo credit: HooLengSiong)

English: Tea Plantations in Cameron Highlands English: Tea Plantations in Cameron Highlands (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Sketched map of the Cameron Highlands... English: Sketched map of the Cameron Highlands, Pahang, West Malaysia. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Cameron Highlands

This is our second of three related blogs dealing with naturally beautiful locations in Malaysia. The first explored the spectacular beauty of Pangkor Island, this blog features the stunning beauty of the Cameron Highlands, and the third  explores the sensational beauty of Taman Negara.

Following Pangkor Island, we went to the Cameron Highlands which was a complete contrast to Pangkor Island, and being at over 1,500 meters above sea level, it was seriously cooler, especially at night. The Cameron Highlands is very beautiful, with rolling hills, vast scenic tea plantations, plus…

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