Rose gardens grow exceptionally well in the cooler environment of Cameron Highlands. With some reaching the diameter of a saucer plate.
These gardens usually feature more than just roses. And a couple of them have panoramic valley views due to their hilltop locations!
There are no longer as many of these gardens as there used to be so if you are interested, read this post carefully.
1. Rose Valley
If you like flowers, you won’t be disappointed here!
There are over 400 species of roses along with cacti and other flowers like camellia, gerbera, and honeysuckle!
Finding the farm is easy because of their bright pink signboard at the front.
It doesn’t take long to finish looking around if you’re not a flower or photo enthusiast though. Allocate 20-30 minutes. Or an hour if you really love flowers (And selfies)!
For more photos, read about our own experience at Rose Valley.
Note: Can be steep in places! They have some birds here, but their conditions might be upsetting to some visitors.
- Location: No.148, Kampung Tringkap, 39000 Tanah Rata, Pahang
- Opening Hours: 9:30am to 6pm
- Contact: +6012-505 2883
- Entrance Fees: RM5 (Adult), RM2 (Child)
2. Orchid And Rose Garden (O&R Garden)
As their name implies, they do have orchids on display here.
The rose garden is quite small. But they have many colors and varieties all the same.
In addition to all their other tropical flowers, they have a myriad of hanging pitcher plants and some other carnivorous plants.
You can browse through their sections. This includes a flower garden, a forest walk, and a vegetable farm.
The place is right by Cameron Square mall.
They do keep some farm animals around like ducks and goats (in cages) too. The condition of the animals could be better in our opinion. See what else you can do at O&R Garden.
See more photos of O&R Garden.
Note:
- Not a lot of information if you’re looking to learn more about flowers!
- A cheaper alternative to the popular Lavender Garden
- Location: 74, Green Cow, Brinchang, 39000 Brinchang, Pahang
- Opening Hours: 9am to 6pm
- Contact: +6017-519 2383
- Entrance Fees: RM16 (Adult), RM5 (Child)
3. Robertson Rose Garden (Temporarily Closed)
This lesser-known multi-tiered rose garden is on a private hilltop property that overlooks the Boh Sungai Palas Tea Plantation.
And since the road in is the same one that visitors to the tea plantation will use, it can be tricky to drive to this place on weekends and public holidays with limited parking and many cars along the one-way road.
There used to be a sign for Robertson Rose Garden, but the owners took it down during the pandemic.
If you follow the directions on Google, it will actually take you past the entrance of the road up to Robertson Rose Garden. But you can park at this spot and carefully backtrack (on foot) up the road until you reach a green gate that marks another inclining road.
On our last visit (early Nov 2022), we went up to have a chat with the friendly owner who said that they have plans to renovate their house and redo the garden next year (the exact date is still unknown).
But when they are ready, they will put up a new signboard.
PS: They sell homemade rose syrup made of rose petals at RM20 per bottle, it’s quite refreshing and more pleasant than commercial rose syrup.
Private Tours Of Cameron Highlands From Ipoh
Since you’re coming all the way up to Cameron Highlands, you should expect to spend plenty of time outdoors!
You can easily visit a rose garden as part of a private tour from Ipoh with RayTheTour.
The tour comes with a local guide, and comfortable transport to and around Cameron Highlands. Pick-up is from anywhere in Ipoh.
Note: If you go back down on the same day, return back to Ipoh is free of charge!
Have a specific itinerary in mind? No problem! Send us a message on WhatsApp!
Conclusion
To those that don’t have a thing for flowers, rose gardens are more of a time-filler rather than a must-see attraction.
But anyone who loves flowers will find it worthwhile to visit a rose garden in Cameron Highlands because roses (and other flowers) really do flourish in the cooler climate!
For flower lovers, we really recommend checking out CH Flora Park too. They don’t have a dedicated rose section, but their lovely gardens will blow you away regardless.
CH Flora Park does charge very high entry fees though so a cheaper alternative (although not as big, or with as many flowers) is Agro Market. Which also has an amazing aviary.
