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slowed—leaving the historic center relatively BP RL_SP] _ST^ PaPYTYR _Z aT^T_ _SP NZ__LRP
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>T_P _SP ZWO \`L]_P] T^ bSP]P Z`] OT^NZaP]TP^ and former spy who became a magnate in
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in the area in 1967 when he went out for a
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BPɪWW aT^T_ L -LML 9dZYdL SZ`^P LYO aTPb WZNLW fate. Afterward, we’ll have dinner at a local
Chinese handicrafts that are now considered a restaurant.
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-]PLVQL^_ 7`YNS /TYYP]
have lunch at a Baba Nyonya restaurant before
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of Malacca.
Day 4 Orang Asli village visit
?ST^ LQ_P]YZZY bPɪWW Pc[WZ]P , 1LXZ^L ,Q_P] M]PLVQL^_ _ST^ XZ]YTYR bPɪWW OP[L]_
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;L`Wɪ^ NS`]NS LYO /`_NS >\`L]P MZ]OP]PO Lama, an Orang Asli ethnic village. The Orang
Md M]TRS_ ]PO M`TWOTYR^ɨbSP]P /`_NS Asli people, a local aboriginal population,
NZWZYTLWT^_^ []P^TOPO ZaP] _SPT] QL] ʮ`YR bP]P OT^[WLNPO TY _SP _S NPY_`]d bSPY
trading hub during the 17th century. the Cameron Highlands became a mountain
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BPɪWW ]P_`]Y _Z 6`LWL 7`X[`] WL_P _ST^ way of life the Orang Asli maintain today,
afternoon, and the rest of the day is yours as we join the villagers and their chief for
to spend as you wish. Dinner is on your own
L ^YLNV 7TQP SL^ NSLYRPO SP]P TY ]PNPY_
this evening.
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-]PLVQL^_ 7`YNS MP_bPPY YPbWd M`TW_ M]TNV SZ`^P^ LYO _SP
more traditional dwellings where some
villagers still live.
Day 3 Cameron Highlands
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,Q_P] M]PLVQL^_ bP OP[L]_ QZ] _SP .LXP]ZY
some time to spend at your leisure. Dinner is
3TRSWLYO^ BPɪWW ^_Z[ QZ] W`YNS MPQZ]P SPLOTYR
on your own this evening.
up into the hills, where we’ll stop again to
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made from local leaves.
This area, with its mild climate and verdant Day 5 Overland to Penang
hills, was hugely popular during colonial days
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with Malaysia’s British population, who built
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cottages, golf courses, and resorts across the an important tin mining outpost for China.
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BPɪWW aT^T_ L _TY XTYTYR X`^P`X LYO SLaP
afternoon, and have some time at leisure to lunch at a local restaurant before continuing
enjoy the fresh air and beautiful views. on our way.
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