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10-Days Singapore and Malaysia Grand Discovery Tour
Singapore ~ Tampin ~ Malacca ~ Kuala Lumpur ~ Batu Caves ~ Cameron Highlands ~ Ipoh ~ Penang
新加坡 ~
馬六甲 ~吉隆坡~ 黑風洞 ~
金馬倫高原 ~
怡保 ~ 檳城
| Day 01 | Arrival Singapore |
Upon arriva at Singapore, you will be transferred to your hotel stay. Rest of the day is free at leisure.
Overnight in Singapore.
| Day 02 | Singapore |
Today, after breakfast, you will go for a city tour in Singapore. You will explore the city by driving around the Civic District, passing by the Padang, Cricket Club, historic Parliament House, Supreme Court and City Hall. Next, stop at the Merlion Park and enjoy the impressive view of Marina Bay. Do not miss out this picture-taking opportunity with the Merlion, a mythological creature that is part liion and part fish. Visit Thian Hock Keng Temple, one of Singapore's oldest Buddhist-Taoist temples, before driving through Chinatown. Stop by a Local Handicraft Centre and observe craftsmen at work up-close. Proceed to the National Orchid Garden, located within Singapore Botanic Gardens, which boasts a sprawling display of 60,000 orchid plants. Our final stop at Little India will welcome you with the scent of joss sticks, jasmine and spices. After the city tour, transfer back to your hotel. The rest of the evening you can explore the city by yourself.
Overnight in Singapore.
| Day 03 | Singapre ~ Tampin ~ Malacca |
After breakfast, transfer to the train station for taking the train to Tampin. Enjoy the rural scenery as the train passes through villages and plantations. When you arrive at the train station of Tampin, the bus will pick you up and transfer you to Malacca.
Malacca is one of the most popular tourist destinations within Malaysia. It is a small, friendly city with many eye-catching sights and attractive modern buildings. Upon arrival in Malacca, you will enjoy a short river cruise along the Malacca River. Malacca River cruise is a pleasant tour, you can get an overview of the area, see the historical buildings and see where you want to have dinner that evening. There is lots of good giraffiti art on the buildings which makes the atmosphere even better. There are nice restaurants, bars and shops along the river and the boatmen will slow down to give people a chance to take photographs.
Overnight in Malacca.
| Day 04 | Malacca ~ Kuala Lumpur |
After breakfast, proceed for a city tour in Malacca, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. You will follow the routes of teh Long and rich history of the town. Visit Bukit China, Porta de Santiago, St. Paul's Church, Stadhuys Building, Christchurch, Cheng Hoon Teng Temple and have a walk on Jonker Street. Visit the Portugese settlement where you will have the possibility to try the interesting mixture of the Portugese and local cuisine. After the tour transfer to Kuala Lumpur where you will have the rest of the day/evening to explore the vibrant capitol of Malaysia.
Overnight in Kuala Lumpur.
| Day 05 | Kuala Lumpur |
After breakfast proceed for Kuala Lumpur half day city tour. Kuala Lumpur is a city of contrasts. While Malaysians are justly proud of their new structures, old buildings also appeal.Its architectural heritage includes Moorish styled edifices, stately colonial buildings and old shop houses as well as modern offices and condominiums towers overhead. The National Monument and National Mosque, constructed to honour the country's fallen heroes and other attractions to discover in Kuala Lumpur. Independence Square, here the national flag flies atop a 100m flagpole the tallest in the world. Opposite is the ornate Sultan Abdul Samad Building, built in 1897 with Morrish features, clock tower and copper domes. Beautifully illuminated at night, this well-known landmark in KL was formerly the Secretariat building for British administration. It is now the venue of the Supreme and High Court. Stop at the old and at the newly built Royal Palace. It is interesting to compare the style of the two palaces. Finally go for a photo stop at the Twin Towers, the icon of Kuala Lumpur, which is 452 meters of height (88 floors) and is one of the tallest in the world. After the tour back to the hotel, rest of the day free for leisure.
Overnight in Kuala Lumpur
| Day 06 | Kuala Lumpur ~ Batu Caves ~ Cameron Highlands |
After breakfast, transfer to Cameron Highlands. On the way, we will make a stop at the Batu Caves. These limestone Hindu temples are built in the cave, which is about 400 meters deep and 100 meters high. Via a stairway of 272 steps you arrive at the entrance of the cave.It is a beautiful sight from the inside especially when sunlight comes in from the roof of the cave, but maybe even more, when you look at the city of Kuala Lumpur from that spot. We also visit a basket-making stall, the Lata Iskandar Waterfalls and a native settlement before we reach Cameron Highlands there are a large number of Orang Asli villages, where you can see the original inhabitants of Malaysia in their authentic community. When you visit them, you can try the blowpipe and get to know more about their tools, food, musical instruments etc.
Overnight at Cameron Highlands
| Day 07 | Cameron Highlands - Ipoh |
Early morning check out from the hotel and visit the tea plantations and a tea factory. Sungai Palas BOH Tea Estate is the most common tea plantation to visit. It is a must see when you are at Cameron Highlands! The massive tea plantation stretches as far as the eyes can see. Everywhere you see tea bushes, all beautifully green. It you are lucky, you can see the workers plucking the young tea leafs.
We will also make a stop at a strawberry farm and a vegetable market. When you arrive at the market, you will see a whole area with fruit and vegetables stalls As you walk along the market, fruit and vegetable sellers will call out to promote their goods. On the market, you can also buy the famous and delicious strawberries of Cameron Highland.
After the Cameron Highlands, you will be transferred to Ipoh On the way, we stop at the Tempurung Cave. About 3km long, it is one of the longest caves in Peninsula Malaysia. Part of it has been developed as a show cave with electric lighting and walkways and there are a range of tours of different lengths and difficulty.
After a walk in the cave, we will stop at the Sam Poh Tong temple before we reach Ipoh. This is a Buddhist temple located in a limestone cave. Upon arrival in Ipoh, a short city tour before check-in at hotel.
Overnight in Ipoh
| Day 08 | Ipoh - Penang |
After breakfast, we will depart to the island Penang. On our way we stop at the royal town of Kuala Kangsar for a spell of photographing of the exterior view only of Ubudiah Mosque, Iskandariah Palace and Istana Kenangan. Proceed further to Kuala Sepetang mangrove forest, the best-managed mangrove forest in Malaysia and one that serves a very important ecological role in protecting the coastline from erosion. Delight in the novelty of walking through natural mangrove forest on a boardwalk. Kuala Sepetang produces the bulk of the nation's top quality mangrove charcoal. Visit a charcoal kilin where charcoals are produced. Cross over to Penang, better known as the "Pearl of teh Orient" via one of the longest bridge in the world. Upon arrival to Penang we visit the biggest Buddhist temple of Malaysia, the famous Kek Lok Si, with the enormous statue of the goodess of Mercy, Kuan Yin and a stunning view ver the capitol, George Town. It is the most beautiful and largest Buddhist temple complex in Southeast Asia. After that, transfer to Georgetown and check-in at hotel. Rest of the day is free for leisure.
Overnight in Ipoh.
| Day 09 | Penang |
After breakfast depart for a City, Culture and Heritage tour of Georgetown, which has been official declared as a UNESCO SITE in 2008. Visit the 3rd longest reclining Buddha figure in the world followed by Kek Lok Si Temple, also known as Temple of 1000 Buddhas that wss built in 1904, with the enormous statue of the goddess of Mercy, Kuan Yin and a stunning view over the capitol, George Town. It is the most beautiful and largest Buddhist temple complex in Southeast Asia. Next we stop at Fort Cornwallis, the landing site of Captain Francis Light in 1786 when he arrived to start the first British colony in Penang.
The tour continues on with a visit to the water village of the Clan Jetties at Weld Quay, so named as residents of each jetty share similar surname. We next take you along Pitt Street, also known as "The Street of Harmony". Here churches, Chinese temples, mosques and Hindu temples are built along the same street in harmonious existence side by side for centuries. Visit the intricate Khoo Kong Si clan's house. Return to the hotel and the rest of the day is free at leisure.
You may further extend your stay in Penang for beach holiday. The beach in Batu Ferringhi consists a long stretch of soft, white sandy beach along a winding road named Jalan Batu Ferringhi, filled with a host of accommodation and dining options. The night market on this street is quite legendary, while its waters are popular spots for a range of water sports activities such as parasailing and windsurfing.
Overnight in Penang
| Day 10 | Penang Departure |
Breakfast at hotel. Free time at leisure till departure transfer to Penang.
Have a nice holidays!
Remarks :
Every effort will be made to adhere to the planned itinerary. However, due to weather conditions and reasons beyond our control, changes to the itinerary might occur, for which the company accepts no responsibility.
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