Malaysia Travel Tips
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Best Day Trips from Kuala Lumpur
Written by Viator, June 2013
While Kuala Lumpur is Malaysia’s major transportation hub, you’ll find most of the country’s best attractions outside of the city. Luckily, you can enjoy the conveniences of Kuala Lumpur as a home ... Read more
Suggested Itineraries: 3 Days in Kuching
Written by Viator, March 2012
The largest and least visited state in Malaysia, Sarawak oozes the exoticism which infects any traveler to Borneo. A historic land of White Rajahs, headhunters, and comical proboscis monkeys, Sarawak ... Read more
Suggested Itineraries: 3 Days in Kota Kinabalu
Written by Viator, March 2012
Borneo. The name alone conjures images of exotic, unknown experiences steeped in adventure and environmental wonder. A land of wild orangutans and oversized rafflesia flowers, the capital city of ... Read more
Kuala Lumpur's Top 4 Nature & Wildlife Experiences
Written by Viator, June 2011
1. Fireflies of Kuala Selangor Bask in the bioluminescence of thousands of fireflies as they do their evening mating dance at Kuala Selangor Fireflies Resort Park, about two hours from ... Read more
Bathe an Elephant
Written by Viator, April 2011
In the lush, tropical rainforest an hour and a half drive from Kuala Lumpur, the Kuala Gandah Elephant Sanctuary is an ambitious conservation program implemented and managed by the Malaysian Wildlife ... Read more
Sabah & Sarawak National Parks
Written by Viator, August 2010
Most visitors make their way to Sabah and Sarawak with one goal in mind: encountering the beauty of nature and variety of wildlife in the states’ national parks. The best parks in Sarawak are ... Read more
Sabah & Sarawak Suggested Itineraries
Written by Viator, August 2010
On the northern coast of Malaysian Borneo, neighbors Sabah and Sarawak offer national park beauty, offshore diving, rare orangutans and a rich ethnic heritage. Sarawak is the more laid-back ... Read more
Langkawi Suggested Itineraries
Written by Viator, August 2010
There are 99 islands in Langkawi Archipelago (six more at low tide), and twice as many ways to enjoy them. Located about 30km (19 miles) off the Malaysian Mainland, each island’s white, palm-fringed, ... Read more
Colonial Penang
Written by Viator, August 2010
Colonial Georgetown is a topsy-turvy collection of shophouses, trishaws, laneway shops and grand buildings. Portuguese traders from Goa in India first visited here in the 16th century, when Penang ... Read more
Penang Suggested Itineraries
Written by Viator, August 2010
Once known as Betel Nut Island, Penang has been a melting pot of traders and artisans since the British East India Company discovered the charms of this spice island back in 1786. A Malaysian ... Read more
3 Days in Kuala Lumpur: Suggested Itineraries
Written by Viator, August 2010
Kuala Lumpur is an Asian tiger that roars. A modern city of gleaming skyscrapers, the buzz about KL is as palpable as its intoxicating aromas of sizzling satay, sweet incense, and tropical ... Read more
City of many flavours.
Written by koalakiss86 , Australia, November 2010
Penang is a culturally diverse place with Malaysian, Chinese, Indian and European infuences. Good for no more than about 4 days to see all you need to see, the food is awesome if you eat at the local ... Read more
The Clan Jetties of Penang
Written by John Reality , Cambodia, March 2013
As traditional Chinese establishments in Malaysia’s quaint town of Penang, clan jetties are an integral part of the country’s heritage and history. With just six jetty clan communities left, they ... Read more
Penang’s Little India
Written by John Reality , Cambodia, March 2013
Penang offers a world of diverse culture from its own local peoples to the countries of those inhabitants that have made the famous town home. From the reaches of China to Europe, culture is in the ... Read more
Shopping at the Kuala Lumpur Central Market
Written by John Reality , Cambodia, February 2013
Traveling through Malaysia’s sprawling city Kuala Lumpur really means doing one thing, shopping. Sporting some of the best malls and shopping venues in all of Southeast Asia, Kuala Lumpur affords ... Read more
