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Kuala Lumpur
10h
Day 01 Singapore - Kuala Lumpur (Recommended hotel Traders @ KLCC),
8am Meet and greet at Singapore hotel lobby and Immigration clearance at Johore Bahru.
Visit colonial landmarks of Kuala Lumpur, Jamek Mosque, st Mary's Cathedral, confluence of 2 rivers. Little India and Chinatown . Photo shoots Twin Towers and KL Towers. Visit Batik for an educational tour.
Check in to hotel in Kuala Lumpur. Free and easy.
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Penang Island
8h
Day 02 Kuala Lumpur - Penang Island (recommended hotel Golden sands @ Batu Feringghi)
8am Depart for Penang and visit the Clan Jetty, Fort Cornwallis, Sleeping Buddha and drive past Georgetown - the UNESCO Heritage city. Also drive past Little India.
Batu Feringghi is the happening beach front in Penang Island with luxurious hotels, water sports, many restaurants, and the night skyline is great. Lunch @ Food Court - a diverse selection of various local cuisines. Check in to hotel. Free and easy. The beach beckons.
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Penang Island
8h
Day 03 - Penang Island Free and easy
You will be left undisturbed to savor the happenings at Batu Feringghi - the sun sea and sands and the sights and sounds of Penang. The beachfront is mesmerizing.
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Cameron Highlands
8h
Day 04 Penang - Cameron Highlands (Recommended hotel Camerons Resort).
8am Depart for the Cameron Highlands -a hill resort with vast tea plantations and farmlands. Tea plantations are instrumental in luring tourists and its cool weather. Sip tea perched on an elevated tea cafe and watch the rolling hills roll below. Photo shoots aplenty. Proceed to the Vegetables market which displays all produce from the Camerons and the Cactus Gardens, Pluck Strawberry at the Strawberry Farm. Some farmers do organic farming for the niche markets. Check in to hotel. Free and easy.
7pm Dinner is HOT POT - an authentic popular meal in Camerons. The hot meal augurs well for the cool weather. Bring sweaters as nights are cold.
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Taman Negara National Park
10h
Day 05 Cameron Highlands - Taman Negara 1st Day (Recommended hotel: Mutiara Resort)
7am Depart for Taman Negara - a 130 million years old tropical rainforest with tigers, elephants, tapirs, deer... 14,000 flowering plants (Medicinal as well as poisonous and not forgetting the elusive aphrodisiacs), 300 bird species...and aborigines.
On arrival at Kuala Tahan, Lunch @ Floating Cafe. Join Nature Guide by boat to aborigine village to watch fire making and blowpipe demonstration. Then trek to a rainforest waterfalls for a cool dip. Check in to hotel.
8pm Follow Nature Guide for Night Jungle walk to look out for spiders, snakes, mouse deer...Watch nocturnal animals come for their salt lick - at a man made salt lake. Return to hotel. And the forest orchestra plays on......
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Taman Negara National Park
8h · Admission ticket included
Day 06 Taman Negara 2nd day
8am Follow Nature Guide on a jungle trekking expedition to the viewpoint to catch a glimpse of Malaysia's highest mountain @ 7175 feet (2187 meters) in height. Nature Guide will belt out facts and taboos of Taman Negara. Return to hotel. Free and easy.
8pm Join Nature Guide for Night River Cruise to spot animals come for their water intake. Enjoy the night ambience seated on a boat deep in a virgin rainforest. A very rare encounter indeed !
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Kuala Lumpur
8h
Day 07 Taman Negara - Kuala Lumpur (Recommended hotel Traders @ KLCC)
8am Depart for Kuala Lumpur and visit the iconic Batu Caves and climb 272 steps into temple of Hindu Deity honored during festivals. Ladies to cover knees and shoulders. Drive into downtown to visit colonial landmarks as in Sultan Abdul Samad Building, Jamek Mosque, National Mosque, drive through the city into Little India and Bustling Chinatown. Photo shoots of Twin Tower and KL Tower. Visit a Batik factory for an educational tour. Complimentary Banana Leaf Lunch - eat with fingers. Check in to hotel. Free and easy.
5pm Depart for Kuala Selangor - home to the largest fireflies colony in the world. After a seafood dinner at a riverside cafe, catch a boat to watch fireflies at their dazzling best indulging in a mating ritual. Fascinating ! Return to hotel by 10 pm.
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Melaka
8h
Day 08 Kuala Lumpur - Malacca (Recommended hotel Puri Hotel @ Jonkers' Street).
8am Depart for Malacca - a UNESCO Heritage site stacked in history and cultures. Visit Stadthuys (Dutch Square, St Paul's Hill, A Famosa - Portuguese Fort. Trishaw ride to Jonkers' Street @ Chinatown and a street of souvenirs, restaurants, hotels, etc. Walkabout of Jonkers. Lunch is Peranakan - an authentic local meal. Check in to hotel. Free and easy.
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Singapore
5h
Day 09 Malacca - Johore Bahru - gateway into Singapore.
8am Depart for Johore Bahru for immigration and customs clearance into Singapore. Guide will arrange transport and ensure all's well before saying goodbye. Please obtain boatman and hotel phone @ Perhentian contacts for easy communication. End of program .