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Private Tour: Full Day Penang Heritage Tour

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Overview

Combine three distinct and ancient cultures, indigenous and colonial architecture, shake for a few centuries, and garnish with some of the best food in Southeast Asia, and you've got the irresistible urban cocktail that is George Town.

Join this private tour to visit Penang State Museum, Penang Heritage area, Street of Harmony and much more.

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  • Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
  • Mobile ticket

What's included

Sightseeing as per itinerary

Private mini van/ car

Hotel pick up / drop off (Only from George Town area)

Private professional tour guide

Gratuities

Food & soft drinks

Any other things not mentioned in the itinerary

Meeting and pickup

Pickup is offered for all travelers.

What to expect

Our tour guide will pick you up around 9:00 am from your hotel lobby and start this tour.

Firstly we will visit to Penang State Museum, For a number of years residents of Penang had been urging that Penang should have a Museum & Art Gallery. In 1941, a small museum was built up at St. Xavier’s Institution; this with all its specimens was wiped out by enemy action during the war

Then we will move to Penang Heritage area, Georgetown, has been accorded a listing as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site.

After then we will visit to Street of Harmony, Conveniently enough, Penang’s 18th-century town planners have already solved the problem, and a short walk along Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling, otherwise known as the ‘Street of Harmony’, draws together the town’s four main religions and provides a quick, easy tour of its different.

Then we will pay a visit to Khoo Kongsi, The Khoo Kongsi (Chinese: 邱公司; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Khu-kong-si) is a large Chinese clanhouse with elaborate and highly ornamented architecture, a mark of the dominant presence of the Chinese in Penang, Malaysia.

Then have launch in hawker center / Moslem Nasi Kandar

Then we will visit to Pinang Peranakan Mansion, The Peranakans, also known as the Babas and Nyonyas, was a prominent community of acculturated Chinese unique to this part of the world, especially in the Straits Settlements (Penang, Malacca and Singapore) hence its other name, the Straits Chinese.

Adopting selected ways of the local Malays and later, the colonial British, the Peranakans had created a unique lifestyle and customs which had not only left behind a rich legacy of antiques but its cultural influences like cuisine and language are still evident in Penang today.

After that we will move to 3-D Interactive Museum, Made In Penang Interactive Museum, as the name implies, is a place where everything-Penang comes together. From famous persons to mouth-watering food, cultures of various races and ethnicities to world-famous places around Penang, we have it all here!

Next is Chew Jetty, A Stroll Down A Living Heritage Community

Lastly, we will visit to George Town Street Arts & Black wrought iron sculptures

After finish the tour you will transported to your hotel /drop - off point safely.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the start time.

Times are local to the experience (Asia/Kuala Lumpur).

Additional Information

  • Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness
  • Mobile or paper ticket accepted
  • Up to 15 travelers per booking

FAQs about Private Tour: Full Day Penang Heritage Tour

Can I cancel Private Tour: Full Day Penang Heritage Tour for free?

Yes. For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the start time.

How long does it take?

It takes about 8 hours.

Is pickup offered?

Pickup is offered for all travelers.

What's included?

  • Sightseeing as per itinerary
  • Private mini van/ car
  • Hotel pick up / drop off (Only from George Town area)
  • Private professional tour guide

What's not included?

  • Gratuities
  • Food & soft drinks
  • Any other things not mentioned in the itinerary

Which languages is it offered in?

It is offered in English.

What fitness level is needed?

Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness.

Operated by MAM Holidays Malaysia

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