Historical Malacca Tour

Mini Malaysia & ASEAN Cultural Park Melaka

45 min

THE MINI MALAYSIA AND ASEAN CULTURAL PARK IS A THEME PARK IN AYER KEROH, MALACCA, MALAYSIA. THE PARK SHOWCASES THE TRADITIONAL HOUSES FROM EVERY STATE IN MALAYSIA AND ALSO FROM EVERY COUNTRY IN ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS.

A Famosa Fort

15 min

THE PORTA DE SANTIAGO (A FAMOSA) IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR SITES THAT YOU CAN FIND WHEN VISITING MALACCA. IT IS A MAJOR HISTORICAL LANDMARK AND IS PROBABLY THE MOST PHOTOGRAPHED STRUCTURE IN MALACCA. THE A FAMOSA IS LOCATED JUST NEXT TO THE STADTHUYS BUILDING. THE FORT OF PORTA DE SANTIAGO (A FAMOSA) IS ONE OF THE OLDEST SURVIVING EUROPEAN ARCHITECTURAL REMAINS IN THE WHOLE OF ASIA. THIS TINY GATE WHICH WE CALL A FAMOSA OR PORTA DE SANTIAGO IS THE LAST REMAINS OF WHAT USED TO BE A MIGHTY FORTRESS.

St. Peter's Church

15 min

The St. Peter's Church is a church in Melaka City, Melaka, Malaysia. It is the oldest functioning Roman Catholic Church in Malaysia.

St. Paul's Hill & Church (Bukit St. Paul)

15 min

THE RUINS OF ST. PAUL’S CHURCH ARE AT THE SUMMIT OF ST. PAUL'S HILL. BUILT ON THE SITE OF THE LAST MALACCAN SULTAN’S ISTANA (PALACE), IT WAS CONSTRUCTED BY PORTUGUESE FIDALGO (NOBLEMAN) CAPTAIN, DUARTE COELHO, IN GRATITUDE TO THE VIRGIN MARY FOR SAVING HIS LIFE DURING A STORM AT SEA.

Christ Church

15 min

CHRIST CHURCH MALACCA IS AN 18TH-CENTURY ANGLICAN CHURCH IN THE CITY OF MALACCA CITY, MALAYSIA. IT IS THE OLDEST FUNCTIONING PROTESTANT CHURCH IN MALAYSIA AND IS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE LOWER CENTRAL ARCHDEACONRY OF THE ANGLICAN DIOCESE OF WEST MALAYSIA.

Red Square (Dutch Square)

15 min

HISTORIC SQUARE FEATURING MAROON-COLORED STRUCTURES IN THE DUTCH COLONIAL STYLE.

Cheng Hoon Teng Temple

15 min

THE CHENG HOON TENG TEMPLE IS A CHINESE TEMPLE PRACTISING THE THREE DOCTRINAL SYSTEMS OF BUDDHISM, CONFUCIANISM AND TAOISM LOCATED AT NO. 25 JALAN TOKONG, MALACCA CITY, MALAYSIA. IT IS THE OLDEST FUNCTIONING TEMPLE IN THE COUNTRY.

Kampung Kling Mosque

15 min

THE ORIGINAL STRUCTURE BUILT BY INDIAN MUSLIM TRADERS IN 1748 WAS A WOODEN BUILDING AND IN 1872, IT WAS REBUILT IN BRICK. THE MOSQUE IS ONE OF THE TRADITIONAL MOSQUES IN MALACCA, WHICH STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL DESIGN. THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN OF THE MOSQUE IS A CROSS BETWEEN SUMATRAN, CHINESE, HINDU, AND THE MALACCA MALAY. THE MINARET, ABLUTION POOL AND ENTRANCE ARCH WERE BUILT AT THE SAME TIME WITH THE MAIN BUILDING. THE KAMPUNG KLING MOSQUE IS NAMED BASED ON THE PLACE WHERE INDIAN TRADERS DWELL IN THAT PLACE CALLED KAMPUNG KLING.

Bukit China (Chinese Hill)

15 min

BUKIT CHINA IS A HILLSIDE OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE IN THE CAPITAL OF MALAYSIAN STATE OF MALACCA, MALACCA TOWN. IT IS LOCATED SEVERAL KILOMETRES TO THE NORTH FROM THE HISTORICAL CENTRE OF MALACCA, BUT THESE DAYS, IT'S SURROUNDED BY THE MODERN CITY ON ALL SIDES.

Jonker Street

15 min

POPULARLY CALLED THE JONKER STREET, JONKER WALK OR THE JONKER HANG JEBAT, THIS STREET IS A VERY ATTRACTIVE PLACE IN MELAKA AND A POPULAR AREA TO VISIT. WHETHER YOU WANT TO HUNT FOR THE BEST FOOD IN MELAKA, SHOP FOR BOUTIQUE AND SOUVENIRS OR VISIT THE AWARD-WINNING MUSEUMS AND GALLERY SHOPS, YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED HERE.

Malacca River

45 min

THE MALACCA RIVER WHICH FLOWS THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF MALACCA CITY IN MALACCA, MALAYSIA, WAS A VITAL TRADE ROUTE DURING THE HEYDAY OF MALACCA SULTANATE IN THE 15TH CENTURY.

15 min

RUMAH MELAYU MELAKA’ OR MALACCA MALAY HOUSE IS THE TRADITIONAL MALAY HOUSE THAT CAN BE FOUND IN MALACCA. IT CAN STILL BE FOUND IN THE WHOLE OF MALACCA TODAY. IT IS ONLY TRADITIONAL MALAY HOUSED WHICH MAINLY CAN BE RECOGNIZED BY ITS GLAZED AND MULTICOLORED TILES ON THE STAIRCASES WHICH ARE IMPORTED FROM EUROPE AND CHINA. FLOWERS ARE A COMMON MOTIF.

Melaka Warrior Monument

15 min

THE MELAKA WARRIOR MONUMENT IS A MONUMENT IN MELAKA CITY, MELAKA, MALAYSIA. THE MONUMENT WAS BUILT TO COMMEMORATE THE CHINESE VICTIMS OF THE EMPIRE OF JAPAN OCCUPATION OF MELAKA DURING WORLD WAR II. THE MONUMENT WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1948 IN THE FEDERATION OF MALAYA. IN 1972, IT UNDERWENT MAJOR RENOVATION.