DESTINATIONS AND ATTRACTION
Cities
- Kuala Lumpur - the capital of Malaysia.
- Petronas Twin Towers - World's tallest twin towers and third and fourth tallest singular towers, standing adjacent to one of the busiest shopping malls in Kuala Lumpur,Suria KLCC.
- Golden Triangle (Bukit Bintang and Imbi) - Kuala Lumpur's busiest commercial district containing five-star hotels, restaurants to high-end shopping malls.
- George Town - the capital of Penang. George Town is one of two cultural World Heritage Sites in Malaysia.
- Gurney Drive - a popular seafront promenade, filled with condominiums and hotels. It is one of the busiest streets in Penang.
- Ipoh - capital of Perak, famous for its Chinese food, tin mines and limestone mountains and caves.
- Alor Star - capital of Kedah, the state of the Paddy fields.
- Johor Bahru - capital of Johor, and gateway to Singapore.
- Kangar - capital of Perlis, and gateway to Thailand.
- Kota Kinabalu - capital of Sabah.
- Kota Bahru - capital of Kelantan.
- Kuala Terengganu - capital of Terengganu, famous for the penyu (turtles) and beaches.
- Kuantan - capital of Pahang, noted for its many beaches.
- Kuching - capital of Sarawak, the Cat City of Malaysia.
- Melaka - a historical city in Malaysia. This is the other cultural World Heritage Site in Malaysia.
- Miri - the resort city of Sarawak is the gateway to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Mulu caves and numerous national parks like Niah caves, Lambir Hills National Park and Loagan Bunut National Park. Noted for its prstine coral reefs and ecotourism attractions too.
- Seremban - the capital of Negeri Sembilan, and the nearest cities to Port Dickson.
- Putrajaya - the administrative centre of Malaysia, known for its lavish buildings, bridges and man-made lakes.
- Petaling Jaya - a satellite city located in the state of Selangor, and is in the proximity of Kuala Lumpur. It has the most commercial complexes in Malaysia.
Beside the main cities, there other town and places in Malaysia offer some special tourist attraction. Such as in Taiping, Perak for their landscape and local attraction. Teluk Intan for their Leaning tower. Genting Highlands, Cameron Highlands and Bukit Tinggi in Pahang for a cool climate. Muar in Johor is famous for its food. Miri is the official tourism-city and resort city of Sarawak and Sibuin Sarawak is famous for its landscape and parks.
Islands and Beaches
Islands and Beaches
Malaysia has several tropical islands, some of
which have been voted the most beautiful in the world. Some of the islands in Malaysia are:
which have been voted the most beautiful in the world. Some of the islands in Malaysia are:
- Labuan
- Langkawi
- Pangkor
- Penang Island, the western half of Penang, which is heavily industrialised
- Redang Island
- Tenggol Island
- Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park
- Perhentian Islands
- Kapas Island
- Lang Tengah Island
- Rantau Abang Beach
- Mabul
- Tioman Island
- Sipadan
National Parks and Nature Reserves
- Bako National Park, Sarawak - famed for its wildlife, especially Bornean bearded pigs and proboscis monkeys
- Batang Ai National Park, Sarawak
- Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak
- Gunung Gading National Park, Sarawak
- Lambir Hills National Park, Sarawak
- Niah Caves National Park, Sarawak
- Loagan Bunut National Park, Sarawak
- Kinabalu National Park, Sabah - home of 4100 metre peak Mount Kinabalu.
- Taman Negara National Park - the self-proclaimed World's Oldest Rainforest, spanning Kelantan, Pahang and Terengganu
- Endau Rompin National Park, Johor
Other Places of Interest
Kuala Lumpur SkyLine |
- A' Famosa Resort, Malacca
- Aquaria KLCC, at KLCC tower, KL
- Batu Caves, KL
- Berjaya Hills Resort. French-themed village
- Berjaya Times Square KL, KL
- Bukit Bintangwalk, KL
- Cruise Tasik Putrajaya (CTP) Lake cruises, boat rides, Putrajaya
- Cameron Highlands
- Crystal Mosque, Kuala Terengganu
- Dong Zen Temple
- Eye on Malaysia, Malacca
- Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), KL
- Fraser's Hill
- Genting Highlands
- Iskandar waterfall Kota Tinggiwaterfalls
- Kuala Gandah Elephant Sanctuary[9][10]
- Kuala Lumpur Bird Park, KL
- Kuala Lumpur Butterfly Park, KL
- Kuala Lumpur Hop-On Hop-Off, Double-decker city tour bus, KL
- Kuala Lumpur Look out point, KL
- Kuala Lumpur Tower, Menara Kuala Lumpur, KL
- Malaysian Handicraft Craft Complex, KL
- Masjid Negara
- Merdeka Square
- Mines Resort City, KL
- Monorail train at KL
- Muzium Negara, KL
- The National Monument Tugu Negara, KL
- Petronas Twin Towers (KLCC), KL
- Sri Mahamariamman Temple
- Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque, KL
- Sunway Lagoon, KL
- Thean Hou Temple, KL
- Underwater world, Langkawi
- National Zoo of Malaysia (Zoo Negara), KL