5 Places You Must Visit in Malaysia Must-See Attractions

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Places You Must Visit Malaysia – Malaysia is a country that is located in Southeast Asia. It is rich in natural beauty, diverse culture, and delicious cuisine. It is a melting pot of different races, languages, and religions. The country offers travelers a variety of landscapes with something for everyone. There are beaches, mountains, rainforests, and islands to explore. It has a tropical climate

Malaysia’s capital is Kuala Lumpur, and it is one of the most visited cities in Asia. It has been ranked as the world’s third most liveable city by the Economist Intelligence Unit.

There are many amazing places out there in the world. In all likelihood, you’ll never be able to visit all of them. Therefore, you have to be strategic. You need to make sure that you visit the best of the best first. This will ensure that the items at the top of your priority list are marked off first.

With this in mind, you should know that Malaysia is one of the best countries for tourists. Within this guide, you’re going to learn about 5 places that you must visit in Malaysia at some point. See where we got mugged in Malaysia

Places You Must Visit in Malaysia

Gunung Gading National Park

Do you love Mother Nature? Are you mesmerized by beautiful flowers? If you’ve answered yes to these questions, you should definitely take the time to visit Gunung Gading National Park. The park is home to some of the largest flowers in the world.

You’ll want to bring your camera with you so you can take pictures of the Rafflesia blooms. They’re capable of growing up to three feet in diameter. Suffice to say, you won’t find anything like it anywhere else in the world.

Redang Island

If you’re a fan of the beaches, you’ll want to take a trip to the Redang Island. This island is home to some of the world’s most stunning beaches. It is also a good choice for snorkelers. In fact, this is the most popular activity on the island. Whether you just want to relax on the beach or go scuba diving, you’re going to love Redang Island.

Kuala Lumpur

While you’re at it, you should consider taking a trip to Kuala Lumpur at some point. This city just happens to be the largest in Malaysia. On top of that, it is the national capital. Over the years, tourism has become a very important industry for the city. It is easy to see why. After all, the city is home to the Bukit Bintang shopping distance, Petaling Street, Merdeka Square, and even the Kuala Lumpur Tower.Malaysia

Bako National Park

Ultimately, Malaysia is home to some of the most amazing national parks. The Bako National Park is pretty small. However, it makes up for it in a big way. The most amazing thing about the park is the wildlife. When you visit this national park, you’ll be able to see animals that you wouldn’t see anywhere else.

On top of that, you’ll encounter beaches, waterfalls, and even sea stacks at Bako National Park. This is a destination that everyone must visit at some point.

Christ Church

Finally, you should consider making a stop in Melaka. Here, you will find Christ Church. It was built by the Dutch sometime during the mid-18th century. It just happens to be the oldest Protestant church in Malaysia that is still functioning. The church is home to many amazing artifacts, including a brass Bible stand, tombstones, and a bell.

If you’re a fan of history, this is an attraction that you cannot afford to pass up.

Kuala Lumpur Malaysia City Guide

Kuala Lumpur, a city where everything is crazy in the most structured way you can imagine. It is hard to put a finger on what this city really is simply because it’s such a big mixture of everything. The city is similar to much of their food style – inspired from all countries in Asia thrown into one pot, so what do you do in Malaysia?

Kuala Lumpur has really focused on two big pleasures of life – Shopping and Food. You could probably spend a whole week in Kuala Lumpur never stepping your foot outside the malls. It often feels like as soon as you step out of the tram you step into another mall. Best Cities in Asia for Shopping

Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Twin Towers

Start the morning by visiting the Petronas Towers, the second largest building in the world. The Petronas Towers is beautiful even on the outside, as is the shopping mall inside, Suria KLCC. If you want you can even take a walk on the sky bridge which is the highest bridge between any towers in the world.

Travel to Kuala Lumpur

You can get free tickets if you get there first thing in the morning, the counter opens at 8am so be there then or at least 8.30 but by then you may encounter a line. On your ticket it says what time you should be able to come back and allowed to walk on the tower, but you won’t be allowed to go up right after getting the ticket. There are normally massive crowds there on a daily basis!

Shopping in Kuala Lumpur

The shopping mall in the twin towers was just a preview for what is coming up. Kuala Lumpur has 66 shopping malls to spend your cash. Some of them are really beautiful inside and there are often happenings going on in the malls, all from fat-loss beauty competitions to the new exclusive watch shows.

In Kuala Lumpur we noticed how many of the women put effort into matching everything they wore: The shoes with the bag with the dress with the scarf etc. We saw three women who took this to the next level. Not only did they match their outfits with each other, they matched it with the shopping mall they were going to!

There is not a chance you will be able to visit all the shopping malls, but take a visit to Lot 10 (beautiful architecture inside), Sungei Wang Plaza, Bukit Bintang Plaza, Star Hill Gallery, KL Plaza, Pavilion and Berjaya times Square (HUGE).

Shopping in the Golden triangle is easy as the shopping malls are so close to each other, you can walk out of a mall and into another in a matter of seconds.

Grab a bite to eat at Jalan Alor

After some shopping you might want to sit down and rest your feet while having a nice lunch. Food is the most important thing for Malaysians, and thanks to the variety of cultures here, you will find the food choices are many.

Jalan Alor, a street in the middle of the Golden Triangle has countless of food stalls and restaurants where you can choose whatever you like to eat.

Kuala Lumpur Independence Square

Visit the Independence square (Dataran Merdeka) where Malaysia’s independence was declared in 1957. Right in front of the impressive Sultan Abdul Samad building, and other historical buildings such as the old railway station and the St. Mary Cathedral which is over a hundred years old. It’s quite nice with the fountain and the flag poles lined up along the square.

Kuala Lumpur Authentic Feel in Kampung Baru

Have an authentic Malay dinner in Kampung Baru. This area has a very authentic Malay feel to it, and since the area is trying to stand against the modern developments in the city they have preserved the traditional Malay style, and among traditional houses and clothing there is also a lot of typical Malay food to find here.

Here you will get a good insight in the traditional Malay culture.

Bargains in Chinatown

Walk through China Town and bargain some fake copies or try the street food. Do some shopping along the night market in Jalan Petaling. Here the shopping is completely different from what you experienced in the fancy shopping mall earlier this morning. What’s amazing isn’t the stuff they sell, but the contradiction and the sudden changes in the city, which you can also find while walking through Indian Town.

Party hard in Bukit Bintang

Unless your feet are tired from the busy day, you can go and enjoy the busy night life in Jalan Bukit Bintang, a street full of pubs, clubs, open air cafes, street performances etc. Everything you need for a good night out!

Kit Kat, produced by Nestlé, is a company responsible for the diminishing forest and soon to be extinct Orangutans in Borneo, Malaysia. They destroy the native forest, make it impossible for the native animals and tribe people to survive in the new desert of only Palm Oil trees.

Roomorama In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Admiring the most iconic building in Kuala Lumpur – the Petronas Towers, while at the same time floating on your back in an infinity pool, just doesn’t make any sense – it simply would be too good to be true.

Or, so we thought…  While searching for an apartment in Kuala Lumpur, we managed to find an unbelievable place to stay, right opposite the famous Twin Towers in the middle of the city.

Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

We stayed for 3 nights at Marc Residence, a luxury apartment complex which offered everything you could want: Two large pools (one literally with a view of the Petronas Towers), a tennis court, fully equipped gym, sauna, reading room with free wifi, mini mart, laundry and a cafe.

Booking online with Roomorama went really smoothly: you find a place you want, send an inquiry to the host, and if it’s available, the host will get back to you and offer you the place. If it is unavailable, or if you simply want to make it easier for yourself, you can use the “Shout Out” feature.

Where you add the city you’ll be visiting, the dates, number of guests, and write a short message. This message will be sent off to all the hosts in the city you’ll be visiting, who can then get back to you with their offers. Sometimes you meet the host before moving in, but often the host arranges everything so that this isn’t necessary.

We picked up the keys from the concierge at the reception, and once we had moved into the studio apartment, we sent the host a “payment code” so that she could collect the money.

It is a very safe system, preventing hosts from taking the money before the guests have checked in and made sure that everything is fine.

Our experience with Roomorama was great as always, and anyone looking for apartments with that extra flair and a great location should look into using Roomorama for their next trip.

Nest Guesthouse In Kuala Lumpur REVIEW

Centrally located in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, you’ll find The Nest Guesthouse, one of the top rated B&B’s in the city.

The reason why people like this place so much, is simple:

  • Owners have truly understood what it takes to make their guests feel comfortable and enjoy their stay.
  • “One of the most important things about a good guesthouse, is the vibe” says Lupo, one of the owners.
  • When you enter the guesthouse you immediately leave the busy, chaotic streets of KL behind and feel right at home.

Nest Guesthouse In Kuala Lumpur

The lounge has a nice vibe with comfy couches where you can watch movies, read magazines, and meet other travelers. The bedrooms are bright and spacious, and the common kitchen with free tea/coffee and breakfast, is immaculately clean.

But what made us really appreciate this place was the small things that other guesthouses in Asia, and anywhere for that matter, often tend to miss:

  • Cleanliness, the modern designs, and the attention to small details – such as the aromatherapy shower gel in the bathrooms and the super fast high-speed wifi throughout the building.

For those who don’t have laptops there are two computers in the lounge you can use for free.

The location is great, tucked away on a smaller street in a neighborhood with heaps of great restaurants, bars, shopping malls and street markets nearby.

It’s a great guesthouse at a good price, in a location close to almost everything, and we would definitely stay at the Nest Guesthouse again next time we visit KL.

Changes In Kuala Lumpur

Meanwhile, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, things didn’t seem to have changed that much. It had been two years since we were there last time, so after spending some time in Southern Thailand we decided to head down to Malaysia to see what had changed.

We went to the same hostel we had stayed at last time, and everything was still the same. We went to India street, and found the same restaurants which looked the same as last time. The only thing that seemed to have changed was the old graffiti tag on a wall, which was now half painted over. The difference in Kuala Lumpur 2009 vs 2011….