Travel Guide of Penang in Malaysia by Influencers and Travelers

Penang is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay Peninsula.

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1 - George Town

George Town is the capital city of the Malaysian state of Penang. George Town is Malaysia's third most populous city with 708,127 inhabitants as of 2010, while Greater Penang is the nation's second largest conurbation with a population of 2,412,616.

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2 - Penang Bridge

The Penang Bridge is a 13.5-kilometre dual carriageway toll bridge and controlled-access highway in the state of Penang, Malaysia. The bridge connects Perai on the mainland side of the state with Gelugor on the island, crossing the Penang Strait. The bridge was the first and, until 2014, the only road connection between the peninsula and the island.

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3 - Shore Excursions in Penang

This is a private tour, meaning only you or your group join this tour and no one else. This tour let you go to all the attractions that you like, unlike the canned- approach of a predetermined itinerary tour. Tour time starts from pickup point. For a 6 hours visit from ship or hotel or airport, you choose some 4-5 attractions to go from the list in "tour details". (Time indicated in tour details does not include travel time). You choose the places and dictate how much time to spend at each attraction. You can explore every nooks and corners, or simply take pictures from the outside without entering the attraction, you call the shot. Go on famous attractions tour, or a city tour or go for a round island tour and take in the view from the comfort of air-conditioned car. If you do not have a clue where to go or to do, let our learned tour guide choose it for you. The tour guide will accompany you into all attractions and give commentary on the go. Penang is a truly surprising hidden gem!

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4 - Sungai Petani

Sungai Petani is a town in Kuala Muda District, Kedah, Malaysia. Sungai Petani is Kedah's largest city and is located about 55 km south of Alor Setar, the capital of Kedah, and 33 km northeast of George Town, the capital city of the neighbouring state of Penang.

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5 - Kapitan Keling Mosque

The Kapitan Keling Mosque is a mosque built in the 19th century by Indian Muslim traders in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. It is situated on the corner of Buckingham Street and Pitt Street.

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6 - Mountain Bike Tours in Penang

Join this easy and relax bike tour around George Town with our informative English speaking local guide. Learn about the history, religions and characteristics of this wonderful city while paddle through the local streets and heritage buildings. Enjoy famous and delicious local food and get some inside tips from friendly locals.

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7 - Jubilee Clock Tower

The Jubilee Clock Tower, in George Town, Penang, Malaysia, is a Moorish-style Jubilee clocktower at the junction of Light Street and Beach Street.

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8 - Bayan Lepas

Bayan Lepas is a town in the Malaysian state of Penang. It is located within the Southwest Penang Island District, near the southeastern tip of Penang Island.

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9 - Culinary Tour in Penang Island

Be a part of a unique experience as you venture through Penang’s Georgetown Heritage Area where we feed your hunger for food & knowledge. A local Penang-born tour guide takes you bite-by-bite through each step of this food trail. You sip delicious local drinks and munch on traditional dishes which our ancestors have kept alive. During this tour, we unveil Penang and Malaysia's history and finally end our food trail at a bar with a locally inspired cocktail or mocktail.

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10 - Taman Botani Penang

The Penang Botanic Gardens, also known as the "Waterfall Gardens" because of the cascading waterfall nearby, is a public park situated on Jalan Air Terjun in George Town, Penang, Malaysia.

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11 - Penang Botanic Gardens

The Penang Botanic Gardens, also known as the "Waterfall Gardens" because of the cascading waterfall nearby, is a botanic garden situated on Jalan Air Terjun in George Town, Penang, Malaysia.

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12 - Gurney Drive

Gurney Drive is a popular seafront promenade within George Town, Penang, Malaysia. The road is also famous for the street cuisine at the seafront's hawker centre and has been listed as one of the 25 best streets worldwide to visit by the Australian travel magazine, The Traveler.

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13 - Clan Jetties Of Penang

Weld Quay is a coastal road along the eastern shoreline of the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia. One of a handful of places worldwide that was named after a Prime Minister of New Zealand, the road connects the Tun Dr.

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14 - Queensbay Mall

Queensbay Mall is the largest shopping mall in Penang, Malaysia. Located in Bayan Lepas, the building was completed in early July 2006 and was opened to the public in December 2006.

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15 - Batu Ferringhi

Batu Ferringhi is a suburb of George Town in Penang, Malaysia. Located along the northern coast of Penang Island and about 11 km northwest of the city centre, it is the prime beach destination in Penang among locals and tourists.

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16 - Teluk Kumbar

Teluk Kumbar is a town within the city of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. It is located within the Southwest Penang Island District, at the southern coast of Penang Island between Bayan Lepas to the east and Gertak Sanggul to the west.

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17 - Bukit Jambul

Bukit Jambul is a residential neighbourhood within the Northeast Penang Island District, Penang, Malaysia. Located 9.9 km southwest of the centre of George Town, the capital city of Penang, Bukit Jambul is also adjacent to the industrial town of Bayan Lepas to the south.

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18 - Pantai Merdeka

Pantai Merdeka is the only sand beach in the mainland Kedah, it is the major attraction for beach goers from all over northern Penang and Kedah State.

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19 - Penang Island

Penang Island is part of the state of Penang, on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It was named Prince of Wales Island when it was occupied by the British East India Company on 12 August 1786, in honour of the birthday of the Prince of Wales, later King George IV.

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20 - Penang Hill

Penang Hill is a hill resort comprising a group of peaks near the center of Penang Island, Malaysia. It is located within the Air Itam suburb, 9 km west of the center of George Town.

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21 - Cherok Tok Kun

Cherok Tokun, sometimes spelt as Cherok To' Kun or Cherok Tok Kun, is a small town in Penang, Malaysia.

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22 - Kek Lok Si Temple

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23 - Cheah Kongsi

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Penang is an island in the north of Malaysia connected to the mainland by a wonderful bridge, although perhaps the best way to reach the largest city, Georgetown, is by ferry, which takes only 10 minutes to cross the tongue of water. Georgetown in itself is a city to be discovered in a few days and if you want to do some sightseeing you just have to take one of the many local buses that form an enviable transport network throughout the island (there is even a free bus that runs through the historic city centre). And there are none of the typical paradise beaches of this part of the world. You don't even need to take a boat to get here. The city of Georgetown may be one of the main centres of development in Malaysia, with its shopping centres, office buildings, business people... but it is also an important gastronomic centre. The mix of cultures means that in just a few metres you can taste very different dishes, and all of them delicious, as well as my beloved teh Tarik! There are even guides that suggest restaurant routes so that you don't miss out on any of the many typical dishes. The religious route has the population with various origins, in the same street you can see Buddhist temples, mosques, Christian churches, a Jewish cemetery, Taoist or Hindu temples... A few kilometres away is the largest Buddhist temple in Malaysia: Kek Lok Si. It is part of a group of temples around a square on the side of a hill, on the top of which stands a statue of a goddess almost 40 metres high, truly spectacular. The northern part of the island, called Batu Ferringhi is where many local rich people spend their holidays and spend their money.

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