Malaysia's Favorite Attractions You Must Visit

Petronas Twin Towers

Malaysia's favorite tourist attractions have many similarities with our country, ranging from culinary, tradition, to the culture. Despite its many similarities, Malaysia remains one of the favorite destinations for Indonesian holidays.

If judging from the cost, a vacation to Malaysia is as affordable as a vacation in Indonesia. In fact, the cost is much cheaper than travel to Eastern Indonesia, you know! The language is also almost the same so that Indonesian tourists do not need to worry about language barriers while on vacation here. This time Pergi.com will provide recommendations on Malaysia's favorite tourist spots for your traveling guide. Really worth visiting.

1. Petronas Twin Towers.

a, one of these Malaysian icons is a must visit. Especially if it's your first vacation to Malaysia. In fact, the Petronas Twin Towers has juxtaposed the title as the tallest tower in the world in 1998-2004, you know! However, the title has now been won by the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.

The attraction of Malaysia's favorite tourist spot is the air bridge that connects 2 towers, which are on the 41st and 42nd floors. You can go to this 170 meter high Malaysian tourist destination by bus, train or rent a vehicle.

If you want to see the beauty of the sparkling lights that adorn this 88-story building, come at night. Around the building there are also green parks and fountains that can make your photo even cooler. Petronas Tower is one of the favorite destinations to celebrate the new year in Southeast Asia.

To go up to this tower, tourists must buy a ticket for RM80 for adults and RM33 for children (prices can change). From a height, you can enjoy magnificent views of Kuala Lumpur. This place opens at 9 am, but many have lined up since 6 am because the ticket quota is limited. Understandably, this tourist spot is very popular among tourists.

2. Temple of Lok Lok Temple

Malaysia's favorite tourist spot is also known as the Temple of Great Happiness or the Temple of Supreme Bliss. The main attraction of Kek Lok Si Temple is the pagoda building which consists of 7 floors. This temple is said to be the largest Buddhist temple in Southeast Asia. The design is very beautiful, a blend of Chinese, Burmese and Thai culture.

The entrance fee for the temple, which contains 10,000 marble and bronze Buddha statues, is around RM2. This popular tourist spot in Penang also has a bronze statue of Dewi Kwan Im as high as 30.2 meters. To go to this place of worship, you can take a taxi or bus.

3. Langkawi Cable Car

Langkawi Cable The roads to Malaysia are incomplete if you haven't tried to ride the cable car to the second highest mountain peak on Langkawi. With a height of 709 meters above the sea, you will cross tropical forests and beautiful waterfalls. When the weather is clear, tourists can even see Indonesia in the southwest and Thailand in the north. The 2.2 km journey will take 20 minutes.

At the beginning of the trip to Malaysia's favorite tourist attractions, maybe you will feel tummy churning because of the height of this cable car. But after getting used to, the trip will be fun because the scenery presented is so charming.

Holiday tips here are to use comfortable clothes and footwear because the journey to the suspension bridge is quite far. Langkawi Cable Car opening hours vary. For Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays open at 10; Wednesday opens at 12; and Friday-Sunday open at 9.30. However, these operating hours depend on weather conditions. If there are strong winds, service will usually be stopped.

The distance is about 30 minutes from downtown Kuah and 15 minutes from Langkawi International Airport by taxi or private vehicle. Ticket costs vary depending on the type of gondola you ride, but range from RM30 to RM550 to rent a VIP gondola.

4. Batu Caves

Malaysia's favorite tourist spot is actually a holy place for Hindus. For this reason, visitors must wear polite clothes. If you wear clothes that are open, tourists can still enter by renting fabric for rent.

Batu Caves is a limestone cave consisting of 3 main caves and several small caves. This icon in Selangor has a 42.7-meter-high gold-plated statue of Murugan God, which is very iconic. To enter the cave, you have to climb 272 steps which is quite steep but instagramable because it is painted in colors.

When riding, you will find many wild monkeys roaming around. Be careful because wild monkeys sometimes like to take visitors' luggage. Even so, this place is well worth a visit. Bring enough drinking water because the journey up the stairs to the top will be quite tiring.

Every year, Batu Caves are always used as a venue for the Thaipusam Festival. This celebration is one of the Hindu festivals held in Malaysia besides Deepavali. For 2019, the Thaipusam Festival will be celebrated on January 21. In other words, you still have time to order tickets to Malaysia!

At this celebration, you can see extreme rituals where people tie iron bars and metal hooks to their body skin. In fact, there are those who stick a thin iron bar through their cheeks as a symbol of the spear that Dewi Parwati gave to Lord Murugan. Hey, it's scary!

The action was carried out in the context of penance against Murugan God. Generally, those who perform the show are in a trance alias possessed by spirits. So they don't feel pain.

The location of Batu Caves is around 13 km from Kota Kuala Lumpur. To reach this place, you can use the train, bus or taxi. Batu Caves is open every day from 7am to 9pm.

5. Redang Island

If you have a hobby of diving, a trip to Redang Island is the right choice. Besides having many good spots for diving, the sea around the island is also very clear, equipped with a variety of beautiful marine life. Although the cost of a vacation here is quite draining, you can get an unforgettable holiday experience.

Lodging in Malaysia's favorite tourist attractions is indeed quite expensive because almost all resorts on Redang Island have snorkeling and diving facilities. If you want to take beautiful underwater photos, you can even rent an underwater camera to the place of lodging. To get here, you can take a boat from Tanjung Merang, the trip takes 40 minutes.


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To get here, you can take a boat from Tanjung Merang, the trip takes 40 minutes.

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