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Malaysia
Three cultures sharing one kitchen, which is most of the reason to come. Rainforest and old trading ports on the peninsula; Borneo across the water is a different trip.
Malaysia in ten slides
Wikipedia · 3 Sep 2026
Best time to visit Malaysia: Jan–Feb · Jun–Aug
Where people go in Malaysia
- George Town3 days is about right
- Kota Kinabalu3 days is about right
- Kuala Lumpur3 days is about right
- Kuching3 days is about right
- Sandakan3 days is about right
- Ipoh2 days is about right
- Johor Bahru2 days is about right
- Malacca2 days is about right
- Kota Baharu2 days is about right
- Seremban1 days is about right
What people go to see in Malaysia
Istana Balai Besar or Grand Hall Palace is the royal palace of the Sultan of Kelantan which is located in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 17 Jul 2026
Muhamad Fadhli Ahmad · CC BY-SA 4.0
Kampung Laut Mosque is one of the oldest mosques in Malaysia. There is no confirmatory evidence of when the building of the mosque took place. It is estimated to have been built sometime in the 15th century or 18th century.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
asrol affandi Original uploader was BukanTeamBiasa at ms.wikipedia · CC BY 2.0
Agnes Keith House is a historic house museum in Sandakan District, Sandakan Division, Sabah, Malaysia. The museum is named after Agnes Newton Keith, an American author known for her three autobiographical accounts of life in British North Borneo.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 10 Jul 2026
CEphoto, Uwe Aranas · CC BY-SA 3.0
Berhala Island is a small forested island situated in Sandakan Bay in Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 13 Jul 2026
CEphoto, Uwe Aranas · CC BY-SA 3.0
Puu Jih Shih Temple is a Buddhist temple located at the hilltop of Tanah Merah at Sandakan Bay in Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia. The temple was built in 1987 and officiated by Joseph Pairin Kitingan, the Chief Minister of Sabah at the time. It is the largest Chinese temple for the town and situated around 4 kilometres west of the town centre.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
CEphoto, Uwe Aranas · CC BY-SA 3.0
Sam Sing Kung Temple (also known as the Three Saints Temple) is a Chinese temple in Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia. Built in 1887, the temple is the third oldest temple in Sandakan, after Goddess of Mercy Temple and Tam Kung Temple. It is part of the Sandakan Heritage Trail.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
CEphoto, Uwe Aranas · CC BY-SA 3.0
Sandakan Heritage Museum is a museum located at the 1st floor of Wisma Warisan building in Sandakan of Sabah, Malaysia. The museum building is located next to the Sandakan Municipal Council and is part of the Sandakan Heritage Trail.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 10 Jul 2026
CEphoto, Uwe Aranas · CC BY-SA 3.0
Sandakan Japanese Cemetery is an old graveyard in Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Dec 2025
CEphoto, Uwe Aranas · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Sandakan Memorial Park is a memorial site built in the former grounds of the former Sandakan camp in the Malaysian state of Sabah. The site is dedicated as a memory for all prisoners in the camp who died during the Sandakan Death Marches, and to those died during a march to Ranau. It is also recognises the suffering and sacrifice of the native population.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Jul 2026
CEphoto, Uwe Aranas · CC BY-SA 3.0
St. Mary's Cathedral, or Sandakan Cathedral, is the cathedral and mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sandakan in Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia.5.840196°N 118.111502°E Founded in 1883, it is the oldest church in Sandakan.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 5 Aug 2026
CEphoto, Uwe Aranas · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Arulmigu Sri Rajakaliamman Glass Temple is a Hindu temple in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. It is also one of the state's tourist attractions. The temple was listed in the Malaysian Book of Records as the first and only glass temple in the nation on 12 May 2010.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 31 Jul 2026
Chainwit. · CC BY 4.0
Danga Bay is the largest recreational park in the city of Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. It was developed by Tan Sri Datuk Lim Kang Hoo via Ekovest Berhad and is located near Istana Bukit Serene, about 7 km from Johor Bahru's city centre.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 26 May 2026
cattan2011 · CC BY 2.0
Johor Bahru City Square is a shopping centre and office building situated close to the Johor–Singapore Causeway which borders the two countries along Wong Ah Fook Street, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 1 Jul 2026
ペウゲオト · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Mahmoodiah Royal Mausoleum is a Royal Mausoleum of Johor located at Bukit Mahmoodiah in Jalan Mahmoodiah, Johor Bahru, Malaysia. The first Sultan of Johor buried here was Sultan Abu Bakar in 1895. Besides, the founder of UMNO, Dato' Onn Jaafar was buried next to his father, Dato' Jaafar bin Muhammad's grave.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Sep 2026
Chongkian · CC BY-SA 4.0
Sultan Abu Bakar State Mosque is the state mosque of Johor, Malaysia. Located along Jalan Skudai, Johor Bahru, the mosque was constructed between 1892 and 1900, under the direction of Sultan Abu Bakar.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 3 Sep 2026
Chongkian · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion is a government gazetted heritage building located on Leith Street in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. The mansion's external decorations and indigo-blue outer walls make it a very distinctive building, and it is sometimes referred to as The Blue Mansion.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 16 Jul 2026
The Clan Jetties form a residential neighbourhood within the city of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. Situated within the city's central business district, it now comprises seven wooden villages lining the coastal road of Weld Quay, each owned by residents of a specific Chinese clan – Ong, Lim, Chew, Tan, Lee, Mixed Clan and Yeoh jetties.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 9 Apr 2026
HundenvonPenang · CC BY-SA 4.0
Fort Cornwallis is a bastion fort in George Town, Penang, Malaysia, built by the British East India Company in the late 18th century. Named after the then Lieutenant-General The 2nd Earl Cornwallis (1738–1805), the Governor-General of Bengal at the time of the fort's construction, it is the largest standing fort in Malaysia.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 28 Aug 2026
Pangalau · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Kek Lok Si Temple is a Buddhist temple in George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. Located at Ayer Itam, it is the largest Buddhist temple in Malaysia and an important pilgrimage centre for Buddhists from Hong Kong, the Philippines, Singapore and other parts of Southeast Asia. The entire complex of temples was built over a period from 1890 to 1930, an inspirational initiative of Beow Lean, the abbot.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
HundenvonPenang · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Leong San Tong Khoo Kongsi, or Khoo Kongsi for short, is the largest Hokkien clanhouse in Malaysia, with elaborate and highly ornamented architecture, a mark of the dominant presence of the Chinese in Penang, Malaysia. The Khoo Kongsi is the grandest clan temple in the country. It is also one of the city's major historic attractions.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Aug 2026
Penang Hill is a hill resort comprising a group of peaks near the center of Penang Island, Malaysia. It is located 9 km (5.6 mi) west of the centre of George Town. Penang Hill is also known by the Malay name Bukit Bendera, which actually refers to Flagstaff Hill, the most developed peak.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 15 Aug 2026
HundenvonPenang · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Birch Memorial Clock Tower is a clock tower in Ipoh, Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 16 Jul 2026
User: (WT-shared) Travelpleb at wts wikivoyage · Public domain
The Darul Ridzuan Museum is a museum in Ipoh, Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 10 Jul 2026
Lembaga Muzium Negeri Perak · CC BY-SA 4.0
Han Chin Pet Soo (闲真别墅) is Malaysia's first Hakka tin mining museum and is the number one attraction in Ipoh on TripAdvisor. Located on the edge of Ipoh's Old Town, close to the Kinta River, it is in walking distance of the well-known Panglima Lane. It is managed by Ipoh World Sdn.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 10 Jul 2026
Chriscwy5435 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Ipoh is the capital city of the Malaysian state of Perak. Located on the Kinta River, it is nearly 200 km (120 mi) north of Kuala Lumpur and 150 km (93 mi) southeast of George Town in neighbouring Penang. As of the 2020 census, Ipoh had a population of 759,952, making it the ninth-largest city in Malaysia by population and the fourth most populous state capital, after Johor Bahru, Shah Alam and George Town.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 7 Aug 2026
HundenvonPenang · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Sam Poh Tong Temple is a Chinese temple built within a limestone cave and is the oldest and the main cave temple in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. The temple was built in a raw limestone cave in the mountains located about 5 km from the city centre and follows Mahāyāna Buddhism.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 7 Jun 2026
Miss Prema Darshini · CC BY-SA 4.0
Batu Caves are a series of limestone caves in Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia. It is located on a 325 m (1,066 ft)–tall mogote, about 13 km (8.1 mi) north of the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur. The cave complex contains many Hindu temples, the most popular of which is a shrine dedicated to Murugan, and is the focal point of the Tamil Hindu festival of Thaipusam in Malaysia.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 18 Aug 2026
Chainwit. · CC BY-SA 4.0
Bukit Nanas is a small hill in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. With a height of 94 meters above sea level, it contains the only virgin tropical rain forest left in the heart of Kuala Lumpur. The Bukit Nanas Forest Reserve is located here, and is open to the public.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 13 Apr 2025
mailer_diablo · CC BY-SA 3.0
The National Mosque of Malaysia is a mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It has a capacity for 15,000 people and is situated among 13 acres (53,000 m2) of gardens. Its key features are a 73-metre-high (240 ft) minaret and a 16-pointed star concrete main roof.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 10 Aug 2026
Santaria Fi · CC BY 4.0
Merdeka 118, officially known as Merdeka Maybank Tower, and formerly known as Menara Warisan Merdeka, KL 118, and PNB 118, is a 118-story megatall skyscraper in the Merdeka Precinct, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. At 678.9 metres tall, it is the second-tallest building and structure in the world, only behind the Burj Khalifa, at 829.8 m (2,722 ft).
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 26 Aug 2026
Ahmad Ali Karim · CC0
The Petronas Towers, also known as the Petronas Twin Towers and colloquially the KLCC Twin Towers, are an interlinked pair of 88-storey supertall skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, standing at 451.9 m (1,483 ft). From 1998 to 2004, they were the tallest buildings in the world until they were surpassed by the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taiwan.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 29 Aug 2026
Unknown author · Public domain
Bako National Park is a national park in Kuching District, Kuching Division, Sarawak, Malaysia. Established in 1957, it is the oldest national park in Sarawak. It covers an area of 27.27 square kilometres (10.53 sq mi) at the tip of the Muara Tebas peninsula at the mouth of the Bako and Kuching Rivers.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 26 Aug 2026
Mgiganteus1 at English Wikipedia · Public domain
Fort Margherita is a fort constructed in 1879 by Charles Brooke, the second Rajah of Sarawak, situated in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. The fort is an important landmark and monument in Sarawak's history which goes back to the century-old Brooke dynasty of Sarawak. The fort, built in the style of an English castle, was designed to protect Kuching from attacks by pirates.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 20 Jun 2026
Graystravels · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Kuching Cat Museum is a cat museum in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. It was founded in 1993 and it is owned by the Kuching North City Hall (DBKU), and housed in their headquarters. "Kuching" translates to "cat" in Malay.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 9 Jul 2026
Medelam · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Kuching Waterfront, also known as the Kuching Esplanade is a 1 kilometre and 890 metre long waterfront promenade and pedestrian walkway located in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. It is situated along the southern bank of the Sarawak River and has since become the foremost tourist's destination in the state.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Aug 2026
Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0
The Sarawak State Museum is the oldest museum in Borneo. It was founded in 1888 and opened in 1891 in a purpose-built building in Kuching, Sarawak.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 10 Jul 2026
Shoestring at wts.wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Astana is a palace in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, on the north bank of the Sarawak River, opposite the Kuching Waterfront. It is the official residence of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak. The name is a variation of 'istana', meaning 'palace'.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 16 May 2026
Cerevisae · CC BY-SA 3.0
A Famosa was a Portuguese fortress built in Malacca, Malaysia, around 1512. The oldest part of the fortress was a five-storey keep which eventually gave its name to the fortress as a whole. Some time following the Battle of Malacca (1641) and the occupation of the city by the Dutch, the keep was destroyed but the outer walls of the fortress were expanded.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 7 Jul 2026
Chongkian · CC BY-SA 4.0
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.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 9 Jun 2026
Marcin Konsek · CC BY-SA 4.0
Christ Church, Malacca, is an 18th-century Dutch-built 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.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 6 Jul 2026
T0lk · Public domain
The Jonker Walk is the Chinatown area in Malacca City in the state of Malacca, Malaysia located along Jonker Street. It starts from across Malacca River near the Stadthuys, with the street in the area filled with historical houses along its left and right sides dating back to the 17th century, many of which are shops selling antiques, textiles, foods, handicrafts and souvenirs such as keychains and shirts.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
CEphoto, Uwe Aranas · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint Paul's Church is a historic church building in Malacca City, Malaysia, that was originally built from 1566 to 1590. It is the oldest European building east of India and the oldest surviving church building in Southeast Asia and the Far East. It is located on the summit of St. Paul's Hill.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 13 Aug 2026
Bjørn Christian Tørrissen · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Stadthuys is a historical structure situated in the heart of Malacca City, the administrative capital of the state of Malacca, Malaysia, in a place known as the Red Square. The Stadthuys is known for its red exterior and nearby red clocktower. It was built by the Dutch in 1650 as the office of the Dutch governor and deputy governor.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 27 Aug 2026
User: (WT-shared) Slleong at wts wikivoyage · CC BY 1.0
Church of the Visitation, Seremban, is a Roman Catholic Church located in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 17 May 2026
Irwan Shah Bin Abdullah / https://ehalal.io/muslim-friendly-travel-2024/Seremban · CC BY 3.0
The Seremban Jamek Mosque is an old mosque in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. It is located on the corners of Jalan Yam Tuan and Jalan Dato' Bandar Tunggal. Its architectural style is old Malaccan mosque style.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
Michellegoh · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Seremban War Memorial is a cenotaph situated at Jalan Dato Hamzah, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 14 Feb 2024
Natalie.Thoo · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Atkinson Clock Tower is the oldest standing structure in Kota Kinabalu. It was originally known as the Atkinson Memorial Clock Tower and sits in solitary on the bluff along Signal Hill Road overlooking this seaside city and capital of Sabah, Malaysia.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Jul 2026
(WT-shared) Robert Biuk-Aghai · CC BY-SA 1.0
The Kota Kinabalu City Mosque is the second main mosque for the city of Kota Kinabalu in Likas, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, after the State Mosque in Sembulan. The head imam is Hafiz Bin Hamzah.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Sep 2026
CEphoto, Uwe Aranas · CC BY-SA 3.0
Sabah State Mosque is the state mosque of Sabah, in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. It is located at Bulatan Sembulan on Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
CEphoto, Uwe Aranas · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Sabah Museum is the state museum of Sabah, Malaysia. It is sited on 17 hectares of land at Bukit Istana Lama in Kota Kinabalu, the state capital.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 10 Jul 2026
CEphoto, Uwe Aranas · CC BY-SA 3.0
Tunku Abdul Rahman, widely known simply as Tunku, was a Malaysian statesman who served as the first prime minister of Malaysia from 1957 until 1970. He was also the only chief minister of the Federation of Malaya from 1955 to 1957, president of UMNO from 1951 to 1971, and leader of the Alliance Party from 1952 to 1971.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 14 Aug 2026
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