Half Day Penang City Tour: Buzzing Streets, Historic Temples, and Scenic vistas
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22 Ratings
George Town
Embark on a half-day city tour of Penang and explore its buzzing streets, historic temples, and scenic vistas. Visit the renowned Wat Chayamangkalaram Temple, enjoy a scenic drive through George Town, and indulge in a free sampling of Penang's famous White Coffee/Tea.
Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Reclining Buddha Wat Chaiyamangalaram - Your driver will pick you up from your respective hotel to proceed with the city Tour.

Firstly you will visit Wat Chayamangkalaram Temple where the 4th longest Reclining Buddha Statue is found.

  • Dharmikarama Burmese Temple - Right across the road you may also visit the Dhammikarama Burmese Temple which holds a Buddha statue standing at 8.2 meters, making it the tallest in Malaysia. The existence of these two temples is due to the early settlement of the Thai and Burmese community in the early 1800s.
  • Fort Cornwallis - After that, take a scenic drive through the streets of George Town - UNESCO World Heritage Site and witness the ramnant left by the British and local dwellers of the past.

Places of Interest: Esplanade/Fort Cornwallis, Little India, Streets of Racial Harmony, Chew Jetty, etc.

  • Little India - Penang - Little India
  • Kapitan Keling Mosque - Streets of Racial Harmony
  • Chew Jetty - Chew Jetty
  • George Town - George Town bears testimony to a living multi-cultural heritage and tradition of Asia where the many religions and cultures met and coexisted. They reflect the coming together of cultural elements from the Malay Archipelago, India and China with those of Europe, to create a unique architecture, culture and townscape. Take a scenic drive across George Town
  • Coffee Tree - On the way, we will stop for some free sampling of Penang’s famous White Coffee/ Tea @ Coffee Tree Crown Pewter demonstration – Witness how Malaysian handicraft is made

After the city tour ends, the driver will bring you back to your hotel or you may request to be dropped in any location in Georgetown. (Driver will guide you on how to get back to hotel on your own transportation)

What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • English Speaking Driver
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Hotel Pick-up & Drop-off (city center 1km radius only)
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Food & Drinks
  • Entrance Tickets
  • Surcharge 30% to be applied during super peak / festive season & must be paid on the day of travel
Additional Information

On This Half Day City Excursion, you’ll explore Wat Chayamangkalaram Temple, the Reclining Buddha , Dhammikarama Burmese, enjoy a picturesque drive along George Town’s streets, visit Esplanade/Fort Cornwallis, immerse in Little India, discover Streets of Racial Harmony and Chew Jetty. Also, savour Penang’s renowned White Coffee/ Tea @ Coffee Tree for free.

  • A serene temple adorned with gifts from Chinese rulers
  • Stunning perspectives of Georgetown & roundtrip transport
  • Opportunity to see the largest Buddhist temple in Southeast Asia
  • Itinerary sequence or location may change due to traffic or closure of places of interest.
  • If exceed tour hours as stated above, additional hour will be charged
  • Optional tours are available upon request (additional charges)
Location
George Town
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
4.6
(22 Ratings)
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Sunil_a
Feb 11, 2024
Great tour - The guide Joseph! He was excellent and extremely deligent and knowledgeable! The driver was very pleasant and good too!
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Canadian10142
Jan 22, 2024
Wonderful day in Penang - Our driver, Carol Lee, was excellent and got us to all the key destinations in the itinerary—and more—very efficiently and explained things very well. Would definitely use her services again when in Penang! We had a great day thanks to her.
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982barryb
Dec 26, 2023
Perfect Guide in Penang. - We were picked up by Gashen at the Cruise Terminal at Penang. He spoke excellent English and was extremely knowledgeable. He took us all round Penang showing and explaining perfectly a the major sites. He was one of the best guides we have had. We had a really interesting tour and he finally dropped us off back at the Cruise Terminal. We would recommend this Tour as excellent.
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Lynn_l
Dec 21, 2023
Penang with Buddha - The area that had paintings on the buildings was great to explore and the temples our guide took us to were really interesting.
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Angelo
Nov 23, 2023
Intense but well worth it! - Dani was a great guide. He took us around the various sights and even added another location which was not scheduled, but turned out to be the highlight of the day.
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Shutterbugnyc4
Nov 14, 2023
Convenient tour! Good driver! - Robby picked us up on time at our hotel and showed us all the sites in Penang. He also found me antique store to do a little shopping. Thank you!
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Dianefpleasant
Sep 13, 2023
Great tour of the city - Enjoyed the tour guide we had for our group of four who showed us all the sites of his native city. Loved the different stops and learned about Penang from a very friendly and knowledgeable guide. Thanks!!!
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Nafeun2023
Sep 11, 2023
Amazing introduction to the deep cultural diversity and history in Penang - Ronnie was our tour guide and he was amazing! We visited many iconic temples, tourist areas, historial sites, and more. We even did a coffee tasting which resulted in us buying a ton of Penang White Coffee and chocolates to bring back home. Throughout the tour, Ronnie gave wonderful explanations of the cultural signifiance of the places we visited. I would highly recommend him as a tour guide and would definitely book with him again if we ever returned to Penang.
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Linda_c
Mar 4, 2024
A great cultural overview... - A great cultural overview of the Penang City if you are the first timer here. The museum was amazing and eye opening.
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Baliresident2013
Aug 30, 2023
Highly Recommended Tour of Georgetown - Booked a group tour but got an individual one. Driver was very informative and interesting pointing out things we would either not have seen or known about and allowing us to walk in areas freely after he had explained the background. Even explained where not to pay to enter. Highly recommended
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