Penang City: Private Half Day Tour with Visits to Khoo Kongsi & Kek Lok Si
4.6
8 Ratings
George Town
Experience the vibrant culture and architecture of Penang on this private half-day tour. Visit iconic landmarks like Khoo Kongsi and Kek Lok Si, explore the charming streets and discover the rich history of the city.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Armenian Street - Meet our driver at your hotel lobby and begin your tour to Armenian Street. Armenian Street is a narrow street within the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia. Located within the city’s UNESCO World Heritage Site, the road has gained popularity in recent years for its rich cultural offerings and street art.
- Khoo Kongsi - The Khoo Kongsi is a large Chinese clanhouse with elaborate and highly ornamented architecture, a mark of the dominant presence of the Chinese in Penang, Malaysia. The famous Khoo Kongsi is the grandest clan temple in the country. It is also one of the city’s major historic attractions
- Little India - Penang - Drive along Little India
- Chew Jetty - Located straight down from Lebuh Chulia (beside the Kapitan Kling Mosque) at Pengkalan Weld (Weld Quay), these water villages are over a century old. Each jetty is named after a Chinese clan \
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Hotel pick up and drop off
- In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
- Personal expenses
- Gratuities
Additional Information
This journey provides a comprehensive exploration of Penang’s key features. You’ll have an opportunity to absorb the diverse cultures and architectural styles present in Penang. Among the notable sites we’ll visit are Penang’s Street Art, historic edifices, indigenous temples, and important historical landmarks.
This is an ideal urban excursion for pairs or families making their initial visit.
Location
Armenian Street
Lebuh Armenian
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(8 Ratings)
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Inggraini_s
Feb 19, 2024
Penang trip - Tour guide came on time at the hotel
He shared his knowledge about the history of Penang and the sites we visited.
We covered every single ones from the list
I recommend this tour for solo traveller .
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Holly_a
Feb 4, 2024
Best guide ever! - Excellent guide, very informative. Communication and instructions before the tour was polite and concise. Nice clean and comfortable car. We had an excellent time and highly recommend .
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Mariefrance_v
Aug 6, 2023
Perfect travel - Perfect guide, I was the only visitor which made it super - he new all the history, and I could ask anything
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Tania_y
Jun 19, 2023
Penang day tour - Chin was a super guide. Her knowledge of the history of Penang was amazing. Her hosting skills were top notch and we were spoilt for choice on all the activities. Thank you so much.
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Lauranitsch
Aug 9, 2022
Stunning Penang - G-shen was amazing. Also his colleague, Mr Gobi, was great. Both have long Tourguide experience. At this Tour G-shen was kind and had a lot of knowledge. İ can't believe that İ have seen so much in just two days. İ can highly recommend the Tour, the guids G-shen and Mr Gobi and the Agency. Thank you so much. İ had a great time in Penang!
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Yasmin_b
Jan 9, 2020
Excellent tour - Everything went well. The tour company was very accommodating. We had a large group of 30 people. The company gave us one vehicle for all of us instead of 3/4 small vans. Everyone enjoyed it greatly the sightseeing of Penang.
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Christy_d
Jan 11, 2024
Great Georgetown/Penang private tour - Mr Ong was very friendly and accommodating of our desires and showed us a lot of nice things around Georgetown. He was more of a driver than a guide but did give us information on the places we visited before we went in on our own. We did not visit Kek Lok Si temple as stated in the itinerary, but we still enjoyed our tour and were able to stop for lunch on our own during the tour. We recommend this tour and suggest you confirm at the beginning where you will visit.
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Li
Jan 14, 2020
Average tour. I expect more - First, the good side. The tour carefully select the places we are going to visit. There are two more Buddhist temples, besides Kek Lok Si, to visit in the tour. One is a Thai styl tmeple. The other Burma style . But Kek Lok Si is the main one and rightly so.You do need a car to go up to the main temple. This is a plus.Then we visited The Chew pier before we visit the other main site, the Khoo Kongsi.This sis a lavish community hall of the Khoo clan and is very worth visiting. The guide , Ah Shing, explained reasonably well and is also quite attentive to our need, eg he would start the car earlier so that it is cool down a bit in this hot weather.Howeer, there are four things that the tour need to improve. First, it should arrange a brief lunch. It is unreasonable to expect one could last from 10am to 3 pm without eating something. Second, a bottle of water should bee provided . Simple thing, I know. But it is not done.Third. Given the importance of Buddhism in the local history, I feel the guide do not know enough in this area. Fourth,the wall painting sites are all passed by without opportunity to take photos.
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