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Cheong Fatt Tze's Blue Mansion Guided Tour: Immersive 19th-Century Penang Heritage Experience
4.3
315 Ratings
George Town
Step back in time and explore the captivating story of Cheong Fatt Tze’s Blue Mansion. Immerse yourself in 19th-century Penang heritage and experience the grandeur of this iconic landmark.
Step back in time and explore the captivating story of Cheong Fatt Tze’s Blue Mansion. Immerse yourself in 19th-century Penang heritage and experience the grandeur of this iconic landmark.
Duration:
45 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Cheong Fatt Tze - The Blue Mansion - Take a step back into the past on the remarkable journey of Cheong Fatt Tze and his rise from a mere ‘bearer of river water’ to his legendary status as the Rockefeller of the East, J.P. Morgan of China and the Last Mandarin and First Capitalist of China.
- Cheong Fatt Tze - The Blue Mansion - Take a step back into the past on the remarkable journey of Cheong Fatt Tze and his rise from a mere ‘bearer of river water’ to his legendary status as the Rockefeller of the East, J.P. Morgan of China and the Last Mandarin and First Capitalist of China.
What's Included
- Guided tour
- Guided tour
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Transportation to/from attractions
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Transportation to/from attractions
Additional Information
Experience history come alive as you traverse the grounds of Cheong Fatt Tze’s Blue Mansion. Feel the opulence and brilliance of 19th-century Penang return to life as you dive into the past. As you get absorbed in the rich history of the Blue Mansion, our experienced guides offer thorough and in-depth explanations into the building’s heritage and…
Experience history come alive as you traverse the grounds of Cheong Fatt Tze’s Blue Mansion. Feel the opulence and brilliance of 19th-century Penang return to life as you dive into the past. As you get absorbed in the rich history of the Blue Mansion, our experienced guides offer thorough and in-depth explanations into the building’s heritage and distinctive architectural style. Additionally, you’ll be given a glimpse into the extravagant world of Cheong Fatt Tze. Certainly a must-visit sight if you find yourself in George Town.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Please note that Cheong Fatt Tze - The Blue Mansion also operates as a hotel. We ask for your understanding that there will be certain areas that are inaccessible to public tours as we are obliged to respect the privacy of staying guests as well.
Location
Cheong Fatt Tze - The Blue Mansion
Lebuh Leith
Please come to the side entrance (to the left as you face the mansion) to enter. It is recommended that you arrive at least 10 mins before the tour starts
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.3
(315 Ratings)
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Jenny_b
Sep 14, 2024
Definitely recommend - Very good tour guide, knowledgeable and interacted well with customers. I've lived in penang 4 years and learnt a lot more history that I never new!
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X3187mlallanc
Sep 6, 2024
Fantastic insight into the Blue Mansion - Worth while doing the guided tour either am or pm. Book in advance. The tour guide has a great range of knowledge. After the tour enjoy a cocktail at the Bar. A great range of gifts for that special person from the gift shop.
Staff are very friendly and excellent customer service thanks to Liana at the gift shop, also Ali and Melvin who both work behind the bar.
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Michaelho4815jt
Aug 24, 2024
Great house. Great lunch - Interesting building with an interesting history. The preservation efforts have been excellent. Excellent guide who told interesting stories about the house and its occupants. We followed up with a cocktail at the bar and lunch at the Indigo restaurant both of which were excellent. Highly recommended.
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Thibault_h_b
Aug 1, 2024
Beautiful - Visiting this old Chinese mansion was a wonderful experience. The restoration work is impressive, and the mansion is breathtakingly beautiful. It's fascinating to see the connection between the mansion's early years, its original owner, and modern culture, especially how the house is used in contemporary films.
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Liveandsee23
Aug 26, 2024
Lovely mansion and history but awful guided tour. - I booked a ticket online in advance for the 15:30 guided tour in English. The tour starts punctually so arrive on time. Check the website for tour times or you can purchase at the door. Stunning mansion. The architecture. Elaborate. Very organised. The tour is advertised as 45 minutes but allow an hour or slightly longer. My negatives were the guide and the group size was way too big. I couldn't understand the guide well unless I stood close to her. Some of the information she gave wasn't really great. She made a comment about wearing black and white meaning 'sadness' in Chinese culture and she didn't understand why people would wear this combination. There were a few people in our group wearing black and white and I think it was very offensive of her to say that. All she needed to do was state the facts. She was also constantly trying to promote and sell things like staying at the hotel, having a drink or food and then suprisingly leading us to the gift shop to end the tour. I started to get bored towards the end and so did others. I think they need to reduce the group size of the tour and limit it to 45 minutes.
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Aurelylyon
Aug 11, 2024
Not terrible, expensive for what it is - Only 3 guided tours per day, the rest of the time visit for yourself by downloading an app
We came at 10:45 for the scheduled visit at 11:00. We were told that the Guided Tour was full and that it was not possible to do the guided tour.
There are only 6 rooms to visit, 3 of which have only explanatory panels.
I do not recommend this paid tour, without much use, some hotels are as luxurious as the patio of this house.
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Laurence_p
Aug 6, 2024
Not much to see and overcrowded tour - The guide is knowledgeable and dedicated to her job (though quite difficult to understand if you are not used to an Asian accent) but we don’t really recommand this tour as it is very crowded (35 people, most of whom eventually give up trying to follow the tour and just wander by themselves ) and there isn’t much to see (only the courtyard and 2 rooms that do not have furniture anymore) . The Peranakan museum has much more to offer in our opinion .
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Freedom68386181303
Sep 17, 2024
A useless, stereotyped tour. - Ticket fees are very unworthy of a visit. The place is divided by the hotel and many places are off limits. The whole presentation and tour is geared towards white people and their stereotypes.
The whole introduction to Zhang floats on the surface and implies admiration for Western culture. There was a better way for Zhang to introduce Zhang's life value, and the introduction of the place was nothing.
It's a shame that one of the richest men in the late Qing Dynasty, who was important to the Chinese, should have ended up here.
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Ps261256
Sep 7, 2024
terrible experience dur to your very bad management of ticketing... will never recommend anyone to this blue mansion. - Was there b4 it was opened. when it was open to purchase a ticket, was told it was fully booked for the early morning... finally we told ourselves no great deal,, your lost not ours as tourists...you need to learn to organise your ticketing.. its unbecoming..
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Maps04296113549
Aug 5, 2024
Too bad. - Looking forward this blue mansion tour but such a disappointment. There is no proper staff to help on the booking for the tour. Only guard keep telling us to scan QR code.
Without proper instructions or help. Not keen with this place anymore. How to make place for pple to tour while u still want to do hotel biz.
Never been to a hotel and ask to leave the front yard just because we admire the structure. 😒
Lost the meaning of museum.
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