Half Day Penang City Tour: Visit Historic Sites & Enjoy Scenic Views of Georgetown
4.6
19 Ratings
George Town
Immerse yourself in the rich history and vibrant culture of Penang with this half-day city tour. Explore historic sites, enjoy scenic views of Georgetown, and indulge in a sampling of Penang's famous White Coffee/Tea. Don't miss the chance to visit the largest Buddhist temple in Southeast Asia!
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
  • 59, Pengkalan Weld - 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
  • English-speaking driver
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Private transportation
  • Hotel pick-up & drop-off (within city center, 1km radius)
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Food & Drinks
  • Entrance Tickets
Additional Information

Explore an exciting 5 Hour City journey, where you’ll get to see the Wat Chayamangkalaram Temple, the Reclining Buddha, Dhammikarama Burmese, a picturesque drive down George Town streets, the Esplanade/Fort Cornwallis, Little India, Racial Harmony Streets, and Chew Jetty. Enjoy the complimentary tasting of Penang’s renowned White Coffee/Tea @ Coffee Tree.

  • A peace-inducing temple, graced with presents from Chinese monarchs
  • Stunning Georgetown vistas & two-way transportation
  • Opportunity to observe 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
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(19 Ratings)
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Rgblanch
Mar 21, 2024
Great Tour - Vincent our tour guide was full of information & took us to many sights in Georgetown. A great tour was experienced & well worth the money.
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Jill_w
Mar 21, 2024
Nice overview - Enjoyed the overview of town, the history, the tidbits we wouldn't of known otherwise. Ride was comfy and cool.
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Justin_t
Feb 25, 2024
Best Kuala Lumpur tour - Aru is a wealth of knowledge and is a great tour guide. From the moment he arrived to the pier until we were dropped off Aru shared beautiful stories and facts about Kuala Lumpur. We all give Aru 5 stars!
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Jeff_k
Feb 17, 2024
Half day Penang trip - We had a great guide, who was knowledgeable, spoke decent understandable English. He worked with us in terms of the agenda and the places we visited, because I don't have good mobility. Definitely worthwhile experience.
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Ivoarturo_c
Feb 14, 2024
Penang wirh Ronnie - Temples and street art armenian houses .Ronnie was punctual and very professional. We enjoyed the tour
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Moireen_l
Feb 9, 2024
Perfect city tour 5* - This tour was packed with experiences yet it wasn’t rushed. Our guide Ronranjit tailored the tour to what we were interested in, we saw a lot of tourist sights & we appreciated his suggestions for restaurants & food stalls. Ronranjit spoke excellent English and his car was very clean & air conditioned.
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William_e
Feb 2, 2024
A great way to spend a day in outskirts of Penang - Our guide Aldrin was amazing. He showed us the usual temples and shrines. Once we told him we had seen enough in our travels, we were taken to a national park, a short boat ride to a turtle sanctuary then a stop at monkey beach. it was an all around wonderful day!
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Pat_j
Apr 26, 2024
10 out of 10!! - Our friends and my husband and I booked separately, but our drivers met up and kept us together as a group!. We had Franco and Kris. They were there waiting for us, spoke English beautifully, had so much knowledge to share, took pictures for us, and it was such a fantastic way to see Penang. I just can’t even recommend them highly enough. We had a marvelous day they took us to see everything That we wanted to see plus things we didn’t even know we wanted to see. we didn’t want to carry some of our bags and just left them in the car while we were touring. Couldn’t have been happier!
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Gary_k
Feb 5, 2024
Guide took us to a few stops,Temples first.When it came time to see Museums they were closed.Should have done those 1st - Fair but he should have know to take us to Museums first to get those in then see Temples and free stuff. We felt then he just wanted hustle us back to the ship we didn't feel like we got what we booked.
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Leslie_s
Feb 15, 2024
Waste of Money - No driver turned up,waited 90 minutes in hot sun at designated meeting point.Have used viator before but never again. Malaysian 5 hour city tour.
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