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Penang: Morning Walking Food Tour with Sightseeing and Cultural Experiences
4.9
18 Ratings
George Town
Embark on a guided morning walking food tour in Penang, where you’ll indulge in traditional street foods, explore cultural sights, and interact with locals. Don’t miss this immersive culinary and cultural experience!
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Soho Freehouse & Penthouse - Tour starts from this point where participants will come on their own - walking, by taxi or by Grab. Briefing will be done first at this location before tour starts.
- Hainan Temple - Gain insight into Taoism, one of the least known old tradition practice of the Chinese. Listen to the ritual, why there are so many different deities and seek your fortune in the majestic and colorful temple.
- Jalan Penang - We enter into a couple of coffeeshops along this road to partake in the hawker foods.
- Chowrasta Market - Visit to a local Malaysia wet Market to see assorted pickled fruits like nutmeg, dried goods like salted egg and salted fruits, fresh fish, vegetables and snacks being made or sold here.
- Penang Road Famous Teochew Chendul - Last stop where for food we eat until full.
What's Included
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- Meals and Drinks
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- Fruits
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- Snacks
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- Professional Guide
What's Not Included
- Gratitude
- Alcoholic Beverages
Additional Information
(Not suitable for severe gluten-intolerance or strict vegan/vegetarian).
A guided tour on Penang street foods. Foods and drinks are included (except alcoholic drinks and durian) :
- 3 hours walk, eat street foods in local cafes while take in the sight of traditions and cultures along the way. Skip breakfast for better tour experience.
- Taste some 12-18 traditional Penang street foods and drinks.
- Chat with locals and learn the preparation of Penang dishes like Lor Bak, Nasi Lemak, Roti Canai, Kuih Kak, Assam Laksa, Char Koay Teow, Curry Mee, Chendol and drinks like nutmeg juice, Teh Tarik and white coffee.
- Visit Chinese temple to gain insight to Taoism and have fortune told.
- Visit a Penang morning wet market and taste snack like nutmeg fruit.
- Savor exotic local fruits like water apple, jackfruit or mango.
- See old trades like hand-made spring roll skin making in action.
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Learn heritage buildings architecture.
Note: Inform if any allergy or religious concern.
Location
Peking Hotel
Jalan Penang
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(18 Ratings)
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Kerry_w
Jun 21, 2024
Informative and yummy!! - We had a really nice time learning about Georgetown and experiencing food and drinks that were new to us. Vincent is a lovely guy and took good care of us. He’s a very experienced guide and I highly recommend him and this tour. Particularly if you are staying in Georgetown, you will come away knowing exactly where to go to get a nice cheap feed
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Claudia_s
Mar 28, 2024
Vincent was a great tour... - Vincent was a great tour guide! Very knowledgable and interesting to talk to. I liked that he took us sightseeing in between food stops, because it makede it easier to digest a bit and eat more food!
The other girl on the tour and I were very confident that we could make it to the end in terms of trying everything, and we just about did, but we weren't eating much by the end (the sign of a great tour).
We had about 10 different dishes in four locations and it was awesome.
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Maryramirez
Mar 22, 2024
Informative, entertaining and delicious food - Vincent was a wealth of knowledge, not only about food, but history and culture also. This tour was a fantastic thing to do on our first day in Penang, really helped to plan the next day's and meals. We enjoyed the storytelling and practical tips and tricks. A++ experience.
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Lesley_s
Mar 14, 2024
Fabulous tour - A fabulous tour that delivered delicious food. Max was a fantastic guide who taught us about Food, Architecture and Culture. Our visit to the Taoist Temple was lovely and Max explained everything to us. Make sure you go on an empty stomach as we had so much food. We highly recommend this tour.
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Patti_f
Feb 20, 2024
a leisurely morning stroll, with conversation, and delicious food - mr vincent fong was our wonderful guide. as well as being knowledgeable about the food we were eating, he had a wealth of interesting insights and anecdotes about penang culture and history.
skip breakfast, because you will be seriously full after the tour.
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Myvawny_c
Jan 25, 2024
Best activity in Penang - I’ve done quite a few food tours around the world and Poh was one of the best guides I’ve had. She is extremely knowledgeable (not just about food but pretty much anything you might like to know about Malaysia) and so easy to talk to.
We tasted about 15 different things on this tour and got such a great insight into Penang food culture.
If you’re vegetarian like me just be prepared to miss out on some dishes eg a variety of the noodle soups.
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Extraordinary229838
Jan 7, 2024
Fabulous Foodie tour! - This was truly an amazing journey with our guide Miss Pho. Pho was extremely knowledgeable and very enthusiastic about showing us different foods & the history of where certain dishes originated from. Pho answered all our questions that we were asking and it was lovely to sit and linger over our meals and chat about Penang, the food, life in Penang and the history.
We certainly learned a lot.
I would not hesitate in recommending this tour and you’ll be extremely happy to have Miss Pho as your guide.
Don’t forget to start hungry and end up very very full!!
10/10
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Maria_f
Jan 3, 2024
Old Penang comes alive - The tour guide was very knowledgeable and added many personal touches. All the food and drink was very tasty and authentic.
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Donna_y
Dec 23, 2023
Penang Food Tour - My husband and I took a food tour in Penang. Although the tour allows up to 12 people, we found out that we were the only participants that day. We had Beatrice as our tour guide who was excellent. Although we were late to our meeting place, she was very understanding and kept in contact with us through the whatsapp. In addition to the plentiful local food and drink tastings, we also learned so much about the Malaysian history, culture, life, religion, art, and people. Beatrice selected a nice variety of food to showcase the diverse food culture in Penang and every dish was delicious. She probably would have fed us more but we had to beg off because we were so full!! We thoroughly enjoyed our food tour and would defintiely recommend it to others.
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Sharon_b
Sep 23, 2023
Penang Island life - Vincent was engaging, full of stories and shared his knowledge of the culture with lots of history behind all the spots. Several new drinks and dishes added for my enjoyment. Highly recommended. Superior guide. Hired him for all day tour privately shortly after, and very pleased.
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