Penang Private Tour: A Flexible Half-Day Exploration of Charming Attractions

Experience the charm of Penang on a private tour where you can choose your own attractions and explore at your own pace. Discover hidden gems and let our knowledgeable guide accompany you for a truly memorable experience.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Penang Hill - Since the British first settled here, they had always yearn for respite from the depressing heat, thus they set sight on the highest peak in Penang i.e. Penang Hill or locally known as Bukit Bendera. They built a railway up the hill and bungalows for retreat during weekend. Here we can see the legacy of the bungalows left behind by…
What's Included
  • Hotel/Port Pickup Dropoff
  • Transport by Private Vehicle
  • Parking Fees
  • Professional Guide
What's Not Included
  • Meals
  • Gratuities
  • Entrance Fees
  • Bottled water
Additional Information

(Take note that Penang Hill’s train will be down for maintenance from 5 Jun to 11 Jun, and one cannot go up the hill by train)
This is a private tour, meaning only you or your group in this tour. This tour lets you go to all the attractions that you like, unlike the canned- approach of a predetermined itinerary tour. Tour time starts from pickup point….

Location
Penang Hill
Jalan Stesen Bukit Bendera, Air Itam
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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195catrionad
Sep 23, 2024
Half day Penang experience with Lester Lam - Organisation of the trip was through email and WhatsApp and meeting up with Lester was easy as he picked us up at our hotel. We had requested to visit Penang Hill and Kek Lok Si Temple. Arrived at Penang Hill, parked up and caught the funicular train. Being a weekday, it was fairly quiet. Once up on the hill, Lester took lots of photos and shared his abundance of knowledge with us. From there, we drove to Kek Lok Si Temple Again, Lester was very knowledgeable, sharing information about the Buddhist religion and also the building of the temple. On travelling back into George Town, we had a chat about the local food which resulted in an impromptu stop at a local wet market to sample the local delicacies Lester was very enthusiastic, wanting us to try all his favourite dishes. What an experience! Loved every minute of it - thank you very much Lester!
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Kvoll
Mar 30, 2024
Great Penang tour - The tour was perfect. Four hours worked well with a little one and the flexibility to do the things we were most interested in with suggestions from our guide was perfect. Having someone who is extremely knowledgeable about the area and the places we visited was great. Plus we were treated to some surprise local goodies along the way.
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Yvonne_c
Mar 3, 2024
Wonderful snap shot of Penang - Jeff our tour guide was excellent and made sure we saw as much as possible during our time on the tour. He fast tracked us up Penang Hill and made sure we had the best seats on the funicular. He even took us on a short was back through George Town to see the street art and Armenian street and its history. Jeff is an experienced guide and looks after his group during the tour to give an overall experience of the city. He also makes sure you get back on time for your cruise.
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Debra_h
Jan 24, 2024
Highlights of Penang in 4 hrs - Got to see all the major sites in the downtown area. Tomorrow is a Hindu holiday, we went to the temple area to see the pre-festival, very colorful. Our guide Goh provided us with some local fruit and tea snacks. We enjoyed our 4 hr tour, Goh provided details for each site we visited and Penang history.
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Greg_g
Dec 23, 2023
A true experience for the record books - Our tour guide handsome Eddie was over the top fun. He got us and hit the line for the mountain train ride Told us a lot of history about the Chinese if you book a tour get this guy he is phenomenal
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Andrew_o
Sep 21, 2023
Great experience - All the sites we visited were memorable and our guide was very good at explaining all the historical and cultural context
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John_c
Sep 1, 2023
A good outline of... - A good outline of Georgetown, however a bit rushed I thought, would have been better to have slowed it down, perhaps supply water, it was very hot and maybe allow time for photos and reflection.
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Lifestrip
Oct 21, 2023
The best Way to explore Penang - We were so glad we chose this activity. It was made even more special due to our guide Eng Choon Wooi. ( From Active dynamic travel and tours). He is a very nice and funny guy , full of humour and friendly gestures. He showed us some beautiful places on this beautiful town, shared so much information about each of sites we visited. He made us skip the serpentine line to board the funicular that would take us to Penang hill. The ticket was expensive but made sense since we got priority boarding.
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Compass22446740244
Sep 28, 2023
George Town Half Day - We did a 4 hour tour of George Town's UNESCO World Heritage area led by Josh Lim. Josh's knowledge was impressive and engaging and we thoroughly enjoyed the tour.
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Echengcpa
May 14, 2024
so so experience - it was a rainny daily and not much you can do. Not really enjoy with the tour and feel the tour guide try to finish the tour ASAP. Recommend us to pay extra $100 to the Express Check-in in the Penang Hill train ticket.
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