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Little India Walking Tour: Explore Heritage Buildings, Temples, and Taste Local Indian Snacks
Kuala Lumpur
Embark on a captivating 3-hour walking tour of Little India, where you'll discover heritage buildings, temples, and indulge in delicious Indian snacks. Immerse yourself in the vibrant Indian culture and explore the Maha Vihara Buddhist Temple. Join us for an unforgettable experience!
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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Kuala Lumpur Sentral Railway Station - Meeting Point:
Monorail Station Entrance (Gate no A).
Meet & Greet at meeting point, after brief introduction, proceed to our first visit. -
Jalan Tun Sambanthan - Pass by the Little India Shop area where you can see the Indian restaurant , Jewelry Shops , Indian costumes ext.
We will taste some Indian cockiest. - Vivekananda Ashram - The first attraction is Vivekananda Ashram constructed in 1904. This elegant whitewashed building with Moghul style embellishments was named in honour of the Indian spiritual leader Vivekananda who visited Malaya in 1893.
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Little India District - The area is full of the sights, sounds and smells that you find in other Little India districts elsewhere in Malaysia such as parlours offering bridal beauty treatments, general stores brimming with incense sticks, kitchenware and other products sourced from India, shops selling saris, jewellery, Pooja altars, Hindi movies, Bombay Mix and sweetmeats, Tamilan internet cafes, curry shops, sugar cane stalls and more.
Past florist shops selling garlands of fragrant jasmine and other colourful blooms, brings us to the brightly painted Little India District which was recently given a new look and inaugurated by the Prime Ministers of India and Malaysia on 27 October 2010.. - Church Of Our Lady Of Fatima - We then passing the Catholic Our Lady of Fatima church and, further along Jalan Sultan Abdul Samad
- Jalan Berhala - means Shrine Street and on this road the Brickfields Heritage Walk passes more places of worship.
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Buddhist Maha Vihara - Was founded by the Sinhalese community in 1894 most devotees seemed to be mostly Chinese. In the grounds of the temple is a Bodhi tree grown from a cutting taken from the sacred Bodhi tree in Anuradhapura Sri Lanka.
Opposite the temple is a magnificently preserved traditional wooden house in Malay style . It is a pre WW2 house and the whole street was once that design. The house was occupied by the parents of a Malaysian tycoon who has since restored it and keeps it for private use. - Klang - The Klang River is a river which flows through Kuala Lumpur and Selangor in Malaysia and eventually flows into the Straits of Malacca.
- Tamil Methodist Church - The nearby Tamil Methodist Church, established in 1896 (though the present building dates from the 1960s), has a similar role and that they perform services in Nepali, Indonesian, Telugu and English as well as in Tamil
- Evangelical Lutheran Church - Which dates from 1924. This church would probably have been established to compete for the souls of the area’s Tamil community.
- Madrasathul Gouthiyyah Surau Brickfields - The Brickfields Walk rejoins Jalan Sultan Abdul Samad, passing the Madrasathul Gouthiyyah Surau, a mosque and madrassa built in the 1980s catering mostly to Indian Muslims.
- Brickfields Shivan Temple - Brickfields Shivan Temple is one of the most visited temples in the country.
- Sam Kow Tong Temple - This Chinese temple located in Brickfields was founded in 1916 by the Heng Hua clan. Its name translates to “Hall of Three teachings”
- Malaysian Association For The Blind (MAB) - On the opposite corner is the Malaysian Association For The Blind complex.Number of them must find work in the many Blind Massage Centres which can be found in Jalan Thambypillai particularly.
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YMCA of Kuala Lumpur Hostel - Little India Walk headed back towards KL Sentral, passing along Jalan Padang Belia (where the YMCA is located) before turning into Jalan Thambypillai.
For food there are, as you would expect, a large number of Indian restaurants on the route of the Little India Walking Tour.
The distance of suggested route is 3-4 km and we spent about 3 hours here in total including a snack break.
What's Included
- 3-hour walking tour of Little India
- English-speaking guide
- Sampling of local snacks and cookies
- 1 bottle of water
What's Not Included
- Other personal expenses
- Tips and gratuities
- Hotel pick up and drop off
- Meals and beverages
Additional Information
- Visit grand heritage buildings found elsewhere in the city.
- Visit interesting churches, temples and shrines to liven up the rows
- Sampling of local Indian Snacks.
- Feel and Smell the Indian culture
- Visit The Maha Vihara Buddhist Temple
- Large number of Indian restaurants on the route
- 3 hour Walking tour of Little India with Friendly Tour Guide.
- Children aged 0-2 can join this activity free of charge.
- Get instant confirmation. If you do not receive a booking confirmation, please notify us.
- This tour will push through rain or shine. In case of rain, please do bring an umbrella or poncho.
Location
Monorail Station Kl Sentral
Arrive at the meet-up location 15 minutes before the scheduled activity time
Make sure Meeting Point:
Monorail Station Entrance (Gate no A).
Meet & Greet at meeting point, after brief introduction, proceed to our first visit.to arrive on time
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
