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 Traveller's Tales: Advise for travellers in Malaysia
Heed our handy tips on safe travel in Malaysia. You may read about travel warnings, health, what to wear, travel with kids, travel with pets, local weather, local government, medical information and traffic information in the area.Also, you might want to read our
Kuala Lumpur city guide,
Langkawi city guide,
Melaka city guide,
and Penang city guide.
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| G Senyil |
02 October 2001 |
Stayed at Royale Bintang, The - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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KLIA Airport to KL; Limousine Taxis cost 64 RM while the Airport bus service cost only 25 RM. First get your ticket at the bus counter next to the taxi counters, remember to indicate your hotel's name so then you will be delivered directly to your hotel.
First you take the big bus, then at a central location in KL you switched to a small van that takes you directly to your hotel. Very convenient.
DO NOT USE THE TAXIS OF THOSE GUYS WHO APROACH YOU WHILE YOU EXIT FROM THE ARRIVALS HALL. THEY ARE NOT SAFE.
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| W Brown |
27 September 2001 |
Stayed at Berjaya Palace Hotel - Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.
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Taxis services were variable, some I know really overcharged us, why do you not have meters? Internal flights were very well organised. The people we met were very friendly and helpful.
The country is beautiful. Some of the trips can be long and tiring, more information should be given out before trips are booked, as we saw some older people who were really struggling on some of the trips, it is only fair that they are told how strenuous some of the trips are going to be.
Went to spidan for diving this was well organised, however there is no mention anywhere of which months are good or bad to dive there. We were told that in August a lot of Italian divers were very angry that they were not warned that August could be a bad month for scuba diving due to weather condtions. They were going to make a big complaint. To not let them know up front weather condtions is not fair as the cost of diving was very expensive, and if you do not dive it has been a waste of money.
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| D Chisholm |
24 September 2001 |
Stayed at Concorde Hotel Kuala Lumpur - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Be careful of taxi drivers, always trying to rip off tourists. Insist the meter is switched on. Minimum flag fair is M$2.
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| J Herron |
22 September 2001 |
Stayed at Heritage Station Hotel Kuala Lumpur, The - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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i find kuala lumpur a safe and enjoyable city to be in. the only thing that detracts is the prioritising of cars over pedestrians, so it is unpleasant to have to cross motorways and deal with the pollution.
i enjoyed the beautiful islamic arts museum and liked catching the light rail system, a wonderful form of transport.
it is a nuisance that the airport is so far away and there is not quick, direct rail link.
i know that malaysia is determined to develop a wealthy and comfortable society but it will be a pity to do so at the cost of the environment and the traditional culture.
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| D Chin |
05 September 2001 |
Stayed at Paradise Sandy Bay Resort - Penang, Malaysia.
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Word of advice: avoid the taxis in Penang if you can as they don't use meters generally and can charge a minimum of 10RM per ride. Might as well catch the bus for 80 sen as it will get you from Georgetown to Tanjung Bunga to Batu Ferringhi.
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| T Lalonde |
25 August 2001 |
Stayed at Paradise Sandy Bay Resort - Penang, Malaysia.
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Leaping Lizards! My traveller's tale! While swimming in the hotel pool one day, I noticed the pool attendant and a couple of guests milling around one of the beautiful shrubs near the edge of the pool! I swam over to enquire what was of interest and the attendant pointed out there was a molitar lizard lounging underneath the shrub! WOW! I had never seen one before and this was quite something. It wasn't that small either, about 2 and a half feet long.
So, the pool attendant was trying to flush it out so he could take it back down to the rocks by the beach. As he attempted to corral the lizard, it suddenly popped out from underneath the bush, crawled along the edge of the rock the shrub was above, and dove into the pool!! I've never moved out of water so quickly in all my life. Actually, another guest and his son stayed beside the lizard as it swam, unphased by this most unusual occurence. They helped to corral the lizard towards a bridge over the pool, where another attendant was waiting with a net to pluck it out of the water.
As the lizard reached the bridge, the attendant deftly fished him out, only to have him flop out of the net and back into the pool! That was quite the site! One more try though managed to secure the lizard in the net and he was returned safely to the rocks way down the beach!
The pool attendant was then very open and friendly and informative when I asked him about the lizard and we had a really interesting conversation afterwards about the molitar and his local knowledge of them. A most educational experience, to be sure!
So, that's my Traveller's Tale from Paradise Sandy Bay!
For the traveler who has a budget in mind, I would give the following advice.
If you're coming from KL, take a bus to Butterworth and then take the ferry across to Penang. The ferry only costs 60 cents, to get to Penang. You don't have to pay coming back! Then, you can take a taxi to your hotel. Remember to negotiate with the drivers! They're more than willing to do so and it can save you a few ringgit. On the return, take the ferry back to Butterworth and catch a bus from Butterworth back to KL. It's cheaper than taking a bus all the way from Georgetown.
Also, for getting around the beaches area and to/from Georgetown to Batu Ferringhi, take the local bus, if you have the time. It's only 80 cents to a dollar, and it gets you everywhere you need to go. An option worth looking into as you get to experience local life from yet another perspective, that of public transit. Well worth it!
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| J Moh |
12 August 2001 |
Stayed at Legend Hotel, The - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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The Batu Caves are great. Kuala Lumpur has traditional asian feel in a modern city landscape. Beware of the un-metered taxis, even in a 'metered taxi queue'.
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| T Bermingham |
26 July 2001 |
Stayed at Royale Bintang, The - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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KL is a bustling, hot and grimy city with the Petronas towers being the main attraction. KLCC is spotless and contains all the branded shops in an expensive shoppinfg mall. However, Malaysia's infrastructure as a whole is poor so unless you are willing to pay top prices for air travel, hotels etc., don't expect clean and modern facilities.
We went to the Cameron Highlands which has been spoit by modern high rise hotels and commercialisation. The bus service uses old buses which are very dirty, so hire a car if you want a little bit of comfort - but the bus is great value if you don't have much cash. The Cameron Highlands has a poor infrastructure with huge hotel buildings mixed with very run down shops and restuarants. Some of the new hotels are already showing the typical Malaysian traint of decay. We found the rain forests spectacular but man's obsession with money-making spoilt it for us.
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| K Tee |
26 July 2001 |
Stayed at Telang Usan Hotel - Sarawak, Malaysia.
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It could be a very strategic location for all travellers provided my comments above regarding the outlook is overcome. It might not be safe for travellers to walk back to the hotel using the footlane during night time
Some travellers might prefer this location than other hotels located next to shopping malls/centre of city. It is hoped that public transport (i.e. city bus) is available in Kuching in the near future which would strengthen the destination of Telang Usan Hotel.
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| D Robert |
25 July 2001 |
Stayed at Royale Bintang, The - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Good place to visit, lots of good restaurants, shopping. However in front of hotels people asking if you will like young girls are tolerated and you are harrassed by them as soon as you move out of the hotel.
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