Travel Guides: Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the largest city of Malaysia. The city itself, which occupies an area of 244 km², has an estimated population of 1.6 million in 2006.

Grand Kuala Lumpur, also known as Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million inhabitants. This is the fastest growth in the metropolitan region of the country in terms of population and economy. Kuala Lumpur is the seat of the Federal Parliament of Malaysia. The city was once the residence of the center of the federal executive and judicial powers, but they have moved to Putrajaya starting in 1999. Some sections of the judiciary remain in the capital. The King’s official residence in Malaysia, Istana Negara, is also located in Kuala Lumpur.

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The city is also the economic and cultural center in Malaysia, due to its capital position, and being a first class city. Kuala Lumpur is rated as an alpha world city, and is the only global city in Malaysia, according to the study of globalization and World Cities Group and Network (GaWC). Kuala Lumpur is within the boundaries defined in the federal territory of Kuala Lumpur and is one of three federal territories in Malaysia. It is an enclave within Selangor state, on the central west coast of peninsular Malaysia. Residents of the city are known as KLites. Since the 1990s, the city has hosted many international sporting, cultural and political events including the 1998 Commonwealth Games and Formula One World Championship.

In addition, Kuala Lumpur is home to the highest twin buildings in the world, Petronas Twin Towers. Kuala Lumpur is served by two airports: The Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang, Malaysia’s main international airport, and Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang, which handles general aviation in flights with turbo-propellers.

Kuala Lumpur in figures: KL federal land area: 243.65 km²; Population (federal territory): 1,479,388 (estimated in 2000); Population (metropolitan area – Klang Valley), about 4 million. The city is administered by a municipal board appointed by the government. This depends, however, on the consistency of the moment meeting. Raise to the status of city in 1897, Kuala Lumpur has experienced unbridled growth. It was separated from Selangor state in 1977 to become a federal territory. The modern city has replaced Shah Alam, which is now the state capital.

Kuala Lumpur is situated in the heart of Selangor state and it is bordered by mountains on all sides except the east side. The name the capital, translated meaning “muddy confluence”, is situated at the confluence of two rivers, Klang and Gombak, the most important being Klang which is flowing into the Strait of Malacca. It owes its development to the tin deposits that were discovered in the nineteenth century, for a long time this city being a camp of huts of bamboo and infested by malaria. Developing continuously, it keeps the human aspect, being a green city, orderly and peaceful with impressive skyscrapers.

Main attractions: Manara Kuala Lumpur, also known as Kuala Lumpur Tower (KL Tower) is a telecommunications tower in Kuala Lumpur with a height of 421m. It was built in October 1991 and the construction ended in 1996 by the architect Senireka Sdn Bhd. It is the fifth communications tower in the world in height after the CN Tower (Canada), Ostankino Tower (Russia), the Oriental Pearl Tower (China), Borj e Milada (Iran). It was designed to enhance the quality of services in telecommunications and broadcast clarity. On this platform there is a revolving restaurant.

Patronas Twin Towers are located in the heart of the city and were the tallest buildings in the world until October 2003. The 41 and 42 floors are linked by a suspended bridge. On this basis there is a mall for shopping and attractions such as: Discovery Center Petrosains and Malaysia Philharmonic Orchestra. Jamek Mosque is located at the confluence of Klang and Bombak; National Mosque; The Temples Thean Hou and Sri Mahamariaman; Bukit nanas Forest Reserve has an area of 10.5 ha, with birds and wildlife and trails for visitors. In the garden there are many attractions like Lake Monument National Bird Park, Orchid Garden, Hibiscus Garden, Butterfly and Deer Parks and the National Planetarium. Limestone Batu Cave is located at 100km from the city and is reachable by climbing the 272 steps; there are organized pilgrimages, especially on the celebration of Thaipusam.

It is a modern city, full of anxiety, with over one million inhabitants. The citizens of the country use the term KL. At first glance one may say that is a modern Asian city, with impressive skyscrapers. Over the last decade Kuala Lumpur has become a thriving metropolis with spectacular buildings such as Patronas Towers (second highest, in the world) and large shopping centers. Unlike other Asian cities, Kuala Lumpur still has historical buildings, patches of nature and cultural heritage. Today the city landscape is a mix of modernity and traditional charm. Ambulant vendors’ stalls and the shops before the war compete with the skyscrapers and with the sophisticated buildings.

Another attraction point situated at altitude is the telecommunications tower KL. With a unique design, the tower resembles a giant child’s toy rattles, of 421m. The tower has an observation deck that offers a 360 degree panorama of the city and a restaurant where you can enjoy lunch or dinner. But you must make reservations in advance. Other interesting sights include Jamek Mosque at the confluence of Klang and Gombak rivers, National Mosque, Temples Thean Hou and Sri Mahamariaman. In the mosque visitors are asked to cover body parts at view with a robe.

Kuala Lumpur is turning into a city of museums, with plenty of curious visitors. The National Museum contains artifacts and occasional exhibitions. The most popular day trip from Kuala Lumpur is organized at the limestone Batu Caves. This is a short distance north of the city and to reach the main cave you will have to climb 272 steps. Hindu pilgrims come here every year during Thaipusam festival.

In Kuala Lumpur you can reach by a very comfortable bus. Thanks to the very good Malaysian infrastructure you will spend very few hours on the road. You can accommodate at Wheelers Guest House (double room with bathroom € 9) (or any other hotel in the area). It is not a hostel that many people would recommend it but it is acceptable. If you stay just for a few nights it is very well places because it is close to all attractions. For a good view it is best to walk. You can visit Park orchids and hibiscus (0.2 euros / person), butterfly park (4 euros per person), bird park (8.25 euros / person), National Museum (0.43 € / person), Islamic Art Museum (2.6 euros / person), Sri Mariamman Temple and Batu Caves (free), Petronas Towers (free) and, of course, any of the mosques (free).

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

You will definitely enjoy the parks. The one with butterflies and birds can be a bit expensive but it is worth it. If you are lucky butterflies of various sizes and colors sit on you and you can analyze them better. It can be very nice to see them so close. Of course, you must be careful not to step on them. Malaysians take pride in the bird park as one of the biggest parks that is covered in the world. If you are lucky, you will see the parrots that will show you they are clever. But, a greater success will be the presence of vultures that fly over the audience at the command. It seems that if a bird flies over your head it will bring you good luck.

In the park with birds, and also in the Batu Caves you will have the opportunity to see some monkeys. It will be very interesting to see them so close. If you have food they will come to you without problems. Apparently, because the monkeys are so sociable, they had to invent new road signs. In terms of museums, it will also be a special tour. It is possible that you will like Islamic art. It presents interesting and beautiful objects of worship. The architecture blends seamlessly with the exhibits, helping you better understand this mysterious world.

Batu Caves and Sri Mariamman and are two of the most representative of the Indian temples. In the Batu Caves are the largest statues in the world of Murga, 43m high. Both temples have an interesting architecture, beautiful by all standards. You will be impressed by the fact that the Indians know very well to keep their religion and traditions, even if they are in a country that Muslim predominates. The Mosques are also very interesting. You will receive some cloaks that you will have to wear in the National Mosque (Masjid Negara). This huge mosque is pure white. It is crowded during the important prayers.

View Of Patronas Towers

It’s amazing how every inch has been carefully decorated and has a particular significance.  The truth is that in Kuala Lumpur heat is strong. Always you need to eat liquids and try to eat more fruit. Despite the heat, Kuala Lumpur turns out to be a modern capital of a country in development. The two towers of Petronas, Malaysian signs of greatness, but other buildings that deserve to be called skyscrapers greet you right at the entrance of the city. The view from floor 41 of the two towers (located at this bridge is accessible to the tourists) offers a more complete picture about the city. It is amazing to see how the city architecture combines elements of three dominant cultures.

You will be pleasantly surprised by Malaysia. The fact that it managed to win their independence only recently (50 years ago) and keep in harmony the three main ethnic groups (Malay, Indian and Chinese) that are so different is a great achievement. This stability has enabled the smooth functioning of the democratic system (the more notable given the Muslim majority of 60% of the population), which allowed it to become perhaps the most developed country in the region (except the city-state Singapore and Brunei) with a strong high-tech industry, tourism and excellent infrastructure.

The Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, has many historical and cultural attractions with tourist character. While many of these attractions are located downtown, there are also located within a few days apart but for which you made the effort to visit them. Lake Gardens – This huge park in Kuala Lumpur was founded about 100 years ago. Across the 231 acres of green are a lot of tourist attractions, including the Bird Park and Butterfly Park. Both are adorned with lush green foliage road resembling jungles all seem ready to give you a feeling of relaxation. The Hibiscus Gardens and Orchid Park offers a touch of tenderness and eyes is a real attraction for tourists.

Night Time In Kuala Lumpur

Lake Gardens also hosts the National Monument, a bronze sculpture forged built in honor of the soldiers who fell during the Second World War and the state of national emergency that followed the war. Kuala Lumpur Tower: This tower is newly built, complementing the giants that adorn the sky in Kuala Lumpur. With construction completed in 1996, it is one of the tallest skyscrapers in the world, a telecommunication tower. You take the elevator up to the highest observation point so you can enjoy an impressive sight. The 2059 number of stairs may be a good physical exercise as happens to athletes who come here to train for the so-called Towerthon competotion.

Petronas Towers and Kuala Lumpur City Center: In the short interval from completion of construction of the Petronas towers, these have become a symbol of the city, an easily recognized symbol worldwide. As it ranks second in the world that beauty is on the undisputed first place. You take the elevator up to the level of connection that joins the two towers to be able to admire a breathtaking view. At the bottom of the tower is held in a park known as the Kuala Lumpur City Center (KLCC) and is an ideal place where you can take kids with a pool, fountain and a large playground.

Elephant Sanctuary – At a distance of just a travel day, the Elephant Sanctuary is one of the trips that families with children should not miss. This place forms the home of elephants rescued from their natural habitat that has been destroyed due to massive deforestation. Young elephants are assembled using two older elephants that are trained and brought up in the sanctuary until they reach the age to be quite large and independent that it can be rehabilitated in their natural environment. In this sanctuary, you can approach the elephants so much so that until one can take a dip in the river with elephants, so remember to bring your bathing suit.

Kuala Lumpur is an ultra modern city with a population of over one million inhabitants. Describing Kuala Lumpur is like opening a book with many exciting chapters. This truly modern city of Malaysia appears as a city blessed with the colors of modernism, but also with a rich historical heritage. Although KL, as it is referred by the Malaysians covers an area of 244 square kilometers, its spirit is much higher, so high that it tries to embrace everyone. Kuala Lumpur is situated at the confluence of Sungai Gombak and Sungai Klang – it probably took its name meaning “marshy confluence” in Malay language. In geographical terms, Kuala Lumpur is situated on the west coast of the Peninsula Malaysia.

Kuala Lumpur is the city where is located the headquarters of the Parliament of Malaysia, being the country’s legislative capital. The location was very good and important to the city of KL because it is the main economic and cultural center of the country. For tourists who see the city now, it is inconceivable that the city was now more than 160 years just a bunch of mines. The most beautiful part of the city is Kuala Lumpur has managed to keep the balance between modernity and ancient culture overflowing. Kuala Lumpur is lined with the most avant-gardes skyscrapers and huge shopping malls and yet traditional shops and homes that do not remember the past they are missing. Nearby buildings one of the highest in the world, Petronas Twin Towers, there are workshops and drapery. Kuala Lumpur is proud to be one of the few cities in the world with vast forests in the perimeter.
Residents of Kuala Lumpur are people belonging to various sects and religious communities but who know how to maintain cordial relations between them. A holiday in Kuala Lumpur, although expensive can be a really interesting life experience. Torn from the jungle, the Malaysian capital owes its birth and wealth of the fabulous deposits of tin discovered in the nineteenth century. For a very long time, Kuala Lumpur was just a camp of bamboo huts, infested by malaria. But the city grew with the tin trade, to become, in 1896, the Malaysian capital of the Federated States. The first impression a traveler is crossing the town today is a green city, calm and orderly, while retaining the human aspect, although it is evolving constantly.

The Panorama of Kuala Lumpur Executive Corp, with headquarters here, was moved to the new administrative capital called Putrajaya. The city has an area of 243.65 km² and a population of 1,479,388, and the Klang Valley with approximately four million. Kuala Lumpur is one of the three Malaysian Federal territories and physically located in Selangor State. Although it became an economic and commercial center, the population of the suburbs is very poor, so long as workers are usually foreign multinational companies established here.

Malaysia is made up of two separate areas: one Continental (Malaysia), corresponding to the southern part of the peninsula of Malacca and another island (Sarawak and Sabah), covering the northwest of the island of Borneo. The continental sector is bisected by a mountain chain in NS direction (maximum elevation 2190 m, Gunong Tahan) is bounded on W and the low coastal plains. The insular sector is composed of high mountains (maximum altitude of 4101 m in the top country, Kinabalu) in Sabah’s territory and mountains of medium height and a littoral alluvial plain in Sarawak. Malaysia is proud of the existence of golden beaches and tropical forests. Kuala Lumpur City, which is equal in size with the federal officially called Wilayah rsekutuanâ covers an area of 243 square kilometers.

Kelang Valley, the periphery, covers an area two times larger than that of the city; it is believed that it is even higher. Urban areas of the city stretch in all directions but especially in Kelang Valley, south and southwest. An express bus line links KL to other cities including, Petaling Jaya, Shah Alam, Kelang and Port Kelang, the most important port city. The new suburbs and industrial areas are concentrated around KL, especially in the Kelang Valley cities. Surrounding metropolitan areas are large and much of Sepang is an area of new building of the Administrative Government. Putrajaya. Sepang is the area where is located the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Merdeka Square, located west of where the Gombak River flows into the Kelang, marks the heart of the city.

To the south, near the West Bank Kelang, are the Sultan Abdul Samad buildings where is the Federal Court of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur Railway Station, built in Moorish style, the Post Headquarters. Further, there are gardens in West Lake (Taman Tasek Perdanda) and around this park are the Parliament, National Monument and National Museum. Near Kelang East Bank is the oldest part of KL which includes Chinatown, Central Market and two of the most important religious building Sri Temple. The commercial heart of the city with modern banks, restaurants, hotels and retail stores also lies east of Kelang. Also in this area there are stores of Chinese and Malay villages’ kampongs, wooden houses built on stilts.

In the north and east of downtown, Yellow Triangle includes luxury hotels, multi-storey buildings designed for business and a project known as the Kuala Lumpur City Center (KLCC). KLCC area are found the world’s tallest buildings Petronas Towers. Kuala Lumpur, or KL, the capital, is a modern city with skyscrapers scratch, but keeping the traditions. Among the sights, remember the telecommunications tower, 421 meters tall, the Petronas Twin Towers, the tallest building in the world, Chinatown or Little India district. Cameron Highlands is a resort town located near Kuala Lumpur and is located at an altitude of 1829 m above sea level. They enjoy clean air temperatures between 16 and 20 degrees C, renowned for its tea plantations and fruit trees. It is a destination for mountaineers and for practitioners.

In the surroundings there are some tourist curiosities, like Taman Negara National Park (Malaysia) about 114 km, Penang (Malaysia) about 165 km. Taman Negara Pahang park cave is the Gua Telinga system. The starting point for visiting the park is the town of Kuala Tembeling. Mandarin Oriental Hotel Kuala Lumpur – 5 stars; Location: the hotel is located in the middle of a park, right next to the Petronas Twin Towers, with many opportunities for entertainment, shopping and restaurants nearby. Kuala Lumpur Airport is approx 45 minutes away. Facilities: 4 restaurants, bar, lounge, pool, lounge chairs, towels, umbrellas, fitness, yoga, sauna, steam bath, business center and shops. The hotel has a beauty salon and massage, The Spa at Mandarin Orienta.

Patronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur

Supplement breakfast 18 euros / person / day Airport Shuttle 36 euro / person, Deluxe City View: overlooking the city, 40 m², elegantly decorated, with bath / WC, separate shower, hairdryer, bathrobe / slippers, TV, radio, CD player, telephone, Internet connection (fee), iron and ironing board, air conditioning, minibar, coffee / teapot, fruit basket upon arrival, daily newspaper, safe. Deluxe Park View: same features as the Deluxe City View, overlooking the KLCC Park. Club City View: like the Deluxe City View, plus daily breakfast, soft drinks and snacks, cocktails, library, billiards and TV, laundry service 5 garments per day, free use of meeting rooms (maximum 2 hours), local network of wireless Internet in the room. Club Park View: same facilities as the Club City View, overlooking the KLCC Park.

Forget Singapore, Dubai and Hong Kong Kuala; Lumpur comes hard from behind. From a holiday in Malaysia’s capital should not miss a visit to the Petronas Towers or in orphanages orangutan or a few days on an island in the China Sea. It is the capital of a country that has chosen the slogan: “True Asia”. It has stately buildings, tons of history and religion, is an excellent cuisine and fabulous shopping section. Huge malls, sophisticated boutiques – No one urges the tourists to go to Kuala Lumpur just for shopping, but those who go on holiday there may be some pleasant surprises. Most if not all products are sold in malls, they are genuine and hence the quality in the market but where prices seem a joke, the story is different.

In Kuala Lumpur you can make shopping in true sports performances. Places where you can practice must necessarily share by day: huge malls began, sophisticated boutiques, and countless other day markets and fairs in other days. Cafes and bars to relax – Start with the malls and do not worry you will get the illusion that a few days to get into everything. Take a tour of the Petronas Towers and Suria KLCC; enter one of the most popular shopping destinations in the capital, then follow the crowds of buyers happy and get to Bukit Bintang, the shopping avenue of the city. There are malls all stores separated by an elegant French boutique. You will come on line in Bukit Bintang Plaza, Plaza invites, Kuala Lumpur Plaza, Low Yat Plaza, Starhill Gallery, Sungei Wang Plaza, Lot 10 and KL Pavi-lion and the list goes on.

Kuala Lumpur Towers

It must be said that for relaxation and rest there are food-courts in malls, cafes and bars, so upload your batteries. Other malls, big and full, at the periphery, and if you miss the meatballs in the IKEA store you will find the restaurant which is located outside the capital. The prices are good. Prices are good, the ringgitul of Malaysia is still weak against the euro (1 EUR = 4.30 MYR), so the prices will seem very small. And if you want lower prices and more, markets and fairs in the city await to fill your bags. There are many places, neighborhoods, suburbs in Kuala Lumpur, where goods are sold from stalls form all the earth, from fruit and vegetables to imitation watches or brands of clothing and footwear.

How about a watch, a Rolex, Luis Vuitton bag and some Armani jeans, all in one day? May put a Hugo Boss suit, even an iPhone shopping list. It’s cheap, quality is questionable, but for a carry or two worth the money. And to enter the paradise of counterfeit products, give a round on Petaling Street, Chinatown market. Maybe you think you have seen a lot in life, but once here you realize that you have been wrong. But do not forget to sharpen your negotiating better sense before you throw in the rush-purchasing rights. Altogether, on a holiday in Malaysia you should not miss a shopping session in Kuala Lumpur, as there is no need to miss a visit to the Petronas Towers, the orangutans’ orphanages or a few days on an island in the China Sea.

Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, is a fascinating mix of skyscrapers, temples and old buildings, palm trees and lush vegetation, in malls where you lose and you can spend days on end. It is a city where you sit as much as you can not say that you’ve seen everything. Malaysia Emblem – KL towers Pentronas and Menaka (telecommunications tower) can be seen from afar at night giving a wonderful show. Even if an Islamic country, tourists will discover cosmopolitan cities, with bars and discos for those who want fun nights, with restaurants (European, Chinese, Indian, Malay) very modest or luxurious, prestigious hotels. Amusement parks, casinos, tea plantations, jungle cruises, great beaches make this country a tourist paradise. Kuala Lumpur is the cosmopolitan destination, full of life that attracts and impresses all categories of tourists.

Imposing modern buildings, museums, cuisine, some offering a real vacation in antiquity – the National Museum, parks and gardens filled with flowers and colorful birds, buildings that have retained the old charm – Palace of the Sultan Abdul Samad, where you discover fine dining pleasure unique taste and flavor dishes are just some of the attractions of the city. And last but not least, Kuala Lumpur is a shopping paradise with traditional markets as well as modern shopping centers, offering various products available to all guests. If you are familiar with the great European capitals landscapes, historic buildings and facades with monumental, with cafes and charming narrow streets, paved with flowers in the windows when you arrive in Kuala Lumpur, Asian metropolis, you will find something else.

If, on the contrary, you are familiar with American landscapes, the scratch-clouds are probably quite common and scarcely impressive, although in Kuala Lumpur you can look up into the sky far-away, the Petronas Towers, the tallest building in the world. After a while, you will have the habit of making comparisons and let things just run in front of your eyes and your mind, enter the unspoiled, the city begins to speak his language. Scratch-clouds pop up in a sea of green equatorial stretching to the sky just perfect and always warm. It’s a bizarre mixture of futuristic architecture and oriental spirit. There are also Chinese pagodas and Muslim mosques. Buddha smiles enigmatically from his corner of the temple, and women with head coverings by Muslim custom look at you with black and almond-shaped eyes.

At first, cultural and especially religious diversity grows dizzy you and all your preconceptions are bending. See Chinese Muslims, Roman Catholics, see Malaysian that are natives and not understand anything. Malaysia is a democratic state, but consists of several sultanates. Sultans live in the Palace and on national holidays the subjects can visit them at home and can give hands with them, and tourists can witness the changing of the guard from the Royal Palace, a pale copy of the ritual as British. When you walk in the inevitable drive round the city, stated Parks and perfect English and rounds of grass flowers, fountains and monuments commemorate the independence, beautiful buildings and roads inherited from colonial times shining with cleanliness. You may see hotels and fancy restaurants, expensive souvenir shops, put in the way of tourists, making a giant billboard advertising of brands worldwide. Everything creates the feeling that you get in a civilized world, advanced, modern.

But when you venture out on their own, behind the hotel you discover ‘real life’ beyond the beautiful facades of interest. Just behind the tourist and commercial center slums begin with small, shriveled buildings where human life takes place in the street. Discover local terraces: a few tables thrown in the street in front of a tangles which serves as a bar and kitchen, where dishes are exposed completely unknown, with unexpected color and texture, stored in plastic bowls and basins. In a makeshift window are displayed as fried chicken, trying to seem attractive – but you, European feared avian influenza, and biological threats seem real. Everywhere in the air floats vaguely a sweet smell, hard to describe, but unmistakable, which in combination with the smell of garbage that flows directly into the street, becomes fetid. If you go behind the restaurant (called “restoran” to simplify the complicated rules of English spelling), you have big surprises, which finally terminates your mood to try local specialties.

Better try your luck in Chinatown, a motley agglomeration of stalls as ambulances, where there are heaps of bags “Louis Vuitton” sneakers “business” and watches and perfumes that are “original” with only $ 10. It is hard to combine the huge space, structured on several levels, with claims of quality to the last detail. But in Asian culture, where social activities are carefully cultivated and respect going out shopping is a ritual in itself. Most Asian cities have at least one commercial complex at the top standards, both in terms of quantity as well as sites in quality in Asia. The Mall exceeds, however, the extent of going out shopping. Surfaces of tens of thousands of square meters house, near shops, restaurants and cinemas, and art galleries, museums, ice rinks, swimming pools, aquariums with exotic fish and observatories. The mall is a favorite place for a number of various activities related to drinking, sport or culture, an epitome of socialization.

One of the most stylish shopping malls in Asia is Starhill Gallery, in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur. Starhill Gallery is positioned as the place that offers “A Gallery of Rich Experiences” reflected in seven directions: Feast, Indulge, Decoration, Exploration, care, fragrance, and Muse. The Mall offers such divides between fashion, food, beauty, articles for home, lifestyle and art. In an area of 26,000 square meters, Starhill Gallery exclusively offers standards rarely found in a shopping mall of that size. Impressive appearance and identity of the mall have been brought to life by renowned architects and designers from Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, USA, France, England, Germany and Italy. The general theme of space design combines the simplicity of nature with the idea of wealth.

Residence, Kuala Lumpur

Inside, elegant columns link the various levels of the building, while its exterior clad in glass allows natural light to penetrate throughout the building. The name from the list of Malaysian shopping and retail mall are heavy: Kenzo, Christian Dior, Porsche Design, Louis Vitton and others. After shopping, more than a dozen restaurants offer their specialties expected to Chinese, Malaysian, Japanese and Thai. And for those who do not bring himself to leave the Ritz-Carlton hotel adjoining the mall offers luxurious accommodation with a butler for each room.

Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia operates since December 1998 and is the largest museum of Islamic art from Southeast Asia. It is located in the heart of the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur and spans four floors. It contains 6,000 pieces of art, of which 200 Islamic manuscripts, as well as the world’s largest scale models of the Masjid al-Haram. Penang is the city’s largest temple complex in Southeast Asia. Snake Temple, Penang Mountain Park, Birds, Fort Cornwallis, Pantai Acheh are all places full of mystery and legend waiting to be discovered. Pang Island is an island populated by fishermen, situated 90 km southwest of Ipoh. White sand beaches, blue water, warm, green hills have made it one of the most famous islands in Malaysia. The most popular beaches are located on the west coast: Pantai Powers Dewi, Teluk Belang, Teluk Nipah, Teluk Cempedak.

Langkawi is located in northwestern peninsular Malaysia and is an archipelago made up of 99 islands. The remark by clusters of rocks, the caves with stalactites and stalagmites, fauna and flora, spectacular waterfalls, crystal clear waters attract numerous tourists. The most famous of the islands is Pulau Langkawi. Malacca is a state in which the historical sites are not lacking, since the oldest mosque in Malaysia and the first Chinese temple MoD high rank in the peninsula. Tam Air has the largest temple complex in Southeast Asia including the Kek Lok and a seven-storey pagoda, 90 meters high. Here is the Bird Park, Mt Penang, Fort Cornwallis, where you can reserve Pantai Acheh to see monkeys, eagles and turtles. Learned from fairy tales, Malaysia is one of the corners of paradise where exotic and fascinating landscapes of its being a destination worth seen.

The Batu Caves may be the scariest although they remain an unknown destination for many tourists from the west. In this eastern world network of limestone temples and 400 million years-old caverns, north of Kuala Lumpur. Batu Caves is a limestone mountain, which has a series of caves and cave temples, located in Gombak district, 13 kilometers north of Kuala Lumpur. It takes its name from the Sungai Batu or Batu River. The Cave is one of the most popular Hindu shrines outside India, dedicated to god murugan. It is the meeting point during the Hindu Thaipusam festival which attracts over 1.5 million people annually; it is one of the largest annual meetings of the Hindu world. Batu Caves on the complex consists of three main caves and several smaller ones.

The largest, called the Cathedral Cave or Temple Cave has a ceiling of 100 m. To reach it visitors have to climb 272 steps. There gather here every year about 1.5 million people worldwide, to celebrate the Full Moon (from the beginning). The most common gesture that makes local participants is to puncture their skin with various needles, hooks and bamboo poles as a sign of sacrifice to the gods. At the base of the hill are several cave temples, Museum and Art Gallery Cave, both are full of Hindu statues and paintings. This complex was renovated and opened in 2008 as Villa Cave. Many shrines story refers to Murugan God and victory over demon Soorapadam. An audio tour is available for visitors.11