Historical Malacca Tour with Lunch from Kuala Lumpur
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Recognized by UNESCO with World Heritage status, the historic port city of Melaka (Malacca) makes a perfect day trip from Kuala Lumpur. Soak up the sights on this convenient guided tour with pickup and drop-off from central hotels—and a local lunch. See the scarlet Stadthuys building; stroll the ruins of St. Paul’s Church and the A Famosa Fort; explore the Jonker Street shops; and visit Cheng Hoon Teng Temple.
Ages 12-99, max of 15 per group
Duration: 8h
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Live guide: English
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Highlights
- Take in the sights of Melaka’s UNESCO-listed historic center in just a day
- Guide provides essential context on the city’s multicultural history
- Enjoy an authentic local lunch in a city famed for “Nyonya” cuisine
- Save time and stress with 2-way transfers from central Kuala Lumpur hotels
- Hotel pickup and drop off
- English speaking driver and guide
- Lunch
What's not included- Gratuities
- Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.Pickup details
- We pick up from selected city hotels in Kuala Lumpur
Hotel pickup offeredDuring checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Not wheelchair accessible
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 3705KUL21- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- A minimum of 2 adults per booking is required
- Most travellers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travellers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 3705KUL21
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- ScottHarrison100 contributionsWouldn't recommendSome great sites, but the view of the Petronas towers is in a random road a fair way away from the towers themselves (our hotel was closer with a better view). Two of the stops were definite 'fake tourism' situations, whereby the tour company clearly has a deal with the places (only visitors here are those on tours). The guide fell asleep a couple of times throughout the experience, and it was felt that at the end, they wished to go home and either rush us on or drop us elsewhere so we could make our own way back... One of the stops you visit we were told we would have 40 minutes, but as it's 25 past, I'll round it and give you until quarter to... (i.e. giving 20 minutes). This wasn't enough time to go in to the museum... which also isn't included in the price?! Overall I'd say this was a slightly expensive taxi service, with some nice details given within the ride.Written 15 March 2020
- rogerbM7131CI0 contributionsHuge Budda and 272 StairsThe trip started with a visit to a Pewter Factory which was initially quite interesting but then turned into soft sell shopping. Similar to the "batik" factory, which basically had two people painting and everyone else trying to sell stuff. Finally we got to the temple. The Budda was huge and the coloured stairs looked good from a distance. Easier to walk up than we thought despite the temperate which was over 30°. The actual cave was enormous but the Temples inside were less impressive. Still worth a visit as nowhere else is like this.Written 14 March 2020
- Logan_ell730 contributionsSuch a beautiful place!Loved the colourful stairs and the other picture-worthy spots at this cave. It was a very hot day but I bought an ice cream from one of the ice cream bikes at the cave. The view from above was astounding, it made the climb up less tiring Ha ha..Written 5 March 2020
- Chris D0 contributionsEnjoyable afternoon tourGreat tour, we were given plenty of time to see the caves and temples. The visits to Batik and the Pewter factory were also interesting. Would definately recommend itWritten 29 February 2020
- Nathan W0 contributionsNothing but one Amazing City full of EnergyThis city is one of my favourites that never sleeps and has such a huge vibe about it. There is so much to do during the day and more at night. The lights are so colourful and bright it just leaves you memorised. Then there is the food. OMG the food is endless of variety taste and smells as with cheap to. Thats my type of travel destination.Written 22 February 2020
- Roving5777970 contributionsThis is a must!!! Just Amazing....We got there early and were able to enjoy not only the main Cave, but the otherones as well. You want to make sure that if you are a female you are approprietly dressed. That means cover your knees and your shoulders, be respectful of their culture and you will enjoy every minute of it.Highly recomended.Written 13 February 2020
- shantiagam0 contributionsVisit to Batu Caves, KLBatu caves is a place to visit. However it is better to visit it early in the morning before it becomes too warm. Don't miss the Ramayan Cave. Prepare to spend at least 2 to 3 hours at Batu caves.Written 13 January 2020
- 595451225340 contributionsBatu Caves Tour from Kuala LumpurGreat tour! Good insights from the tour guide Mike, good stops at the Pewter factory, Batik company and the caves. Really worth going, thank you!Written 13 January 2020
- johnronaldw0 contributionsWouldn’t go againWe took the hop on hop off bus to the caves, really enjoyed the open top bus ride. Best part of the trip! Steps very impressive to look at. Hundreds of pigeons everywhere. A few shops and stalls when you get off the bus. Ladies have to pay to hire a sarong if wearing shorts or a skirt, It was a great achievement climbing the stairs but rather disappointing when we reached the top. A few more shops at the top. 76 More stairs to climb once inside the caves. A few temples inside that you have to pay to go inside. The cave itself was impressive but small. The monkeys were the highlightWritten 12 January 2020
- FinnianOD0 contributionsSlightly underwhelmedTook the train from KL Central, took about half an hour, the statue and the steps looked very impressive, but once you entered the caves inside was a bit of a disappointment, a few small shrines inside were not overly impressive,Written 16 December 2019
- sdm22220 contributionsBusiness tripHelpful and accessible, I love it! The representative is really nice and informed me the best price and promo etc..Written 10 December 2019
- V6517ZWjackg0 contributionsDisappointedThis tour is bizarre. Half the time is taken up driving through heavy traffic to visit two obscure businesses that presumably have a kickback deal with the tour company (the only people in them are tourists dumped there by the busses) . Two sites that actually would have been interesting to see in person, the national mosque and the old railway station, are simply driven past and waved at by the driver... The time already taken up by the visit to the chocolate and textiles shops. It gets three stars because its cheap and there are a couple of good stops. However I simply cannot believe that people are giving this five stars.Written 30 November 2019
- AceBash0 contributionsGood experienceThere is space for better organisation though. But overall nice 👍 nice transport link to a destinationWritten 26 November 2019
- suemT6330SN0 contributionsCaves interestingIt was good to see the caves, but you don't get to see much else. You get a trip to a pewter factory which was interesting. The driver/guide was helpful and informative.Written 12 November 2019
- Marta T0 contributionspretty astonishing, definitely worth visitingBe prepared for quite a climb in hot and humid conditions. Take your camera with you. There are some shops around you can buy water from though.Written 10 November 2019
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Maqsood A
Karachi, Pakistan32 contributions
Oct 2018
We took a private Taxi from KL to Malacca for a full day trip, I would not say it was fantastic as the place is over rated. Other than historical sights, couple of things I would recommend is having fresh water melon juice at red square and coconut shake with ice-cream. Both very delicious.
Written 7 October 2018
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Gina N
California48 contributions
Jul 2018 • Couples
Melaka (how Locals spell it) was a charming city. A lot of history I'm sure but we didn't get much information on it. There were only three of us on the tour. My mom and I and another person we did not know. David was our driver/guide. He pretty much let us tour on our own at our own pace. We visited the city center where the old church was, had lunch and then toured Jonker street (Chinatown). Lunch was a traditional Malaysian family style meal. It was delicious. It even came with a traditional dessert. After lunch, we toured some temples and then walked down Jonker street. We had a lot of great photo opportunities. I'm not sure what I was expecting exactly but I thought there would be a little more to the tour. It was nice to walk around and David was super friendly and helpful. He did have a lot of knowledge when we asked questions.
Written 16 July 2018
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Dan W
Portland, OR1,932 contributions
Mar 2018 • Couples
This day tour to Malacca was very good. Our guide was knowledgeable and he offered excellent explanations and made the tour enjoyable. The history we learned on this trip was amazing. The historical sites, the stop for lunch - all of this added up to a most enjoyable and worthwhile day.
Written 26 March 2018
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Kathryn D
Edinburgh, UK1,147 contributions
Mar 2019 • Couples
We booked the all day tour to Malacca, with pick-up from our hotel. We then proceeded to a central collection point where all of the coaches or mini buses were allocated. Trip to Malacca was about two hours and uneventful. However, upon arrival in Malacca there was not enough free time - we were rushed from one area to another and therefore we regretted not having booked a hotel here in Malacca. Very crowded in places and the lunch, which we had expected to be a Nonya meal was a very bland Chinese meal with hardly any spices or garlic - obviously catering for Western tastes.
Journey back took nearly four hours due to traffic so again wasn't great.
Plenty of things to see in Malacca to justify a two day stay - very interesting museums and nice atmosphere along Jonker Street. Our guide was fine, although sometimes his English was a little difficult to understand, but he certainly knew about the history.
Journey back took nearly four hours due to traffic so again wasn't great.
Plenty of things to see in Malacca to justify a two day stay - very interesting museums and nice atmosphere along Jonker Street. Our guide was fine, although sometimes his English was a little difficult to understand, but he certainly knew about the history.
Written 27 April 2019
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Andrew H
Brisbane32 contributions
Jul 2018
Viator arranged a pick up from my hotel outside KL city centre for which I am very appreciative. Nice tour and nice lunch arranged as part of tour. This is a UNESCO heritage site and very interestiing place tto visit with a lot of history.
Written 6 August 2018
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Alison Garcia
Milford, CT133 contributions
When I first got into the bus I was expecting a full bus but they were only like 10 people for the tour so it made me wonder. After visiting malacca, I learned that this place has plenty of history but nothing really to show for it. They are only a sights but small remnants and scattered. I was hoping for a full blown colonial city but it wasn’t. Our guide was Mica he was great, knowledgeable, and accommodating too. The lunch was pretty good also. It’s hard for me to recommend this place but it didn’t really wow me so I won’t.
Written 13 April 2019
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Åsa K
47 contributions
The trip was interesting and well arranged. Was picked up at the hotel by a driver who then drove us to the tourist center where all the daytrips departed from. Be prepared for a lot of bus riding and that the places you visit are very touristy though. But a nice thing to do if you want to escape KL for the day.
Written 29 May 2018
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passepartout
Washington DC, DC1,443 contributions
On this trip in Malaysia, stopped in the ancient port city of Malacca. 80 languages were spoken here in the fifteenth century as European, Arab, Indian and other traders made this a stopping point till monsoon winds carried their ships onward to China. This is a cool placw for Asian arts and antiques, Understand that China may be embarking on a huge project to rebuild and modernize this port.
Written 29 January 2019
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I am staying in Taipan USJ, can you pick me from my hotel ?
Written 24 August 2019
Since we have our own private car, can we take the tour from Malacca?
Written 28 November 2018
I am not aware of this, but I am sure there are tours available in Malacca. However, my advise is not to take the tour as everything interesting in the city is at walking distance and can be done on your own.
Written 30 November 2018
Are you able to pick up at Melange Boutique Hotel?
Written 6 September 2018
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