4 days exploring Penang Island
The capital of George Town on Penang Island, Malaysia - a fascinating world heritage site with exotic mural paintings and ancient buildings.
Day 1: From Vietnam fly to Penang Island
If you buy a cheap ticket, with 1.6 million, you can book direct flights from Ho Chi Minh City to Penang (this price includes insurance, hand baggage) with less than 2 hours flight time. This service operates four times a week, on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Passengers from Hanoi to Penang will have to transit in Kuala Lumpur.
At Penang Airport in the afternoon, you move from the second floor to the first floor (in Malaysia call the ground floor is the first floor), take the map, then move to the door. You can choose one of two vehicles to get to George Town (about 20 km): the bus costs 2.7 RM (16,000 VND) or taxi for 48 RM (288,000 VND). You should be prepared to pay for the bus fare in Penang from Vietnam.
You should choose to stay in hotels and motels in the George Town area to conveniently explore every corner of the Old Town as well as walk to the famous dining area. If you want to save money, choose the type of bunk beds for about 150,000-200,000 per night.
Clean, beautiful, full facilities, double bed, air conditioning, breakfast is 350,000 or more. As this is a World Heritage Site, when you stay, a 4 star hotel is charged a fee of RM3 per night, a 3 star hotel or less will be charged RM2 per night.
After checking in, you will find the famous outdoor dining areas like Kimberley Street, Lorong Selamat, Macalister Road ... to experience the delicacies, as Penang is likened to "world cuisine", varied with Street food. Remember to try the Nyonya food (mixed with Chinese and Malaysian), considered as the "national soul of Penang". In addition, Char Kway Teow (fried noodles and long-fried noodles with shrimp and shrimp sauce) and assam laksa (noodles served with coconut milk, curry and seafood) are aromatic, fat, bold.
Day 2: See 3D paintings around George Town and the architecture of the old houses
After breakfast, spend a few hours rattling through the small streets of George Town to see the most famous mural in Southeast Asia. You should depart early, because the weather in Penang is relatively hot.
Street paintings are of two types: 3D paintings by visual deception and steel painting, showing the culture of indigenous people. You will exclaim excitedly when suddenly turn to a corner and see some bizarre and artistic paintings, because even if you hold the map in hand, there are many funny pictures without marking on it. .
Walking through the corners of the street, passing the long house with ancient bookshelves, rhythm of life without hurry, suddenly you feel here but far away, but strange but familiar, evoking a picture Hoi An color time where people land. Occasionally, you will see birds flocking down the street and many crows parked on trees, rooftops or on the street.
Penang was a British colony, and was strictly controlled, so today preserved many valuable architectural heritage. To mark the beautiful pictures of your journey, you will find the Pinang Peranakan Mansion (29 Church Street), the home of the Peranakan people. Previously the house was Hai Kee Chan, bold Chinese architecture with four rows of houses closed square, in the middle of the large space to make the sky.
In the evening, the Clan Jetties along Weld Quay are a delightful stop, offering a unique perspective on the history of George Town. Enjoy a refreshing glass of smoothie at the wooden cafe just above the sea, catching sight of merchant ships as well as offshore fishing boats.
When the sun goes down, Penang becomes bustling. The shopping center is open until 22:00. You can have souvenirs here.
Day 3: Discover the multicultural landmarks through the famous temples and pagodas in Penang
Penang has been a gateway to European, Indian, Chinese and Thai markets. Therefore, this place is a combination of many races and creeds. On the third trip, take the time to explore the ancient temples and pagodas on the island.
From George Town, you visit the "Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling", which has four ancient spiritual sites in Southeast Asia: St George's Church, Bodh Gaya Bodhisattva Temple India's Sri Mahan Marianmman and the Kapitan Keling Mosque.
Then, you go to Lorong Burma, visit the Buddhist temple Dhammikarama Burmese. The temple was built in the early 19th century by the Myanmar community, the oldest temple in Penang. The roof of the statue and giant Buddha statue is splendidly gilded, attracting visitors on the holidays.
Across the street is the famous Thai Buddhist temple on the island of Penang, Wat Chaiya Mangkalaram, the third largest Buddha statue 33m world. Built in 1845, the temple is maintained and is the Buddhist heart of Penang land. Although the name is long and hard to remember, most visitors find it interesting to hear local people calling the temple the sleep Buddha.
From the entrance gate, you will see two statues of Naga Snake stone yellow, green and turquoise, winding on both sides and long before the entrance to the main hall with the sense of connecting the earth to heaven. Besides, there are two guardian deities with a fierce look in typical Thai architecture.
When worshiping in two pagodas with devotion, before entering the hall, people have to put footwear in front of the yard. After visiting the pagoda, people and visitors often offer glass candles to the Buddha to pray for peace and good luck.
In the afternoon, take a bus for about 1 hour to Kek Lok Si Temple (Cuc Lac Pagoda, address 1000L Tingkat Lembah Ria 1, 11500 Aher Itam, open from 7h to 21h, fare to RM 2 temple, fare elevator to the Buddha statue 2 rm). It is the largest Buddhist temple in Penang and the largest Buddhist monastery in Southeast Asia, playing an important role in the religious life of the Chinese community in Malaysia.
Go to the bus station, you walk 15 minutes to the pagoda located on the top of the mountain, facing the sea, including many majestic items such as 10,000 stately carved statue, Quan Am statue higher than 30m with 7 storey tower , the flower garden is brilliant all year round. The pagoda made many colorful ribbons, selling for RM1, so that visitors could write prayers for themselves and their families.
The island's most popular tourist attraction is Penang Hill, about 3 km from Kek Lok Si. At a height of over 800 meters above sea level, from the hilltop observation deck, you can enjoy panoramic views of Penang at sunset, city lights. Notable items in the hill include observatory, botanical garden, old train station, The Guard House, love bridge ...
If you do not go to Penang Hill for a thrilling experience, you can go to the Snake Temple, located in Bayan Lapas, 2 km from Penang Airport. People flock to the temple to admire the poisonous snakes squeezed on the beams, on trees, in vases, altars ...
When you first come here, you will inevitably feel the fear of seeing the colorful snakes squeezed close to the side. A bit more convincing, you can take pictures with snakes if you spend a little money and have a guide. The temple is open from 6am to 7pm, free of charge to visit the temple.
Day 4: Return to Vietnam
Direct flight from Penang to Ho Chi Minh City normally departs at noon. After breakfast, check out the hotel and catch a bus or taxi to the airport. Remember to make sure you have the right time to avoid missing a flight. The cost of a taxi from George Town to the airport is RM40.
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