Private George Town UNESCO Heritage Walking Tour
Description
Join this walking tour to experience George town in a different way. You’ll experience Georgetown’s mixture of cultures and faiths, customs and traditions, smells and sights, and along with the historical architecture, there’s galleries, boutiques, street art and if you get hungry, some excellent eateries along the way. In this 3 hours tour you will visit Chew Jetty, Armenian Street, Kapitan Keling mosque, Sri Mahamanian temple, Little India and much more.
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Our tour guide will pick up you at 8:30 am from your hotel lobby centrally located in George Town. Start this walking tour by paying a visit to Chew Jetty, An Old Chinese Waterfront Settlement is the largest and most lively jetty in Penang
Move on to nearer Sights Armenian Street, Lying within the core zone of the George Towns World Heritage Site, the street is surrounded by Chinese Temples and Clan Houses. The street itself is full of charming shophouses, artists galleries, cafe's and some of the best of Penang's street art can be found around this area.
Walk around Kapitan Keling Mosque, built in the 19th century by Indian Muslim traders in George Town. It is the largest mosque in Georgetown and looks sublime at sunset. The walls are covered with calligraphy panels and stained glass windows featuring arabesques of geometrical designs and floral motifs. The floor is a solid, polished white marble with long rows of prayer rugs strewn all over it.
Continue your walking to The Sri Mahamariamman Temple, This is the oldest Hindu temple standing in Penang. It is standing there, in the same spot, since 200 years ago. Amazing sculptures of gods and goddesses are to be seen over the main entrance of the temple.
Walk along to Little India, This is an ethnic Indian enclave. This is famous for its Colorful neighborhood with dozens of shops & vendors for Indian clothing, jewelry & street food.
Move on to Kuan yin temple or The Goddess of Mercy Temple, is the first temple ever built in Georgetown, Penang, by Chinese settlers. Enjoy the temple's many beautiful features like the dragon-entwined pillars, carved from a type of greenstone, which support the temple's high roof.
Visit St. George's Church, This is a 19th-century Anglican church in the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia. It is the oldest purpose-built Anglican church in Southeast Asia.
Lastly pay a visit to Khoo Kongsi, a large Chinese clan house with elaborate and highly ornamented architecture, a mark of the dominant presence of the Chinese in Penang Malaysia. Then our guide will drop off you at your hotel/accommodation in George Town with sweet memories.
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Important Information
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness
- A big amount of walking is involved.
Reviews(24)
We covered the area around the temple, Armenia Street, Umbrella Street, jetty etc. was taken to a very commercial coffee place at the end. Guide seem like he wanted to finish the tour soon and wasn’t very informative
Lim was so friendly, warm and informative. He went above and beyond and his service was excellent. I recommend him to anyone who would like to spend time and learn local history from him. He is truly a Penang tourist ambassador.
Fabulous walking tour of George Town with Matthew who was a very informative guide. We experienced lots of different aspects of life and religion past and present in this Town.
Mohammad was a very kind and thoughtful guide . even though it was a walking tour.he picked us up from the ship and drove us around which was convenient for us. We also walked on the streets and he gave us time for shopping and browsing.
Guide was friendly and knowledgable, but pricey for how brief it was. Not every location was visited and would have preferred to skip the shopping destination.
Friendly and intimate guiding to appreciate the secrets of the place, wonderful cultural tour of Penang
Guide was super friendly and professional, but the tour didn't stop every at every advertised location was visited and would have preferred to skip the shopping destination. Went on another tour the same day and got more description for the same stops. Bit too pricey for what it is.
We enlisted a local tour operator to show us this wonderful, historical UNESCO World Heritage Site. In no particular order we saw Queen Victoria Memorial Clock Tower, Fort Cornwallis, Chew Jetty, Armenian Street, Kapitan Keeling Mosque, Little India, Sri Mahamariamman Temple, Goddess of Mercy Temple, St. George Anglican Church and Khoo Kongsi. The local street art was also visited including: "little children on a bicycle" and "flying Butterfly Cat". Great guide who also gave us tips on the street food and the brest places to shop.
Mohammed was very friendly. Great English. Unfortunately we all felt like he was rushing to finish. 3 hrs of tour was completed in 2 hours.
The tour with Khoo Bee Lean was great! We learnt a lot about the origins of Penang, including the British settlement, and we also learnt a lot about the Chinese clan family system. It was also great to hear the perspective of a local on Penang’s past and current direction. It was a great way to see and contextualise Penang and we would definitely recommend to anyone visiting!
